Editing Azores (section)

====Hurricanes====
{{Main|List of Azores hurricanes}}
Despite the northern position that the archipelago occupies, the Azores can be affected by the passage of [[Atlantic hurricane|tropical cyclones]], or tropical storms derived from them. This happens with a greater rarity, especially in late summer and autumn. Some can result from anomalies of low latitude systems, while others result from the return to the Atlantic after a route close to or even over the American continent. Though often small and in the process of dissipation, these cyclones result in many of the worst storms the archipelago is subject to.<ref name="enciclopedia" />

A total of 14 [[Tropical cyclone|tropical]] or [[subtropical cyclone]]s have affected the region in history. Most of them were either [[Extratropical cyclone|extratropical]] or [[Tropical cyclone|tropical storms]] when they affected the region, although several [[Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale|Category 1 hurricanes]] have reached the Azores.

The following storms have impacted the region while at Category 1 strength:
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*[[Hurricane Fran (1973)|Hurricane Fran]] in 1973
*[[Hurricane Emmy]] in 1976
*[[Hurricane Gordon (2006)|Hurricane Gordon]] in 2006
*[[2012 Atlantic hurricane season#Hurricane Gordon|Hurricane Gordon]] in 2012
*[[Hurricane Alex (2016)|Hurricane Alex]] in 2016
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Several tropical or subtropical storms have hit the region, including:

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*[[Tropical Storm Irma (1978)|Tropical Storm Irma]] in 1978
*[[Hurricane Bonnie (1992)|Hurricane Bonnie]] in 1992
*[[1992 Atlantic hurricane season#Hurricane Charley|Hurricane Charley]] in 1992
*[[Hurricane Erika (1997)|Hurricane Erika]] in 1997
*[[2005 Azores subtropical storm|Unnamed subtropical cyclone]] in 2005
*[[2016 Atlantic hurricane season#Hurricane Gaston|Hurricane Gaston]] in 2016
*[[Tropical Storm Gaston (2022)|Tropical Storm Gaston]] in 2022
*[[2024 Atlantic hurricane season#Tropical Storm Patty|Subtropical Storm Patty]] in 2024
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Storms that were extratropical when they impacted the region include:
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*[[Hurricane Tanya (1995)|Hurricane Tanya]] in 1995
*[[Tropical Storm Ana (2003)|Tropical Storm Ana]] in 2003
*[[Tropical Storm Grace (2009)|Tropical Storm Grace]] in 2009
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