The name Freda was used for seventeen

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s worldwide: twelve in the Western

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, four in the South Pacific Ocean, and one in the South-West

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. In the Western Pacific: * Tropical Storm Freda (1952) (T5204) – a short-lived tropical storm which impacted Kyushu. * Typhoon Freda (1956) (T5613) – a typhoon which hit Taiwan and China before affecting Japan and Alaska as a post-tropical system. * Typhoon Freda (1959) (T5921, 48W) – a strong, late-season typhoon that struck the Philippines, killing 58. * Typhoon Freda (1962) (T6223, 72W) – a typhoon which formed and remained in the open ocean but later struck the west coast of Canada and the Pacific Northwest coast of the United States as a potent extratropical cyclone, and became known as the ''Columbus Day Storm of 1962''. * Typhoon Freda (1965) (T6511, 14W, Miling) – a strong typhoon that made landfall on northern Luzon and on Hainan island. * Typhoon Freda (1967) (T6736, 32W, Yayang) – a late-season typhoon which made landfall in the Philippines and in South Vietnam. * Typhoon Freda (1971) (T7110, 10W, Luding) – a moderate typhoon which hit northern Philippines and southern China. * Tropical Storm Freda (1974) (T7407, 07W) – a tropical storm that remained at sea. * Severe Tropical Storm Freda (1977) (T7713, 14W, Pining) – a strong but short-lived tropical storm which struck Hong Kong. * Typhoon Freda (1981) (T8101, 01W) – a strong early-season typhoon that remained in the open ocean. * Severe Tropical Storm Freda (1984) (T8408, 08W, Ditang) – a relatively strong tropical storm which struck northern Taiwan and eastern China. * Typhoon Freda (1987) (T8713, 13W) – a violent typhoon that stayed at sea. In the South Pacific: * Cyclone Freda (1981) – a powerful tropical cyclone which made landfall in New Caledonia. * Cyclone Freda (1985) – a strong tropical cyclone that stayed at sea. * Cyclone Freda (1997) – an erratic tropical cyclone which eventually affected no land areas. * Cyclone Freda (2012) – a strong tropical cyclone that affected New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands. In the South-West Indian: * Cyclone Freda (1965) – a tropical cyclone which brought strong winds to Rodrigues and Mauritius.

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