List of storms named Sarika

Last updated December 03, 2023

Sarika has been used to name three tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was submitted by Cambodia, meaning a songbird.

Severe Tropical Storm Sarika (2004) (T0419, 23W) – stayed out of the sea.
Tropical Storm Sarika (2011) (T1103, 05W, Dodong) – affected the Philippines during early June.
Typhoon Sarika (2016) (T1621, 24W, Karen) – made landfall in the Philippines as a category 4 typhoon in mid-October and struck Hainan afterwards.

The name Sarika was retired after the 2016 typhoon season and was replaced with Trases, which means a woodpecker.

Tropical Storm Trases (2022) (T2206, 07W, Ester) – affected South Korea.

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