List of storms named Isang
Appearance
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The name Isang has been used for sixteen tropical cyclones worldwide: fifteen in the Western Pacific Ocean and one in the South-West Indian Ocean. All of the Western Pacific cyclones were named by either the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) or its predecessor, the Philippine Weather Bureau, and the South-West Indian Ocean cyclone was named by Météo-France.
In the Western Pacific:
- Typhoon Doris (1964) (T6407, 09W, Isang) – a minimal typhoon which threatened but ultimately did not affect land areas.
- Tropical Storm Winnie (1972) (T7212, 12W, Isang) – strong tropical storm which made landfall in eastern China.
- Typhoon Sally (1976) (T7608, 08W, Isang) – a Category 4-equivalent typhoon which stayed at sea.
- Tropical Depression Isang (1980) – short-lived tropical depression which made landfall in northern Luzon; only recognized by the Japan Meteorological Agency and PAGASA.
- Typhoon Holly (1984) (T8409, 10W, Isang) – a typhoon which affected southern Japan, the Korean Peninsula and the Soviet Union.
- Tropical Depression Isang (1988) – a weak system that was only tracked by PAGASA.
- Severe Tropical Storm Polly (1992) (T9216, 16W, Isang) – deadly tropical storm which severely affected China's Fujian and Zhejiang provinces, claiming 202 lives.
- Typhoon Kirk (1996) (T9612, 13W, Isang) – a strong typhoon which struck Japan, causing 4 deaths and moderate damage.
- Typhoon Bilis (2000) (T0010, 18W, Isang) – the strongest typhoon to form during the 2000 season; struck Taiwan and China, killing 71.
- Typhoon Toraji (2001) (T0108, 11W, Isang) – destructive typhoon which killed at least 200 people in Taiwan and China.
- Typhoon Talim (2005) (T0513, 13W, Isang) – another strong typhoon which made landfall in Taiwan and eastern China, causing 157 fatalities.
- Typhoon Molave (2009) (T0906, 07W, Isang) – a mid-season typhoon that brushed the northern part of the Philippines before making landfall in China.
- Tropical Storm Cimaron (2013) (T1308, 08W, Isang) – a tropical storm which struck the Philippines and China, inflicting moderate damage.
- Typhoon Hato (2017) (T1713, 15W, Isang) – one of the strongest typhoons to affect Macau and Hong Kong, causing at least $6 billion (2017 USD) worth of damage.
- Tropical Storm Omais (2021) (T2112, 16W, Isang) – long-lived system which eventually affected the southern Japanese islands and hit the Korean Peninsula as a remnant low.
In the South-West Indian Ocean:
- Tropical Storm Isang (2005) – a severe tropical storm that did not affect land.
See also
[edit]Similar names that have been used to name tropical cyclones:
- List of storms named Esang – also used in the Western Pacific Ocean.
- List of storms named Isa – used in the Western Pacific Ocean and the Australian region.
- List of storms named Ising – also used in the Western Pacific Ocean.
- List of storms named Sisang – also used in the Western Pacific Ocean.