The name Amy or Ami has been used for sixteen tropical cyclones worldwide: one in the Atlantic Ocean, two in the Australian region of the Indian Ocean, one in the South-West Indian Ocean, one in the South Pacific Ocean, and eleven in the Western Pacific Ocean.
In the Atlantic:
- Tropical Storm Amy (1975), neared the coast of North Carolina before turning out to sea
In the Australian region:
- Cyclone Amy (1967)
- Cyclone Amy (1980), struck Western Australia as a Category 5 cyclone
In the South-West Indian:
- Tropical Storm Amy (1962), passed near Rodrigues and brushed St. Brandon
In the South Pacific:
- Cyclone Ami (2003) (10P, 5F), made landfall on Vanua Levu before subsequently crossing the western tip of Taveuni and then traversing the Lau Group
In the Western Pacific:
- Typhoon Amy (1951), struck the Central Philippines as a Category 4 typhoon
- Typhoon Amy (1956)
- Typhoon Amy (1959) (40W), struck Japan
- Typhoon Amy (1962), first made landfall in Taiwan as a Category 4 super typhoon, then in China as a typhoon; moved out into the South China Sea, and finally made landfall in South Korea as a tropical storm
- Typhoon Amy (1965) (7W, Elang), brushed Japan
- Typhoon Amy (1967) (27W), remained over the open ocean
- Typhoon Amy (1971) (5W, Etang), traversed the Caroline Islands as a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon
- Tropical Storm Amy (1974)
- Tropical Storm Amy (1977) (9W, Ibiang), hit Taiwan
- Typhoon Amy (1991) (7W, Gening), Category 4 typhoon that brushed southern Taiwan and then made landfall in southern China
- Tropical Storm Amy (1994) (15W), made landfall in Vietnam
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