List of storms named Lionrock

Last updated June 28, 2023

The name Lionrock has been used to name three tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was submitted by Hong Kong for replacing Tingting and refers to Lion Rock, a name of a peak which overlooks Kowloon Peninsula.

Severe Tropical Storm Lionrock (2010) (T1006, 07W, Florita) - a relative weak storm impacted Taiwan and Fujian, China.

Typhoon Lionrock (2016) (T1610, 12W, Dindo) - a powerful tropical cyclone which made a cyclonic loop, and became the first tropical cyclone to make landfall on the Pacific coast of northeastern Japan.

Tropical Storm Lionrock (2021) (T2117, 22W, Lannie) - made seven landfalls in the Philippines before intensified into tropical storm in the South China Sea and stucked Hainan Island.

Preceded by Mindulle	Pacific typhoon season names Lionrock	Succeeded by Kompasu

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Tropical Storm Lionrock, known in the Philippines as Tropical Depression Lannie, was a tropical storm which caused minor damage to the Philippines, Vietnam, and Hainan. Lionrock was the 17th named storm of the 2021 Pacific typhoon season. Six people perished due to the storm: three in the Philippines, two in Vietnam, and one in Hong Kong. According to Aon Benfield, economic losses totaled US$47 million. Tropical Storm Kompasu affected many areas, previously impacted by Lionrock, only a few days later.

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