The name Leepi has been used to name three
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 ...
s in the northwestern North Pacific Ocean. The name was submitted by
Laos
Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and ...
and refers to the Li Phi Falls / Tat Somphamit Waterfalls, considered the most beautiful waterfall at the end of southern part of Lao PDR, at the border with
Cambodia
Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline ...
.
It replaced the name
Xangsane, which was retired following the
2006 Pacific typhoon season.
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Tropical Storm Leepi (2013) (T1304, 04W, Emong) – brushed the Philippines and struck Japan.
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Severe Tropical Storm Leepi (2018) (T1815, 19W) – struck southwestern Japan.
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Tropical Storm Leepi (2024) (T2412, 13W) – weak tropical storm that did not affect land.
Pacific typhoon set index articles
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