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===Pre-1900===
*June 2, 1881 – A storm crossed Masirah Island and dissipated over southeastern Oman.<ref>{{cite report|author=Knapp, K. R.|author2=M. C. Kruk|author3=D. H. Levinson|author4=H. J. Diamond|author5=C. J. Neumann|year=2010|work=The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): Unifying tropical cyclone best track data|title=1881 Missing (1881146N14067)|publisher=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society|accessdate=January 23, 2016|url=http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1881146N14067|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707150249/http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1881146N14067|archivedate=July 7, 2016|df=}}</ref>
*June 1, 1885 – A cyclone moving westward through the [[Gulf of Aden]] passed just north of the Yemeni island of [[Socotra]] with rough seas and high winds. The storm later affected a ship just off the city of [[Aden]], Yemen, which reported winds of Force&nbsp;12 on the [[Beaufort scale]], along with heavy rainfall and lightning.<ref name="david">{{cite journal|author=David Membery|title=Monsoon tropical cyclones: Part 2|journal=Weather|volume=57|issue=7|date=July 2002|url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1256/004316502760195911/epdf|format=PDF|doi=10.1256/004316502760195911|pages=246–255|bibcode=2002Wthr...57..246M}}</ref>
*June 1889 – Curving westward away from India, a storm crossed the northern Arabian Sea and hit near the eastern tip of Oman.<ref name="book">{{cite book|pages=152, 278|title=Indian Ocean Tropical Cyclones and Climate Change|author=Yassine Charabi|year=2010|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|accessdate=January 22, 2016|url=https://books.google.com/?id=W3zdyqJWAEgC&pg=PA267&lpg=PA267&dq=1889+oman+cyclone#v=onepage&q=1889%20oman%20cyclone&f=false|isbn=9789048131099}}</ref> A computer simulation in 2009 estimated that the storm would have produced waves of {{convert|10|m|ft|abbr=on}} along the northeast Omani coast.<ref name="wmoman"/>
*June 5, 1890 – After entering the [[Gulf of Oman]], a cyclone struck [[Sohar]] in northeastern Oman after passing just northeast of Muscat, where it washed ships ashore. There, the storm dropped {{convert|286|mm|in|abbr=on}} of rainfall over 24&nbsp;hours, the highest daily precipitation total in the nation's history. High winds wrecked many houses, and about 50&nbsp;people died in Muscat and nearby [[Muttrah]]. Inland flooding downed thousands of [[date palm]] trees and inundated valleys. Nationally, the storm killed at least 757&nbsp;people.<ref name="david"/>
*June 2, 1898 – A strong storm moved through eastern Oman, dissipating in the Gulf of Oman.<ref>{{cite report|author=Knapp, K. R.|author2=M. C. Kruk|author3=D. H. Levinson|author4=H. J. Diamond|author5=C. J. Neumann|year=2010|work=The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): Unifying tropical cyclone best track data|title=1898 Missing (1898151N11059)|publisher=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society|accessdate=January 16, 2016|url=http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1898151N11059|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707140535/http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1898151N11059|archivedate=July 7, 2016|df=}}</ref>
 
===1900–1949===
*May 2, 1901 – Curving northward, a storm passed just east of Oman before turning to the northeast and hitting Pakistan, producing high waves along the coast.<ref name="wmoman">{{cite report|title=1st WMO International Conference on Indian Ocean Tropical Cyclones and Climate Change|publisher=World Meteorological Organization|year=2009|accessdate=January 22, 2016|url=https://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/arep/wwrp/new/documents/FINAL_WWRP_2_TD_No_1541_web_2011.pdf|pages=22, 26, 79, 80, 88, 95, 97|format=PDF}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|author=Knapp, K. R.|author2=M. C. Kruk|author3=D. H. Levinson|author4=H. J. Diamond|author5=C. J. Neumann|year=2010|work=The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): Unifying tropical cyclone best track data|title=1901 Missing (1901115N06074)|publisher=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society|accessdate=January 22, 2016|url=http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1901115N06074|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131185623/http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1901115N06074|archivedate=January 31, 2016|df=}}</ref>
*November 2, 1906 – A tropical storm brushed the southern coast of Socotra.<ref>{{cite report|author=Knapp, K. R.|author2=M. C. Kruk|author3=D. H. Levinson|author4=H. J. Diamond|author5=C. J. Neumann|year=2010|work=The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): Unifying tropical cyclone best track data|title=1906 Missing (1906303N12058)|publisher=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society|accessdate=February 4, 2016|url=http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1906303N12058|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707132702/http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1906303N12058|archivedate=July 7, 2016|df=}}</ref>
*May 26, 1911 – A severe cyclonic storm struck Oman south of [[Duqm]].<ref name="gonu"/>
*May 27, 1916 – The Dhofar region of Oman was hit by a cyclonic storm.<ref name="gonu"/>
*June 2, 1916 – Northeastern Dhofar was again struck by a cyclonic storm.<ref name="gonu"/>
*October 13, 1921 – A long-tracked storm moving across India eventually moved ashore over southwestern Oman.<ref name="gonu"/><ref>{{cite report|author=Knapp, K. R.|author2=M. C. Kruk|author3=D. H. Levinson|author4=H. J. Diamond|author5=C. J. Neumann|year=2010|work=The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): Unifying tropical cyclone best track data|title=1921 Missing (1921277N11097)|publisher=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society|accessdate=January 22, 2016|url=http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1921277N11097|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707160739/http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1921277N11097|archivedate=July 7, 2016|df=}}</ref>
*December 6, 1922 – Originating near [[Sri Lanka]], a long-tracked cyclone brushed the north coast of Socotra with the equivalence of hurricane-force winds, reaching at least 120&nbsp;km/h (75&nbsp;mph). It was the last storm of that intensity to strike the island until 2015.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Weather.com|author=Sean Breslin|title=Cyclone Chapala Hammers Yemen; At Least 3 Dead|date=November 3, 2015|accessdate=January 17, 2016|url=http://www.weather.com/news/weather/news/cyclone-chapala-socotra-yemen}}</ref>
*June 6, 1927 – A dissipating storm struck Oman south of Duqm.<ref>{{cite report|author=Knapp, K. R.|author2=M. C. Kruk|author3=D. H. Levinson|author4=H. J. Diamond|author5=C. J. Neumann|year=2010|work=The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): Unifying tropical cyclone best track data|title=1927 MISSING (1927151N11071)|publisher=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society|accessdate=January 22, 2016|url=http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1927151N11071|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707131659/http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1927151N11071|archivedate=July 7, 2016|df=}}</ref>
*September 30, 1929 – Southeastern Oman was struck by a cyclone that quickly dissipated inland.<ref>{{cite report|author=Knapp, K. R.|author2=M. C. Kruk|author3=D. H. Levinson|author4=H. J. Diamond|author5=C. J. Neumann|year=2010|work=The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): Unifying tropical cyclone best track data|title=1929 Missing (1929270N12070)|publisher=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society|accessdate=January 14, 2016|url=http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1929270N12070|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202000311/http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1929270N12070|archivedate=February 2, 2017|df=}}</ref>
*October 25, 1948 – A storm moved through much of the eastern Arabian Peninsula, crossing from Salalah, Oman, and dissipating in the [[Persian Gulf]] near the [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{cite report|author=Knapp, K. R.|author2=M. C. Kruk|author3=D. H. Levinson|author4=H. J. Diamond|author5=C. J. Neumann|year=2010|work=The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): Unifying tropical cyclone best track data|title=1948 14A (1948294N08072)|publisher=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society|accessdate=January 14, 2016|url=http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1948294N08072|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305204132/http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1948294N08072|archivedate=March 5, 2016|df=}}</ref> The storm dropped {{convert|156|mm|in|abbr=on}} of rainfall in Salalah, which later contributed to a locust outbreak.<ref name="rw1115">{{cite report|title=Tropical Cyclone Chapala 28 October 2015 – 4 November 2015|publisher=ReliefWeb|agency=Desert Locust Information Service|author=Keith Cressman|work=Food and Agriculture Organization|accessdate=January 14, 2016|url=http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/1511_chapalaE.pdf|format=PDF}}</ref>
 
===1950–1979===
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*December 1957 – A cyclone developed over the Arabian Sea near the [[Gulf of Oman]] on December 27. Moving westward, the storm lashed [[Bahrain]] with winds of {{convert|110|mph|km/h|abbr=on|order=flip}}. An offshore oil rig collapsed, killing 20&nbsp;[[Royal Dutch Shell]] employees.<ref name="longshore">{{cite book|author=David Longshore|title=Encyclopedia of Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones|publisher=[[Infobase Publishing]]|date=May 12, 2010|pages=113, 258|isbn=1438118791|url=https://books.google.com/?id=8kXwskQHBLoC&dq=david+longshore+hurricanes+typhoons|accessdate=February 26, 2016}}</ref>
*May 24, 1959 – The [[eye (cyclone)|eye]] of a storm passed over southwestern Oman near [[Raysut]]. Wind gusts were estimated at 167&nbsp;km/h (104&nbsp;mph), and the barometric pressure dropped to {{convert|968|mbar|inHg|abbr=on}}. The storm cut power supply and wrecked many local houses.<ref name="david" /> Salalah recorded {{convert|117|mm|abbr=on}} of rainfall,<ref name="mem" /> with higher totals in the mountains, washing away the road connecting Slalah and Raysut. Offshore, strong waves destroyed several boats, including a [[dhow]] carrying 141&nbsp;people;<ref name="david" /> all those aboard the boat were killed.<ref name="tcrr">{{cite journal|title=How the National Forecasting Centre in Oman Dealt with Tropical Cyclone Gonu|page=2|journal=Tropical Cyclone Research and Review|date=February 2012|volume=1|author=Juma Al-Maskari|url=http://tcrr.typhoon.gov.cn/EN/article/downloadArticleFile.do?attachType=PDF&id=38|format=PDF}}</ref>
*July 18, 1959 – After originating in the Bay of Bengal and moving across India, a depression moved inland near Muscat.<ref name="gonu"/><ref>{{cite report|author=Knapp, K. R.|author2=M. C. Kruk|author3=D. H. Levinson|author4=H. J. Diamond|author5=C. J. Neumann|year=2010|work=The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): Unifying tropical cyclone best track data|title=1959 08B (1959191N21090)|publisher=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society|accessdate=January 22, 2016|url=http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1959191N21090|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131185621/http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1959191N21090|archivedate=January 31, 2016|df=}}</ref>
*May 18, 1960 – A [[Tropical cyclone scales#North Indian Ocean|severe cyclonic storm]] moved ashore in eastern Yemen, one of only two storms of that intensity to strike the country; the other was Chapala in 2015.<ref name="chapala">{{cite report|publisher=India Meteorological Department|title=Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm, Chapala over the Arabian Sea (28 October – 4 November, 2015): A Report|date=December 2015|accessdate=January 22, 2016|url=http://www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/images/pdf/publications/preliminary-report/chap.pdf|format=PDF}}</ref><ref name="NIO TCOP">{{cite report|url=http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/tcp/documents/TCP-21Edition2015_final.pdf|format=PDF|publisher=World Meteorological Organization|title=Tropical Cyclone Operational plan for the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea|year=2015|accessdate=November 6, 2015}}</ref>
*September 16, 1961 – A dissipating cyclone struck eastern Oman after moving southwestward from India.<ref name="Knapp, K. R. 2010">{{cite report|author=Knapp, K. R.|author2=M. C. Kruk|author3=D. H. Levinson|author4=H. J. Diamond|author5=C. J. Neumann|year=2010|work=The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): Unifying tropical cyclone best track data|title=1966 13B (1966305N09096)|publisher=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society|accessdate=January 14, 2016|url=http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1961248N22089|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217063134/http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1961248N22089|archivedate=February 17, 2017|df=}}</ref>
*May 30, 1962 – A weak depression tracked over Oman south of Duqm.<ref name="gonu"/>
*May 26, 1963 – Passing southwest of Salalah, a landfalling storm in Oman dropped {{convert|230|mm|in|abbr=on}} of precipitation in the town, accompanied by wind gusts to 111&nbsp;km/h (69&nbsp;mph).<ref name="david"/>
*December 7, 1963 – A cyclonic storm moved ashore in southeastern Oman,<ref name="gonu"/> bringing gusty winds to Salalah.<ref>{{cite report|title=India Weather Review, 1963 – Storms and Depressions|page=24|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/cd024_pdf/005ED272.pdf|format=PDF|accessdate=January 22, 2016}}</ref>
*November 11, 1966 – A cyclone struck southwestern Oman and dropped {{convert|203|mm|in|abbr=on}} of rainfall in Salalah, contributing to a locust outbreak.<ref name="rw1115"/><ref name="Knapp, K. R. 2010"/>
*June 2, 1970 – Moving westward through the Arabian Sea, a depression passed just south of Masirah Island before dissipating over Oman.<ref name="gonu"/><ref>{{cite report|author=Knapp, K. R.|author2=M. C. Kruk|author3=D. H. Levinson|author4=H. J. Diamond|author5=C. J. Neumann|year=2010|work=The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): Unifying tropical cyclone best track data|title=1970 01A (1970148N14072)|publisher=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society|accessdate=January 22, 2016|url=http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1970148N14072|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202000404/http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1970148N14072|archivedate=February 2, 2017|df=}}</ref>
*December 20, 1971 – A storm recurved to the northeast while brushing the southern coast of Oman.<ref>{{cite report|author=Knapp, K. R.|author2=M. C. Kruk|author3=D. H. Levinson|author4=H. J. Diamond|author5=C. J. Neumann|year=2010|work=The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): Unifying tropical cyclone best track data|title=1972 03A (1972183N22066)|publisher=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society|accessdate=January 22, 2016|url=http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1971348N07073|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707154748/http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1971348N07073|archivedate=July 7, 2016|df=}}</ref>
*June 27, 1972 – A dissipating depression struck eastern Oman.<ref>{{cite report|author=Knapp, K. R.|author2=M. C. Kruk|author3=D. H. Levinson|author4=H. J. Diamond|author5=C. J. Neumann|year=2010|work=The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): Unifying tropical cyclone best track data|title=1972 02A (1972177N22067)|publisher=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society|accessdate=January 14, 2016|url=http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1972177N22067|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202000357/http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1972177N22067|archivedate=February 2, 2017|df=}}</ref>
*July 2, 1972 – A weak storm moved ashore in eastern Oman.<ref>{{cite report|author=Knapp, K. R.|author2=M. C. Kruk|author3=D. H. Levinson|author4=H. J. Diamond|author5=C. J. Neumann|year=2010|work=The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): Unifying tropical cyclone best track data|title=1972 03A (1972183N22066)|publisher=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society|accessdate=January 14, 2016|url=http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1972183N22066|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202000328/http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1972183N22066|archivedate=February 2, 2017|df=}}</ref>
*October 24, 1972 – Curving westward, a storm moved across northern Socotra.<ref>{{cite report|author=Knapp, K. R.|author2=M. C. Kruk|author3=D. H. Levinson|author4=H. J. Diamond|author5=C. J. Neumann|year=2010|work=The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): Unifying tropical cyclone best track data|title=1972 12A (1972294N07061)|publisher=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society|accessdate=February 4, 2016|url=http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1972294N07061|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707152034/http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1972294N07061|archivedate=July 7, 2016|df=}}</ref>
*May 27, 1973 – Moving westward through the Arabian Sea, a weak storm struck the Yemenese island of Socotra before dissipating offshore,<ref>{{cite report|author=Knapp, K. R.|author2=M. C. Kruk|author3=D. H. Levinson|author4=H. J. Diamond|author5=C. J. Neumann|year=2010|work=The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): Unifying tropical cyclone best track data|title=1973 01A (1973146N12061)|publisher=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society|accessdate=January 14, 2016|url=http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1973146N12061|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202000418/http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1973146N12061|archivedate=February 2, 2017|df=}}</ref> although the storm's outer periphery affected the Arabian Peninsula coastline.<ref>{{cite report|series=Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas|title=Unnamed Tropical Storm, 26–28 May|year=1996|work=National Climatic Data Center|accessdate=January 16, 2016|url=http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/virtual_disk_library/index.cgi/4274123/FID218/DATA/TROPIC/NI_NAR/1973_1.NAR}}</ref>
*May 21, 1974 – A weakening storm struck [[Ash Shihr]] in eastern Yemen.<ref>{{cite report|series=Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas|title=Unnamed Hurricane, 17–22 May|year=1996|work=National Climatic Data Center|accessdate=January 16, 2016|url=http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/virtual_disk_library/index.cgi/4274123/FID218/DATA/TROPIC/NI_NAR/1974_2.NAR}}</ref>
*October 17, 1976 – Northern Socotra was struck by a weak tropical storm.<ref>{{cite report|series=Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas|title=Unnamed Hurricane, 15–21 October|year=1996|work=National Climatic Data Center|accessdate=January 17, 2016|url=http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/virtual_disk_library/index.cgi/4274123/FID218/DATA/TROPIC/NI_NAR/1976_9.NAR}}</ref>
*June 13, 1977 – With sustained winds of 165&nbsp;mph (105&nbsp;km/h) and gusts to 230&nbsp;km/h (140&nbsp;mph), a [[1977 Oman cyclone|powerful cyclone]] hit Masirah Island and progressed onto the Omani mainland,<ref name="david"/> remaining the most powerful storm to strike the Arabian Peninsula until Cyclone Gonu in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|author=NASA|year=2007|title=Rare Tropical Cyclone Churns in Arabian Sea|accessdate=December 18, 2010|url=http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/gonu.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Staff Writer|publisher=Agence French-Presse|title=Weakening cyclone Gonu hits Oman|date=June 6, 2007|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/06/1944413.htm|accessdate=December 18, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101121082011/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/06/1944413.htm| archivedate= November 21, 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> The winds damaged nearly every building on Masirah Island, including at the military base,<ref name="david"/> while rainfall on the island reached {{convert|430.6|mm|in|abbr=on}} in 24&nbsp;hours, more than six times the average annual precipitation there. The total was the highest daily rainfall in the period from 1977 to 2003 nationwide.<ref name="anal">{{cite journal|pages=607, 610|author=Andy Y. Kwarteng|author2=Atsu S. Dorvlob|author3=Ganiga T. Vijaya Kumara|title=Analysis of a 27-year rainfall data (1977–2003) in the Sultanate of Oman|journal=International Journal of Climatology|volume=29|number=4|date=July 9, 2008|url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/joc.1727/pdf|format=PDF|doi=10.1002/joc.1727|bibcode = 2009IJCli..29..605K }}</ref> Slightly higher rainfall – {{convert|482.3|mm|in|abbr=on}} – was reported at a station {{convert|40|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of Salalah.<ref name="david"/> The cyclone was considered the worst disaster in Oman during the 20th century,<ref name="aap620">{{cite news|author=Staff Writer|agency=AAP-Reuters|newspaper=The Sydney herald|date=June 20, 1977|title=50 Killed in Oman Hurricane|accessdate=December 18, 2010|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=taApAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fOYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4427,6625747&dq=oman&hl=en}}</ref> causing 105&nbsp;deaths.<ref name="usaid">{{cite web|author=Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance|title=Significant Data on Major Disasters Worldwide 1990–present|date=August 1993|accessdate=March 25, 2009|url=http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNABP986.pdf|format=PDF}}</ref>
*June 20, 1979 – A storm moved ashore near Masirah with a widespread area of [[gale]]-force winds southeast of the center.<ref>{{cite report|series=Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas|title=Hurricane TC-18-79, 16–20 June|year=1996|work=National Climatic Data Center|accessdate=January 17, 2016|url=http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/virtual_disk_library/index.cgi/4274123/FID218/DATA/TROPIC/NI_NAR/1979_2.NAR}}</ref>
*September 25, 1979 – Originating over southern India, a storm crossed the Arabian Sea and made landfall in Oman southwest of Masirah Island.<ref name="gonu"/><ref>{{cite report|author=Knapp, K. R.|author2=M. C. Kruk|author3=D. H. Levinson|author4=H. J. Diamond|author5=C. J. Neumann|year=2010|work=The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): Unifying tropical cyclone best track data|title=1979 04B (1979259N11078)|publisher=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society|accessdate=January 22, 2016|url=http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1979259N11078|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707155616/http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1979259N11078|archivedate=July 7, 2016|df=}}</ref>
 
===1980–1999===
[[File:02A Jun 10 1996 0953Z.png|thumb|right|Satellite image of the 1996 Oman cyclone|alt=A weak tropical storm in 1996 caused a major flood disaster in Yemen]]
*August 10, 1983 – Unofficially [[tropical cyclone naming|named]] ''Aurora'', a weakening tropical storm within the monsoon struck eastern Oman and rapidly dissipated over land.<ref>{{cite report|series=Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas|title=Tropical Cyclone 01A (Aurora)|year=1996|work=National Climatic Data Center|accessdate=January 17, 2016|url=http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/virtual_disk_library/index.cgi/4274123/FID218/DATA/TROPIC/NI_NAR/1983_1.NAR}}</ref>
*May 25, 1984 – A developing storm moved across Socotra before moving westward through the Gulf of Aden, the first storm on record to transit the body of water.<ref>{{cite report|series=Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas|title=Tropical Cyclone 01A|year=1996|work=National Climatic Data Center|accessdate=January 17, 2016|url=http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/virtual_disk_library/index.cgi/4274123/FID218/DATA/TROPIC/NI_NAR/1984_1.NAR}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|author=Knapp, K. R.|author2=M. C. Kruk|author3=D. H. Levinson|author4=H. J. Diamond|author5=C. J. Neumann|year=2010|work=The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): Unifying tropical cyclone best track data|title=1984 Missing (1984145N11056)|publisher=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society|accessdate=January 14, 2016|url=http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1984145N11056|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707135520/http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1984145N11056|archivedate=July 7, 2016|df=}}</ref>
*October 3, 1992 – About {{convert|33|mm|in|abbr=on}} of rainfall was recorded in [[Sur, Oman]], as a storm moved over the country.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Guardian|page=33|title=World Weather: Tropical Storms Lash Genoa}} {{subscription required|via=Lexis Nexis}}</ref>
*November 1993 – A storm affected coastal areas of Oman.<ref name="book"/>
*June 9, 1994 – A weakening storm dissipated after crossing the Omani coastline near Masirah.<ref>{{cite report|author=Knapp, K. R.|author2=M. C. Kruk|author3=D. H. Levinson|author4=H. J. Diamond|author5=C. J. Neumann|year=2010|work=The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): Unifying tropical cyclone best track data|title=1994 Missing (1994157N17074)|publisher=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society|accessdate=January 22, 2016|url=http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1994157N17074|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328022923/http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r04/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r04-1994157N17074|archivedate=March 28, 2016|df=}}</ref>
*Late July 1995 – A [[monsoon depression]] moved through northern Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and the Empty Quarter – [[Rub' al Khali]] – of Saudi Arabia. Rainfall reached {{convert|300|mm|in|abbr=on}} on [[Jebel Shams]] mountain in Oman.<ref name="Shahina Ghazanfar 1998"/>
*June 11, 1996 – A [[1996 Oman cyclone|tropical storm]] struck southeastern Oman, killing one person in a fishing boat, and causing flooding in isolated areas.<ref name="mem">{{cite journal|title=An investigation into the causes and effects of the tropical storm which struck southern Arabia in June 1996|author=David Membery|pages=106–110|date=April 1998|volume=53|number=4|publisher=[[Royal Meteorological Society]]|journal=Weather|doi=10.1002/j.1477-8696.1998.tb03972.x|bibcode = 1998Wthr...53..102M |url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/j.1477-8696.1998.tb03972.x/pdf|format=PDF}}</ref> The remnants entered the Empty Quarter of Saudi Arabia and later progressed into Yemen, where it produced the nation's worst flooding on record.<ref name="wb">{{cite report|date=December 2, 1996|title=Republic of Yemen Flood Rehabilitation Project|pages=1–3|url=http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/1996/12/02/000009265_3970311114900/Rendered/PDF/multi_page.pdf|accessdate=November 15, 2015|format=PDF|publisher=World Bank}}</ref> The heaviest rainfall in 70&nbsp;years, reaching {{convert|189|mm|in|abbr=on}} in [[Ma'rib]],<ref name="mem"/> washed away or damaged {{convert|1068|km|mi|abbr=on}} of roads and 21&nbsp;bridges,<ref>{{cite report|date=July 4, 1996|agency=United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs|publisher=ReliefWeb|title=Yemen – Floods DHA-Geneva Situation Report No. 6, 4 July 1996|accessdate=November 15, 2015|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemen-floods-dha-geneva-situation-report-no-6-4-july-1996}}</ref> some of them dating back 2,000&nbsp;years.<ref name="mem"/> At least 1,820&nbsp;houses were destroyed,<ref name="dha723">{{cite report|date=July 23, 1996|agency=United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs|publisher=ReliefWeb|title=Yemen – Floods DHA-Geneva Situation Report No. 7 23 July 1996|accessdate=November 15, 2015|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemen-floods-dha-geneva-situation-report-no-7-23-july-1996}}</ref> and there were 338&nbsp;deaths in Yemen,<ref name="dha723"/> with overall damage estimated at US$1.2&nbsp;billion.<ref name="96fl">{{cite web|title=1996 Flood Archive|publisher=Dartmouth College|accessdate=November 14, 2015|url=http://www.dartmouth.edu/~floods/Archives/1996sum.htm}}</ref> Stagnant floodwaters caused a locust outbreak in August 1996 that affected Saudi Arabia for the next three months.<ref name="mem"/>