The name Linfa has been used to name four
tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name refers to the
sacred lotus Sacred lotus may refer to:
*''Nelumbo nucifera'', also known as "Indian lotus"
**Padma (attribute), ''Nelumbo nucifera'' in Indian religions
**Lotus throne in Buddhist and Hindu art
*''Nymphaea caerulea'', the "blue lotus" in Ancient Egyptian relig ...
(''Nelumbo nucifera'') and was submitted by
Macao
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...
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Severe Tropical Storm Linfa (2003) (T0304, 05W, Chedeng) – struck
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
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Severe Tropical Storm Linfa (2009) (T0903, 03W) – made landfall in
Fujian
Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capi ...
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Severe Tropical Storm Linfa (2015) (T1510, 10W, Egay) – caused severe flooding throughout most of the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
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Tropical Storm Linfa (2020) (T2015, 17W) - contributed to a
series of devastating floods in Vietnam, killing over 120 people.
After the 2020 storm, the name ''Linfa'' was announced to be retired and will no longer be used, It was later replaced with ''Peilou'', which means ''
spoonbill
Spoonbills are a genus, ''Platalea'', of large, long-legged wading birds. The spoonbills have a global distribution, being found on every continent except Antarctica. The genus name ''Platalea'' derives from Ancient Greek and means "broad", refe ...
'' in Macao.
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