The name Kate or Katie has been used for nineteen tropical cyclones worldwide, five in the Atlantic Ocean, one in the western Pacific Ocean, ten in the western Pacific Ocean, and three in the Southern Hemisphere.
The name Anita has been used for thirteen tropical cyclones worldwide: one in the North Atlantic Ocean, one in the South Atlantic Ocean, two in the South-West Indian Ocean, and nine in the Western Pacific Ocean. The name Anita was retired in the North Atlantic after the 1977 hurricane season.
The name Glenda has been used for eleven tropical cyclones worldwide: five in the Eastern Pacific Ocean; three in the Philippines by PAGASA in the Western Pacific Ocean; twice in the Australian region of the Southern Hemisphere; once in the South-West Indian Ocean.
The 2006 Pacific typhoon season was a below-average season that produced a total of 23 named storms, 15 typhoons, and six super typhoons. The season ran throughout 2006, though most tropical cyclones typically develop between May and October. The season's first named storm, Chanchu, developed on May 9, while the season's last named storm, Trami, dissipated on December 20.
The 2000 Pacific typhoon season marked the first year using names contributed by the World Meteorological Organization. It was a rather below-average season, producing a total of 23 tropical storms, 13 typhoons and 4 intense typhoons. The season ran throughout 2000, though typically most tropical cyclones develop between May and October. The season's first named storm, Damrey, developed on May 7, while the season's last named storm, Soulik, dissipated on January 4 of the next year.
The name Rita has been used for one tropical cyclone in the Atlantic Ocean and ten tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.
The name Alice has been used for eighteen tropical cyclones worldwide: four in the Atlantic Ocean, ten in the Western Pacific Ocean, one in the South-West Indian Ocean, and three in the Australian region.
Typhoon Chanchu, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Caloy, was the most intense typhoon in the South China Sea in the month of May according to the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO). The first named storm of the 2006 Pacific typhoon season, Chanchu formed on May 8 in the vicinity of the Federated States of Micronesia and progressed westward. It gradually intensified into a tropical storm and later severe tropical storm before moving through the Philippines. On May 13, Chanchu entered the South China Sea and became a typhoon, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Warm waters and favorable outflow allowed the storm to quickly intensify to peak maximum sustained winds of 175 km/h (110 mph) on May 15. Around that time, the typhoon turned sharply to the north toward southeastern China. Chanchu weakened as it curved to the northeast, making landfall near Shantou, Guangdong on May 17 as a severe tropical storm. The government of China considered Chanchu the earliest typhoon to make landfall in the province. On the next day, the storm emerged into the East China Sea, becoming extratropical on May 19 before dissipating west of Kyushu.
The name Ewiniar has been used to name four tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific Ocean. The name was submitted by the Federated States of Micronesia and is the name of a Chuukese storm God.
The name Gaemi has been used to name two tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. In addition, the variant Kaemi was used in 2000 and 2006 before the spelling was corrected by the WMO Typhoon Committee. The name was submitted by South Korea and is a Korean word for ant.
Typhoon Xangsane, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Milenyo, was a typhoon that affected the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand during the 2006 Pacific typhoon season. The name Xangsane was submitted by Laos and means elephant.
The name Seniang has been used for twelve tropical cyclones in the Philippines by PAGASA in the Western Pacific. Seniang is a nickname for a woman.
The name Florita has been used for six tropical cyclones in the Philippines by PAGASA in the Western Pacific.
The name Basyang has been used in the Philippines by PAGASA in the Western Pacific.
The name Caloy has been used to name six tropical cyclones in the Philippine Area of Responsibility by PAGASA in the Western Pacific Ocean.
Throughout 2006, 133 tropical cyclones formed in seven bodies of water known as tropical cyclone basins. Of these, 80 have been named, including two tropical cyclones in the South Atlantic Ocean, and a tropical cyclone in the Mediterranean Sea, by various weather agencies when they attained maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h (40 mph). The strongest storms of the year were Typhoon Yagi in the Western Pacific, and Cyclone Glenda of the Australian region. The deadliest and costliest storms of the year were a series of five typhoons that struck the Philippines; Chanchu, Bilis, Saomai, Xangsane, and Durian, with most of the damage being caused by Durian of November. Five Category 5 tropical cyclones were formed in 2006.
The name Pamela has been used for eleven tropical cyclones worldwide, one in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and ten in the Western Pacific.
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