Typhoon Saomai (disambiguation)

The name Saomai has been used to name two tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name is the Vietnamese name of the planet Venus (Sao Mai – "morning star").

  • Typhoon Saomai (2000) (T0014, 22W, Osang) - a Category 5 super typhoon impacted Japan and Korean peninsula.
  • Typhoon Saomai (2006) (T0608, 08W, Juan) – a Category 5 super typhoon that caused 458 deaths in the Philippines and China.

The name was retired by the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee in 2006; it was replaced by the name Son-Tinh, which is the name of a Vietnamese mountain God.

  • Typhoon Son-Tinh (2012) (T1223, 24W, Ofel) – reached its peak intensity, just several hours before its dissipation.
  • Tropical Storm Son-Tinh (2018) (T1809, 11W, Henry) - A weak but really deadly storm that made landfall in Vietnam, degenerated into a remnant low, and then regenerated.
Preceded by
Maria		 Pacific typhoon season names
Son-Tinh		 Succeeded by
Ampil
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