The name Sam or Samuel has been used for five
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, one in the Atlantic Ocean, two in the Western Pacific Ocean, and one in the Australian region of the Indian Ocean.
In the North Atlantic:
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Hurricane Sam (2021) – a large and long-lived Category 4 hurricane that churned in the open ocean.
In the Western Pacific:
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Tropical Storm Sam (1999)
Severe Tropical Storm Sam, also known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Luding, was a relatively strong storm that formed in August 1999. It brought severe impacts to the Philippines and southeastern China, causing 20 deaths.
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(T9910, 16W, Luding) – a Category 1-equivalent severe tropical storm that made landfall in the Philippines, China, and South Korea.
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Tropical Storm Usagi (2018)
Severe Tropical Storm Usagi, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Samuel, was a tropical cyclone that affected the Philippines and Southern Vietnam in late November 2018, causing severe damage around the Visayas region and Ho Chi Minh City ...
(T1829, 33W, Samuel) – a Category 2-equivalent typhoon (a Severe Tropical Storm, according to the JMA) that made landfall in the Philippines and Vietnam.
In the Australian region:
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Cyclone Sam (1977) – churned in the open ocean; renamed Cyclone Celimene when it crossed 90°E
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Cyclone Sam
Severe Tropical Cyclone Sam (JTWC designation: 03S) was an intense tropical cyclone that brought flooding rainfall to a wide swath of northern Australia in December 2000. The first tropical cyclone of the regional season, Sam originated f ...
(2000) – a Category 5 severe tropical cyclone on the Australian scale that made landfall in Western Australia.
The name ''Sam'' was retired in the Australian region following the 2000–01 cyclone season.
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Pacific typhoon set index articles
Australian region cyclone set index articles