Tropical Storm Chantal
The name Chantal has been used for six tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean.
- Hurricane Chantal (1983), formed near Bermuda but missed it, dying in the open sea
- Hurricane Chantal (1989), formed north of the Yucatán, made landfall as a Category 1 storm in Texas, causing 13 deaths, including 10 on an oil rig construction ship off Louisiana; $100 million damage reported
- Tropical Storm Chantal (1995), never threatened land, died out several hundred miles west of Ireland
- Tropical Storm Chantal (2001), became a depression but degenerated, then passed over Trinidad (causing two deaths) and strengthened into a tropical storm before striking Belize, causing $5 million damage there
- Tropical Storm Chantal (2007), short-lived storm which caused moderate flooding damage in southeastern Newfoundland
- Tropical Storm Chantal (2013), formed west of Cape Verde Islands and weaked before landfall in Hispaniola.
Chantal also has been used for one tropical cyclone in the South-West Indian Ocean.
- Tropical Storm Chantal (1961)
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