Storms are
named for historical reasons to avoid confusion when communicating with the public, as more than one storm can exist at a time. Names are drawn in order from predetermined lists. For tropical cyclones, names are assigned when a system has one-, three-, or ten-minute winds of more than 65 km/h (40 mph). Standards, however, vary from
basin to basin. For example, some tropical depressions are named in the Western Pacific, while within the Australian and Southern Pacific regions, the naming of tropical cyclones are delayed until they have gale-force winds occurring more than halfway around the
storm center.
2005 – caused severe flooding in Vietnam and Thailand.
2012† – Category 4 typhoon, struck the Chinese province of
Guangdong; also known as Ferdie within the PAR.
2018 – small tropical storm, made landfall in the Mexican State of
Michoacán.
Vicki (1998) – Category 2 typhoon hit Luzon and Japan, killing 108 people, mostly related to the sinking of the
MV Princess of the Orient; also known as Gading within the PAR.
1986 – Category 3 tropical cyclone, parallelled the coast of Western Australia.
1997 – killed 655 people when it struck the Chinese province of Guangdong; also known as Goring within the PAR.
1998 – formed from the remnants of Cyclone Katrina, moved through the
Northern Territory and into the Indian Ocean, becoming a Category 2 tropical cyclone; renamed Cindy upon entering the
South-West Indian Ocean.
2016 – Category 2 tropical cyclone, formed east of
Pago Pago, American Samoa.
2021 – large tropical storm, formed south of
Cabo Verde and moved over the open Atlantic Ocean.
2009 – Category 5 super typhoon, the most intense tropical cyclone worldwide in 2009, remained over the open Pacific Ocean; also known as Nida beyond the PAR.
2013 – Category 3 typhoon, struck Luzon and affected Vietnam; also known as Krosa beyond the PAR.
2017† – Category 2 typhoon, struck Mindanao killing 266 people; also known as Tembin beyond the PAR.
Viring (2003) – Category 1 typhoon, struck northeastern Luzon, killing four people, then passed just east of Taiwan; also known as Melor beyond the PAR.
1984 – developed southwest of
Indonesia; renamed Fanja after crossing into the South-West Indian Ocean.
2005 – short-lived storm off the northwest coast of Western Australia.
Viyaru (2013) – brought heavy rains to parts of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand, killing 107 people; known operationally as Mahasen.
Storms are
named for historical reasons to avoid confusion when communicating with the public, as more than one storm can exist at a time. Names are drawn in order from predetermined lists. For tropical cyclones, names are assigned when a system has one-, three-, or ten-minute winds of more than 65 km/h (40 mph). Standards, however, vary from
basin to basin. For example, some tropical depressions are named in the Western Pacific, while within the Australian and Southern Pacific regions, the naming of tropical cyclones are delayed until they have gale-force winds occurring more than halfway around the
storm center.
2005 – caused severe flooding in Vietnam and Thailand.
2012† – Category 4 typhoon, struck the Chinese province of
Guangdong; also known as Ferdie within the PAR.
2018 – small tropical storm, made landfall in the Mexican State of
Michoacán.
Vicki (1998) – Category 2 typhoon hit Luzon and Japan, killing 108 people, mostly related to the sinking of the
MV Princess of the Orient; also known as Gading within the PAR.
1986 – Category 3 tropical cyclone, parallelled the coast of Western Australia.
1997 – killed 655 people when it struck the Chinese province of Guangdong; also known as Goring within the PAR.
1998 – formed from the remnants of Cyclone Katrina, moved through the
Northern Territory and into the Indian Ocean, becoming a Category 2 tropical cyclone; renamed Cindy upon entering the
South-West Indian Ocean.
2016 – Category 2 tropical cyclone, formed east of
Pago Pago, American Samoa.
2021 – large tropical storm, formed south of
Cabo Verde and moved over the open Atlantic Ocean.
2009 – Category 5 super typhoon, the most intense tropical cyclone worldwide in 2009, remained over the open Pacific Ocean; also known as Nida beyond the PAR.
2013 – Category 3 typhoon, struck Luzon and affected Vietnam; also known as Krosa beyond the PAR.
2017† – Category 2 typhoon, struck Mindanao killing 266 people; also known as Tembin beyond the PAR.
Viring (2003) – Category 1 typhoon, struck northeastern Luzon, killing four people, then passed just east of Taiwan; also known as Melor beyond the PAR.
1984 – developed southwest of
Indonesia; renamed Fanja after crossing into the South-West Indian Ocean.
2005 – short-lived storm off the northwest coast of Western Australia.
Viyaru (2013) – brought heavy rains to parts of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand, killing 107 people; known operationally as Mahasen.