The names Isa and Issa have been used for one
tropical cyclone in
the Western Pacific Ocean, one in
the Australian region, and one
subtropical cyclone in
the South-West Indian Ocean.
In the West Pacific:
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Typhoon Isa
Typhoon Isa was the first of a record eleven super typhoons to occur during the 1997 Pacific typhoon season. The second tropical cyclone of the season, Isa developed from a disturbance in the monsoon trough near the Caroline Islands on April 12. ...
(1997) (T9701, 02W) – a Category5-equivalent
super typhoon that affected
Guam
Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic ce ...
,
Pohnpei
Pohnpei "upon (''pohn'') a stone altar (''pei'')" (formerly known as Ponape or Ascension, Proto-Chuukic-Pohnpeic: ''*Fawo ni pei)'' is an island of the Senyavin Islands which are part of the larger Caroline Islands group. It belongs to Pohnp ...
, and
Rota
Rota or ROTA may refer to:
Places
* Rota (island), in the Marianas archipelago
* Rota (volcano), in Nicaragua
* Rota, Andalusia, a town in Andalusia, Spain
* Naval Station Rota, Spain
People
* Rota (surname), a surname (including a list of peop ...
, causing a total of $1million (1997
USD
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; $ USD) in damages.
In the Australian region:
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Cyclone Isa (1970) – a Category 1 tropical cyclone that affected the Solomon Islands and crossed into
the South Pacific Ocean.
In the South-West Indian Ocean:
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Subtropical Depression Issa
The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical and climate zones to the north and south of the tropics. Geographically part of the temperate zones of both hemispheres, they cover the middle latitudes from to approximately 35° north an ...
(2022) – exacerbated the
KwaZulu-Natal floods in South Africa that killed at least 436 people.
See also
Similar names that have been used for tropical cyclones and other named storms:
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List of storms named Ilsa – used in the Australian region and two other
tropical cyclone basin
Traditionally, areas of tropical cyclone formation are divided into seven basins. These include the north Atlantic Ocean, the eastern and western parts of the northern Pacific Ocean, the southwestern Pacific, the southwestern and southeastern Ind ...
s.
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List of storms named Isang
The name Isang has been used for sixteen tropical cyclones worldwide: fifteen times by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) and its predecessor, the Philippine Weather Bureau in the Western Pac ...
– used in the Western PacificOcean and South-West IndianOcean.
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Storm Isha
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(2024) – a
European windstorm that affected the
British Isles, the
Netherlands
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, and
Scandinavia
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.
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Australian region cyclone set index articles
Pacific typhoon set index articles
South-West Indian Ocean cyclone set index articles