The name Pakhar 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 Western Pacific Ocean. It refers to the
Irrawaddy dolphin
The Irrawaddy dolphin (''Orcaella brevirostris'') is a euryhaline species of oceanic dolphin found in scattered subpopulations near sea coasts and in estuaries and rivers in parts of the Bay of Bengal and Southeast Asia. It closely resembles the ...
and 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 ...
. The name replaced
Matsa following the 2005 season.
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Tropical Storm Pakhar (2012) (T1201, 02W) – struck Vietnam.
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Severe Tropical Storm Pakhar (2017) (T1714, 16W, Jolina) – made landfall on Luzon and later in South China.
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Tropical Storm Pakhar (2022) (T2225, 29W, Rosal) – remained out at sea but caused 8 indirect deaths in the Philippines.
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