Tropical Storm Alpha (disambiguation)
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The name Alpha or Alfa has been used for two subtropical cyclones and one tropical storm in the Atlantic Ocean. It was used to name subtropical storms for a time before the modern naming lists were instituted, and is used to name the first storm in excess of the last name on the basin's list (see hurricane naming).
- 1972's Subtropical Storm Alpha - Pre-season storm that made landfall in Georgia.
- 1973's Subtropical Storm Alfa - Briefly threatened Cape Cod but stayed out to sea.
In the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, the list was exhausted and Alpha was used to name the season's twenty-second tropical storm:
- Tropical Storm Alpha - A weak tropical storm that made landfall in the Dominican Republic, killed forty-three in Hispaniola before being absorbed by Hurricane Wilma.