The name Lan 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 in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The United States contributed the name, a
Marshallese word for storm. It replaced "
Vicente".
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Typhoon Lan (2017) (T1721, 25W, Paolo) – an intense typhoon that struck
Japan
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, causing $2 billion in damage and killing 17 people
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Typhoon Lan (2023) (T2307, 07W) – a potent typhoon that struck Japan
See also
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Cyclone Lam (2015) – a powerful cyclone with a similar name that struck
Australia
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Northern Territory
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