List of storms named Fabian

The name Fabian has been used for four tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean and seven in the Western Pacific.

In the Atlantic it replaced Frederic:

• Tropical Storm Fabian (1985) – threatened no land.
• Tropical Storm Fabian (1991) – struck the Isle of Youth and mainland Cuba
• Tropical Storm Fabian (1997) – remained over the open ocean
• Hurricane Fabian (2003) – Category 4 hurricane, caused $300 million damage and four deaths after passing directly over Bermuda

Fabian was retired after the 2003 season and replaced with Fred in the 2009 hurricane season.

In the Western Pacific:

• Tropical Storm Fabian (1981) (T8123, 23W, Unsing) – struck Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam
• Tropical Storm Fabian (1985) (T8501, 02W, Atring) – passed near the Yap Main Islands
• Tropical Storm Fabian (1988) (T8815, 12W) – did not impact land

Preceded by Elsie

Pacific typhoon season names Fabian

Succeeded by Gay

The following typhoons were named Fabian by PAGASA, which replaced Feria.

• Tropical Storm Bebinca (2013) (T1305, 05W, Fabian) – brought minor damage in China and Vietnam
• Tropical Storm Roke (2017) (T1707, 10W, Fabian) – struck Hong Kong and Shenzhen
• Typhoon In-fa (2021) (T2106, 09W, Fabian) – made landfalls in the Putuo District of Zhoushan and Pinghu, China
• Tropical Depression Fabian (2025) – brought minimal damages in the Philippines

Preceded by Emong

Pacific typhoon season names Fabian

Succeeded by Gorio

See also

• Cyclone Fabien (2023) – a similarly-named storm in the South-West Indian Ocean basin.