List of named storms (Z)

Storms Note: indicates the name was retired after that usage in the respective basin.

Zack 1992 – a tropical storm that remained over the open western Pacific Ocean. 1995 – a Category 4 equivalent typhoon that struck the Philippines and Vietnam, killing 110 people; also known as Pepang within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).

Zaka 1996 – a weak tropical cyclone that passed near New Caledonia, causing minor damage. 2011 – a tropical cyclone that dissipated northeast of New Zealand, causing no damage.

Zane 1996 – Category 3 equivalent typhoon that crossed the Ryukyu Islands; also known as Paring within the PAR. 2013 – developed and dissipated between Queensland and Papua New Guinea.

Zazu (2020) – a tropical cyclone that brought heavy surf to Niue and hurricane-force wind gusts to Tonga, but caused no significant damage.

Zeb (1998) – a Category 5 equivalent typhoon that killed 122 people when it struck Luzon; also known as Iliang within the PAR.

Zeke 1991 – passed over the Philippines before hitting Hainan; also known as Etang within the PAR. 1992 – a tropical storm off the coast of southwestern Mexico. 1994 – a typhoon that remained east of Japan.

Zelda 1991 – a severe tropical storm that caused damage in the Marshall Islands. 1994 – Category 4 super typhoon that passed over the Northern Mariana Islands during its circuitous track through the western Pacific Ocean; also known as Esang within the PAR.

Zelia 1998 – a tropical cyclone that developed near Cocos Islands. 2011 – severe tropical cyclone that brought heavy rainfall to New Zealand as an extratropical cyclone. 2025 – a Category 5 severe tropical cyclone that made landfall in the Western Australia.

Zena (2016) – a Category 2 tropical cyclone that passed near Fiji.

Zeta 2005 – an end-of-the-year storm that remained out at sea; one of only two Atlantic tropical cyclones on record to span two calendar years. 2020 – a Category 3 hurricane that made landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula and then in southeastern Louisiana.

Zia (1999) – a tropical storm that moved across Japan, killing nine.

Zigzag (2003) – a tropical storm that made landfall in northeastern Mindanao; deemed a tropical depression by the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Zita 1997 – was a short-lived tropical cyclone that killed seven people in southern China, and caused damage in both Chia and Vietnam, where there was additional loss of life; also known as Luming within the PAR> 2007 – a tropical cyclone that passed through French Polynesia.

Zoe 1974 – a severe tropical cyclone that moved along the coast of Queensland. 2002 – a Category 5 severe tropical cyclone, and one of the strongest South Pacific tropical cyclones on record in terms atmospheric pressure, that affected the Solomon Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu, and Rotuma.

Zola 1990 – a Category 3 equivalent typhoon that struck Japan, killing 3 people. 1993 – a severe tropical storm that made landfall in Japan; also known as Unsing within the PAR.

Zoraida (2013) – a storm that affected the Philippines and Vietnam; also known as Podul beyond the PAR.

Zorbas (2018) – a Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone that reached Category 1 equivalent strength.

Zosimo (2004) – a tropical storm that moved through the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia; also known as Talas beyond the PAR.

Zuman 1987 – a short-lived and weak storm that churned in the open South Pacific 1998 – a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone that struck Espiritu Santo

List of named storms (Z)

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