Storms Note: indicates the name was retired after that usage in the respective basin
Waka (2001) – one of the most damaging tropical cyclones to hit the island of Tonga in the South Pacific.
Walding 1965 – caused heavy rains in Japan, 98 people were killed and 9 were missing due to the resulting flooding and landslides; also known as Trix beyond the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). 1977 – a powerful category 4 typhoon that changed course before reaching the coast of the Philippines; also known as Lucy beyond the PAR. 1981 – a category 2 typhoon that passed off the coast of Japan; also known as Gay beyond the PAR. 1989 – an intense typhoon in the Philippine Sea; also known as Irma beyond the PAR. 1993 – a Category 3 typhoon that made landfall in southern China; also known as Abe beyond the PAR.
Waldo 1985 – struck western Mexico and later brought heavy rainfall to the central United States, killing one person. 1998 – tropical storm that hit Japan.
Wali (2014) – remained southeast of Hawaii.
Wallie (1965) – struck southern Mexico.
Wally 1976 – formed, moved offshore, and later dissipated over Western Australia. 1980 – killed 18 people when it struck Fiji.
Walt 1991 – intense typhoon that passed northeast of Luzon; also known as Karing within the PAR. 1994 – moved across southwestern Japan; also known as Miding within the PAR.
Walter 1990 – tropical cyclone in central Indian Ocean; renamed Gregoara upon crossing 90º E. 2001 – passed near Christmas Island and the Cocos Islands.
Wanda 1945 – tropical storm that moved from the Philippines through the South China Sea. 1951 – typhoon that moved through the Philippines, killing 82. 1956 – typhoon that killed over 4,000 people in China. 1959 – short-lived storm east of Hawaii. 1962 – the most intense tropical cyclone on record in Hong Kong. 1965 – April typhoon that dissipated near Palau. 1967 – slow-moving typhoon that passed east of Japan. 1971 – struck Vietnam, killing 56 people and grounding air operations in the ongoing war; also known as Diding within the PAR. 1974 (January) – tropical storm that remained northeast of the Philippines; also known as Atang within the PAR. 1974 (January) – tropical storm that struck near Brisbane, Australia, killing 16 people. 1977 – short-lived tropical storm south of Japan. 2021 – a weak storm that meandered in the open Atlantic; developed from an extratropical nor'easter that affected much of the Northeastern United States.
Ward 1992 – developed in the central Pacific Ocean then crossed the International Dateline and remained away from landmasses. 1995 – intense typhoon that passed south of Japan; also known as Neneng within the PAR. 2009 – a weak cyclonic storm that struck Sri Lanka.
Warling 1971 – a Category 1 Typhoon that struck Taiwan causing severe flooding in Taipei; also known as Agnes beyond the PAR. 1979 – the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded with a minimum pressure of 870 mb. Tip also remains the largest tropical cyclone worldwide, with a wind diameter up to 1,380 miles (2,220 km) across. Tip weakened to a Category 1 typhoon before making landfall in Japan, killing nearly 100 people. 1983 – killed 170 people when it drifted off the eastern Philippines, mostly related to the sinking of the MV Dona Cassandra; also known as Orchid beyond the PAR. 1991 – crossed the central Philippines; also known as Wilda beyond the PAR.
Warren 1981 – struck Hainan Island and Vietnam. 1984 – meandered in the South China Sea due to the larger Typhoon Vanessa; also known as Reming within the PAR. 1988 – struck southeastern China, where it destroyed 13,000 homes and killed 17; also known as Hauning beyond the PAR. 1995 – struck Australia's Northern Territory.
Wasa (1991) – powerful cyclone that left heavy damage in French Polynesia, later renamed Arthur.
Washi 2005 – struck Hainan and Vietnam. 2011 – a late-season tropical cyclone that caused around 1,200 to 1,500 deaths and catastrophic damage in the Philippines.
Wati (2006) – approached and moved southeastward away from the east coast of Australia.
Watorea (1976) – moved along the east coast of Australia.
Wayne 1979 – dissipated over Luzon. 1983 – typhoon that killed 137 when it bypassed Luzon and Taiwan before striking southeastern China. 1986 – lasted 22 days around the South China Sea, killing 490 in adjacent land masses. 1989 – typhoon that struck Japan, killing 7.
Weling 1978 – crossed the Philippines and later struck southern China. 1982 – a destructive typhoon that moved through Vietnam and the Philippines during October 1982. 1986 – passed northeast of Luzon. 1994 – brushed northern Luzon before crossing Hainan and Vietnam.
Welming (1967) – the second super Typhoon to hit the Philippines just 2 weeks after Typhoon Carla.
Welpring 1964 – moved across Japan 1976 – an intense typhoon that recurved northeast of the Philippines. 1980 – passed south of Japan 1984 – meandered off the east coast of the Philippines. 1988 – developed over the Philippines and struck southern Vietnam. 2000 – PAGASA name for Typhoon Soulik, which lasted until early January 2001.
Wendy 1957 – crossed northern Luzon and southeastern China, killing 16. 1960 – struck the Japanese island of Shikoku as a typhoon. 1963 – hit Taiwan and eastern China. 1965 – passed southeast of Japan. 1968 – passed south of Taiwan and Hong Kong before striking southern China in Guangdong. 1971 – passed east of Japan before dissipating over the Kamkatchka Peninsula 1972 – a powerful cyclone that passed near Solomon Islands and New Caledonia. 1974 – drifted near Luzon and Taiwan. 1978 – typhoon that crossed Okinawa and later Kyushu. 1999 – deadly tropical storm that killed 133 when it brushed Luzon and struck Guangdong in southern China.
Wene (2000) – crossed from the western Pacific into the central Pacific as a tropical storm.
Weng (2003) – crossed the Philippines and dissipated over Hainan, killing 13 people.
Wening 1966 – dissipated north of Luzon. 1970 – crossed southern Luzon before dissipating over the South China Sea off the Vietnamese coast. 1974 – a category 2 typhoon hitting northern Luzon.
Wes (1998) – killed 10 people while moving near French Polynesia.
Wila (1988) – short-lived tropical storm southeast of Hawaii.
Wilda 1955 – developed near the Marshall Islands and remained east of Guam. 1959 – struck southern China and South Korea as a tropical depression. 1961 – brought flooding rains to eastern Vietnam. 1964 – killed 42 people when it struck Japan as a typhoon. 1967 – remained east of the Philippines. 1970 – typhoon that killed 11 people when it struck the Japanese island of Kyushu. 1973 – developed over Luzon and hit southeastern China in Fujian. 1976 – hit western Japan. 1991 – moved across the Philippines. 1994 – remained east of Guam and Japan.
Wilf (1979) – formed southwest of Indonesia, and was renamed Tropical Cyclone Danitza upon crossing 90º E.
Wilfred (2020) – formed south of the Cabo Verde Islands, and remained out to sea.
Willa 1962 – short-lived tropical storm west of Mexico. 1988 – formed well to the southeast of the Hawaiian Islands, never threatened land. 2018 – a powerful tropical cyclone that brought torrential rains and destructive winds to southwestern Mexico, particularly the states of Sinaloa and Nayarit.
William 1983 – formed near French Polynesia. 1995 – damaging cyclone in the Cook Islands and French Polynesia.
Willy 1984 – formed and dissipated west of Australia. 1994 – passed near Cocos Islands. 2005 – developed and dissipated off Western Australia.
Wilma 1952 – a Category 5 super typhoon that affected the Philippines and mainland Southeast Asia. 1975 – formed in the Arafura Sea and made landfall in the Northern Territory of Australia. 2005 – an extremely powerful and destructive Category 5 hurricane that impacted Jamaica, Central America, Yucatán Peninsula, Cuba, South Florida, Bahamas, and Atlantic Canada. 2011 – a Category 4 tropical cyclone that affected the Samoan Islands, Tonga and New Zealand. 2013 – a long-lived storm that traversed the Philippines, mainland Southeast Asia, and then the Bay of Bengal before making landfall in India. 2025 – a tropical depression that made landfall in the Philippines.
Wini (1987) – left heavy damage when it passed near the Samoas.
Winifred 1986 – one of the worst tropical cyclones to make landfall in northern Queensland on record. 1992 – a Category 3 hurricane that made landfall southeast of Manzanillo, Colima, causing minor damage.
Winnie 1953 – remained northeast of Guam. 1958 – killed 31 people while crossing Taiwan. 1961 – struck Bangladesh, killing 11,468 people. 1964 – crossed the Philippines and Hainan, killing around 100 people. 1966 – hit Japan and South Korea as a tropical storm. 1969 – dissipated between Luzon and Taiwan. 1972 – hit eastern China as a tropical storm. 1975 – typhoon that remained east of Japan. 1978 (March) – cyclone off the west coast of Australia. 1978 (November) – tropical storm that passed of Guam. 1983 – the only December Pacific hurricane on record, which stalled off the southwest coast of Mexico. 1997 – long-tracked typhoon that killed 372 people when it passed north of Taiwan and moved ashore in Zhejiang. 2004 – weak but deadly tropical depression that moved across the Philippines, killing at least 842 people.
Winona 1982 – killed people while crossing Luzon. 1985 – damaged 7,500 houses in southeastern China. 1989 – rare January Central Pacific storm that crossed much of the Pacific Ocean. 1990 – developed from the remnants of Tropical Storm Tasha, and later struck Japan. 1993 – moved across the Philippines and South China Sea.
Winsome (2001) – killed two people when it struck Australia's Northern Territory.
Winston (2016) – strongest storm to hit Fiji on record, leaving 44 fatalities and US$1.6 billion in damage.
Wipha 2007 – passed just north of Taiwan before striking Zhejiang, leaving US$1.3 billion in damage. 2013 – struck southeastern Japan, killing 41 people. 2013 – a large typhoon that caused extensive damage in Japan in mid-October 2013. 2019 – caused significant damages in Vietnam and China. 2025 – Category 1 typhoon that impacted the Philippines, China, Vietnam and Thailand.
Wukong 2000 – struck Hainan and northern Vietnam. 2006 – tropical storm that dropped torrential rainfall across Japan, killing two. 2012 – moved across the Philippines on Christmas Day, killing 20 people. 2018 – a severe tropical storm that never made landfall. 2024 – churned in the open ocean.
Wutip 2001 – intense typhoon south of Japan. 2007 – weak, sprawling tropical storm that killed 10 people. 2013 – typhoon that struck eastern Vietnam, killing 65 people. 2019 – category 5 typhoon that cost $3 million in damage. 2025 – a strong severe tropical storm that affected South China.
Wynne 1980 – strongest typhoon of the season, passed through Ryukyu Islands twice. 1984 – passed between Taiwan and Luzon before striking China, killed three fishermen on Luzon. 1987 – typhoon that weakened while passing east of Japan.
See also Tropical cyclone naming List of historical tropical cyclone names
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