The name Falcon has been used for five
tropical cyclones
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 ...
in 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 ...
by
PAGASA
Pagasa may refer to:
* ''Pagasa'' (genus), an insect genus in the family Nabidae
* PAGASA, an acronym for the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
*"May Pagasa", a pen-name of José Rizal
José Prot ...
in the Western Pacific Ocean. This local name is derived from a bird of a
same name.
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Tropical Depression Falcon (2003) – a tropical depression that was only recognized by PAGASA.
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Typhoon Nari (2007)
Typhoon Nari (), known in the Philippines as Typhoon Falcon, was a small but powerful typhoon which struck the Korean Peninsula in early September 2007.
Meteorological history
An area of disturbed weather developed northwest of Guam on September ...
(T0711, 12W, Falcon) – struck
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
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Severe Tropical Storm Meari (2011) (T1105, 07W, Falcon) – approached
Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...
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Typhoon Chan-hom (2015) (T1509, 09W, Falcon) – powerful and long-lived cyclone, passed between Okinawa and Miyako-jima.
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Tropical Storm Danas (2019) (T1905, 06W, Falcon) – a tropical cyclone that only caused minimal damages throughout its path.
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Typhoon Khanun (2023) (T2306, 06W, Falcon) – a category 4 typhoon which lingered the Okinawa Islands, and eventually struck Korea.
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