The name Soulik (
) has been used to name five
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 name was contributed by the
Federated States of Micronesia
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and is the traditional title of chiefs on
Pohnpei
Pohnpei (formerly known as Ponape or Ascension, from Pohnpeian: "upon (''pohn'') a stone altar (''pei'')") is an island of the Senyavin Islands which are part of the larger Caroline Islands group. It belongs to Pohnpei State, one of the fou ...
.
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Typhoon Soulik (2000) (T0023, 34W, Welpring) – a major December storm that peaked in 2001 but never threatened land.
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Typhoon Soulik (2006) (T0618, 21W) – affected the Marianas and Volcano Islands.
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Typhoon Soulik (2013)
Typhoon Soulik, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Huaning, was a powerful tropical cyclone that caused widespread damage in Taiwan and East China in mid July 2013. The storm originated from an upper-level cold-core low well to the northeast of ...
(T1307, 07W, Huaning) – a strong Category 4 typhoon that caused widespread damage in Taiwan and East China.
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Typhoon Soulik (2018) (T1819, 22W) – a deadly and strong typhoon that affected Japan and South Korea.
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Tropical Storm Soulik (2024)
Tropical Storm Soulik, known in the Philippines as Tropical Depression Gener, was a weak tropical cyclone that impacted both the Philippines and Vietnam. It formed as the fifteenth named storm of the annual typhoon season in mid-September 2024, ...
(T2415, 16W, Gener) – weak storm that made landfall in Vietnam.
References
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Pacific typhoon set index articles