Typhoon Choi-wan

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The name Choi-wan (彩雲; Jyutping: coi2 wan4, [t͡sʰɔːy̯³⁵ wɐn²¹]) has been used to name four tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by Hong Kong, and means "colourful cloud" in Cantonese.[1]

  • Typhoon Choi-wan (2003) (T0315, 16W, Roskas) – parallelled the coast of Japan.
  • Typhoon Choi-wan (2009) (T0914, 15W) – moved through the Northern Mariana Islands as a Category 5 super typhoon.
  • Severe Tropical Storm Choi-wan (2015) (T1523, 23W) – churned in the open ocean
  • Tropical Storm Choi-wan (2021) (T2103, 04W, Dante) - crossed the Philippines and later affected Taiwan.

References[]

  1. ^ "List of names for tropical cyclones adopted by the Typhoon Committee for the western North Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea". Typhoon Committee. JMA. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
Preceded by Pacific typhoon season names
Choi-wan
Succeeded by
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