William Dalrymple (historian)

The name Kirk has been used for four tropical cyclones worldwide, three in the Atlantic Ocean and one in the Western Pacific Ocean.

Kirk has been used three times since 2012, when it replaced the name Keith on the list of hurricane names.

• Hurricane Kirk (2012) – Category 2 hurricane that stayed in the open ocean.
• Tropical Storm Kirk (2018) – a low latitude storm; affecting Lesser Antilles.
• Hurricane Kirk (2024) – long-lived Category 4 major hurricane that churned in the open ocean; affected Europe as a post-tropical cyclone.

• Typhoon Kirk (1996) (T9610, 13W, Isang) – a moderate category 2 typhoon which struck Japan, causing at least 2 deaths, and moderate damage.