The name Francisco has been used to name four
tropical cyclone
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s in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by the United States of America, and is a male
given name
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in the
Chamorro language
Chamorro (, ; orthern Mariana Islandsor uam
UAM or Uam may refer to:
Universities
*Arturo Michelena University (''Universidad Arturo Michelena''), Valencia, Venezuela
*Autonomous University of Madrid (''Universidad Autonóma de Madrid''), Spain
*Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico
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) is an Austronesian languages, Austronesian language spoken by about 58,000 people, numbering about 25,800 on Guam and about 32,200 in the Northern Mariana Islands and elsewhere.
It is the h ...
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Typhoon Francisco (2001) (T0118, 22W) – a strong typhoon that never impacted land.
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Tropical Storm Francisco (2007) (T0713, 15W) – a minimal tropical storm that struck southern China.
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Typhoon Francisco (2013)
Typhoon Francisco, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Urduja, was a powerful typhoon that strengthened to the equivalent of a Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The 25th named storm ...
(T1327, 26W, Urduja) – became the 4th super typhoon of the season, which steered well away from Japan.
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Typhoon Francisco (2019) (T1908, 09W) — strengthened into a typhoon before making landfall over Japan and Korea.
The name Francisco has also been used for one
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 locat ...
in the Southwestern Indian Ocean.
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Tropical Storm Francisco (2020) - a minimal tropical storm which affected
Madagascar
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