The name Damrey (
Khmer: ដំរី,
—É‘m.ˈrÉ™j has been used for five
tropical cyclone
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s in the Western Pacific basin. The name, submitted by
Cambodia
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, means "
elephant
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" in the Khmer language.
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Typhoon Damrey (2000) (T0001, 01W, Asiang) – a Category 5 equivalent typhoon that remained out to sea; the first name used from the WMO
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Typhoon Damrey (2005)
Typhoon Damrey, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Labuyo, was a typhoon that hit Vietnam and China in late September 2005. The typhoon was the most powerful storm to affect Hainan in over 30 years, killing more than 113 people.
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(T0518, 17W, Labuyo) – most powerful storm to affect Hainan in over 30 years
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Typhoon Damrey (2012)
Typhoon Damrey was a compact tropical cyclone, which became the strongest to affect the area north of the Yangtze River since 1949. It was the tenth named storm and the fifth typhoon of the 2012 Pacific typhoon season. The name ''Damrey'' means ' ...
(T1210, 11W) – the strongest to affect the area north of the Yangtze River since 1949
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Typhoon Damrey (2017)
Typhoon Damrey, known in the Philippines as Severe Tropical Storm Ramil, was a strong tropical cyclone that affected the Philippines and Vietnam during early-November 2017. Damrey first originated as a tropical depression over the Philippine arc ...
(T1723, 28W, Ramil) – a Category 2 typhoon that made landfall in Vietnam, causing significant damages
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Severe Tropical Storm Damrey (2023) (T2310, 08W) – skirted the eastern coast of Japan
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