The name Kong-rey has been used to name five

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s in the western north Pacific. The name was contributed by

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and is the name of a

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and also of a girl from a Khmer legend. * Typhoon Kong-rey (2001) (T0106, 09W) – approached Japan. * Typhoon Kong-rey (2007) (T0701, 01W) – affected the Mariana Islands though not a threat to mainland. * Severe Tropical Storm Kong-rey (2013) (T1315, 14W, Nando) – passed close to Taiwan and affected Japan. *

Typhoon Kong-rey (2018) Typhoon Kong-rey, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Queenie, was a large and powerful typhoon that was tied with Typhoon Yutu as the most powerful tropical cyclone worldwide in 2018. The twenty-fifth tropical storm, eleventh typhoon and 6th s ...

(T1825, 30W, Queenie) – a Category 5 super typhoon that affected Japan and South Korea. * Typhoon Kong-rey (2024) (T2421, 23W, Leon) – a large category 4 super typhoon that became the latest typhoon to make landfall in Taiwan. The name ''Kong-rey'' was retired at the end of the 2024 season. Its replacement name will be announced in 2026.

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