List of European tropical cyclones
The effects of tropical cyclones in Europe and their extratropical remnants include strong winds, heavy rainfall, and in rare instances, tornadoes or snowfall. Only three modern cyclones are officially regarded as directly impacting mainland Europe while still fully tropical or subtropical: Hurricane Vince in 2005, which struck southwestern Spain as a tropical depression; Tropical Storm Rolf in 2011, which formed in the western Mediterranean Sea and affected southern France as a weakening tropical storm; and Subtropical Storm Alpha in 2020, which made landfall in northern Portugal at peak intensity. It is believed that a hurricane struck Europe in 1842. Europe is also affected by Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones. These systems host tropical characteristics, but are not monitored by an official warning center.
Atlantic hurricanes in the subtropical latitudes (i.e., north of the Cape Verde region) generally do not form east of the 30th meridian west, and those that do typically continue to the west. Storms can move around the Bermuda high and turn to the northeast and affect Europe. Several extratropical cyclones have struck Europe, and they were called colloquially "hurricanes". Some of these European windstorms had hurricane-force winds of greater than 119 km/h (74 mph). Those storms are not included in this list.