The name Isang has been used for sixteen
tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depend ...
s worldwide: fifteen times by the
(PAGASA) and its predecessor, the
Philippine Weather Bureau in the Western Pacific, and once by the
Météo-France
Météo-France is the French national meteorological service.
Organisation
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in the South-West Indian Ocean.
In the Western Pacific Ocean:
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Typhoon Doris (1964) (T6407, 09W, Isang) – a minimal typhoon which threatened but ultimately did not affect land areas.
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Tropical Storm Winnie (1972)
The 1972 Pacific typhoon season was an above average season, producing 31 tropical storms, 24 typhoons and 2 intense typhoons. It has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1972, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific ...
(T7212, 12W, Isang) – strong tropical storm which made landfall in eastern China.
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Typhoon Sally (1976)
The 1976 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1976, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when ...
(T7608, 08W, Isang) – a Category 4-equivalent typhoon which stayed at sea.
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Tropical Depression Isang (1980) – short-lived tropical depression which made landfall in northern Luzon; only recognized by JMA and PAGASA.
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Typhoon Holly (1984)
Typhoon Holly, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Isang, affected South Korea, Japan, and the Soviet Union during August 1984. Holly originated from the monsoon trough that extended eastward from its original position in mid-August 198 ...
(T8409, 10W, Isang) – a typhoon which affected southern Japan, the Korean Peninsula and the Soviet Union.
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Tropical Depression Isang (1988) – a weak system that was only tracked by PAGASA.
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Severe Tropical Storm Polly (1992) (T9216, 16W, Isang) – deadly tropical storm which severely affected China's Fujian and Zhejiang provinces, claiming 202 lives.
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Typhoon Kirk (1996) (T9612, 13W, Isang) – a strong typhoon which struck Japan, causing 4 deaths and moderate damage.
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Typhoon Bilis (2000) (T0010, 18W, Isang) – the strongest typhoon to form during the
2000 season; struck
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
and China, killing 71.
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Typhoon Toraji (2001)
Typhoon Toraji, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Isang, was one of the deadliest tropical cyclones to hit the island country of Taiwan, since 1961. The eight tropical cyclone naming, named storm and the third typhoon of the 2001 Pacific typhoo ...
(T0108, 11W, Isang) – destructive typhoon which killed at least 200 people in Taiwan and China.
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Typhoon Talim (2005) (T0513, 13W, Isang) – another strong typhoon which made landfall in Taiwan and eastern China, causing 157 fatalities.
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Typhoon Molave (2009)
The 2009 Pacific typhoon season was a below average season that spawned only 22 named storms, 13 typhoons, and five super typhoons. It was also recognized as the deadliest season in the Philippines for decades. The first half of the season was ve ...
(T0906, 07W, Isang) – a mid-season typhoon that brushed the northern part of the Philippines before making landfall in China.
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Tropical Storm Cimaron (2013)
Tropical Storm Cimaron, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Isang, was a weak tropical storm, with only a pressure of 1000 hPa and 45 mph. It formed and made landfall in the Philippines, especially Luzon, and China, as well as a ...
(T1308, 08W, Isang) – a tropical storm which struck the Philippines and China, inflicting moderate damage.
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Typhoon Hato
Typhoon Hato, known in the Philippines as Severe Tropical Storm Isang, was a strong tropical cyclone that struck South China in August 2017. Developing as the thirteenth named storm and the fourth typhoon of the Pacific typhoon season, Hato fo ...
(2017) (T1713, 15W, Isang) – one of the strongest typhoons to affect Macau and Hong Kong, causing at least $6 billion worth of damage.
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Tropical Storm Omais (2021)
The 2021 Pacific typhoon season was the second consecutive to have below-average tropical cyclone activity, with twenty-two named storms, and was the least active since 2011. Nine became typhoons, and five of those intensified into super typhoo ...
(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:
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Severe Tropical Storm Isang (2005) – a relatively strong tropical storm which stayed at sea.
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