Tropical Storm Yolanda

The name Yolanda has been used for two

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 worldwide: one in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and one in the

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PAGASA The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (, abbreviated as PAGASA , which means "hope" as in the Tagalog language, Tagalog word ''pag-asa'') is the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS ...

in the Western Pacific Ocean. In the Eastern Pacific: * Tropical Storm Yolanda (1992) – remained in the open ocean. In the Western Pacific: *

Typhoon Haiyan Typhoon Haiyan, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Yolanda, was an extremely powerful and catastrophic tropical cyclone that is among List of the most intense tropical cyclones, the most powerful tropical cyclones ever recorded. Upon ...

(2013) (T1330, 31W, Yolanda) – Category 5 super typhoon, caused massive destruction in the Philippines and in Southern China. The name ''Yolanda'' was retired by PAGASA after the 2013 typhoon season, and replaced with ''Yasmin''. The name Yolande has also been used for two tropical cyclone in South Pacific Ocean. * Cyclone Yolande (1972) – a tropical cyclone that churned in the open South Pacific. * Cyclone Yolande (2002) – a tropical cyclone that formed east of

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