The name Kim has been used for eight

tropical cyclone A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Dep ...

s in the northwest Pacific Ocean. * Severe Tropical Storm Kim (1965) (T6516, 19W) – strong tropical storm which stayed offshore Japan * Typhoon Kim (1968) (T6802, 03W, Biring) - relatively strong typhoon which recurved at sea. * Tropical Storm Kim (1971) (T7115, 14W, Oniang) – affected the

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and

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* Severe Tropical Storm Kim (1974) (T7412, 13W) – strong tropical storm which did not affect any landmass * Typhoon Kim (1977) (T7719, 19W, Unding) – late-season typhoon which struck the Philippines, killing 102 * Typhoon Kim (1980) (T8009, 11W, Osang) – struck the Philippines and

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China, claiming 41 lives * Tropical Storm Kim (1983) (T8315, 16W, Rosing) – struck Vietnam and Thailand, reportedly causing more than 300 fatalities * Typhoon Kim (1986) (T8626, 23W, Yaning) – late-season strong typhoon which did not affect land areas The name Kim has also been used for two

s in the South Pacific Ocean. * Tropical Cyclone Kim (1975) – lingered over the

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and

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in early-December 1975 * Severe Tropical Cyclone Kim (2000) – strong tropical cyclone which only caused minor damage in

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in late-February 2000

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