The name Ma-on has been used for four
tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific Ocean. This name was provided by
Hong Kong and is the name of
a peak
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in
New Territories.
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Typhoon Ma-on (2004)
Typhoon Ma-on, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Rolly, was a powerful typhoon that produced record breaking wind gusts across the Tokyo Metropolitan Area during October 2004. The twenty-second named storm of the 2004 Pacific typhoon season, Ma ...
(T0422, 26W, Rolly) – made landfall on Japan's
Izu Peninsula
The is a large mountainous peninsula with a deeply indented coastline to the west of Tokyo on the Pacific coast of the island of Honshu, Japan. Formerly known as Izu Province, Izu peninsula is now a part of Shizuoka Prefecture. The peninsul ...
, killing 6 people.
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Typhoon Ma-on (2011) (T1106, 08W, Ineng) – struck
Shikoku in Japan before recurving to the open sea.
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Tropical Storm Ma-on (2016) (T1624, 27W) – stayed at sea through its duration.
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Severe Tropical Storm Ma-on (2022) (T2209, 10W, Florita) – affected northern Philippines, South China and northern Vietnam.
After the 2022 storm, the name ''Ma-on'' was announced to be retired and will no longer be used. In 2024, the name was replaced by ''Tsing-ma'', which refers to the
Tsing Ma Bridge in Hong Kong that connects to the main
airport.
References
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Pacific typhoon set index articles