Severe Tropical Storm Etau (2009) Aftermath In Sayo 21
The name Etau has been used for four tropical cyclones, all Typhoon, in the West Pacific Ocean. ''Etau'', a Palauan language, Palauan word for ''storm cloud'', was contributed to the naming lists by the United States. * Typhoon Etau (2003) (T0310, 11W, Kabayan) – a Category 3-equivalent typhoon that made landfall in Japan. * Tropical Storm Etau (2009) (T0909, 10W) – affected Japan. * Tropical Storm Etau (2015) (T1518, 18W) – a severe tropical storm that made landfall in Japan. * Tropical Storm Etau (2020) (T2021, 24W, Tonyo) – affected the Philippines and Vietnam. See also * Hurricane Eta (2020) – a similar name that has been used Atlantic hurricane, in the Atlantic Ocean. References

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Tropical Cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure area, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depending on its location and strength, a tropical cyclone is called a hurricane (), typhoon (), tropical storm, cyclonic storm, tropical depression, or simply cyclone. A hurricane is a strong tropical cyclone that occurs in the Atlantic Ocean or northeastern Pacific Ocean. A typhoon is the same thing which occurs in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. In the Indian Ocean and South Pacific, comparable storms are referred to as "tropical cyclones". In modern times, on average around 80 to 90 named tropical cyclones form each year around the world, over half of which develop hurricane-force winds of or more. Tropical cyclones tropical cyclogenesis, typically form over large bodies of relatively warm water. They derive their energy through the evaporation of water ...
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