Storms Note: indicates the name was retired after that usage in the respective basin
Ma-on 2004 – became a super typhoon and made landfall on the Izu Peninsula, Honshū, Japan, killing 6 people. 2011 – a large and powerful typhoon that affected southern Japan in July 2011. 2016 – did not make landfall. 2022 – affected northern Luzon, Philippines, South China and northern Vietnam.
Maarutha (2017) – a weak and first tropical cyclone to make landfall in Myanmar in April.
Mabel 1948 – a strong typhoon that remained out to sea. 1981 – a Category 5 severe tropical cyclone that minimal impact Western Australia.
Mac 1979 – crossed southern Luzon and then made landfall near Hong Kong. 1982 – a category 5 typhoon heavy rains and high winds in the southern part of the island led to US$1.5 million in damage. 1986 – a tropical storm and turned northeast, paralleling the coast of Taiwan. 1989 – a strong typhoon made landfall Japan.
Madeline 1949 – did not make landfall. 1961 – downgraded in post-analysis, should not have been named. 1968 – never threatened land. 1976 – Made landfall near Zihuatanejo, causing heavy damage. 1980 – short-lived storm, stayed out to sea. 1986 – not a threat to land. 1992 – stayed out to sea. 1998 – threatened Islas Marías and parts of Mexico before dissipating caused no damage. 2016 – Category 4 major hurricane that approached Hawaii but veered southward and missed the islands. 2022 – caused some damage as it moved along the coast of southwestern Mexico.
Madi (2013) – a strong tropical cyclone minimal affected South India and Sri Lanka.
Maemi (2003) – the most powerful typhoon to strike South Korea since record-keeping began in the country in 1904.
Magda (2010) – a small tropical cyclone that brought minor damage to parts of Western Australia.
Maggie 1946 – never threatened land. 1966 – a weak tropical storm that paralleled the Mexican coast where it eventually made landfall in the Manzanillo. 1970 – a tropical storm that approached Hawaii and brought heavy rains. 1971 – a category 3 tropical cyclone (Australian scale), stayed sea. 1974 – a Category 4 hurricane, never threatened land. 1999 – a large and powerful typhoon that affected the Philippines and southeast Asia.
Maha (2019) – a powerful tropical cyclone was moving along the coast of India, causing rough surf and moderate coastal flooding.
Mahasen (2013) – a relatively weak tropical cyclone that caused loss of life across six countries in Southern and Southeastern Asia.
Maila (2026) – a Category 5 severe tropical cyclone that affected in the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea..
Mal (2023) – a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone that affected Fiji.
Mala (2006) – a powerful tropical cyclone made landfall in Myanmar's.
Malakas 2005 – a weak tropical storm which drifted out to sea. 2010 – a strong Category 2 typhoon which stayed out to sea. 2016 – a powerful Category 4 typhoon which impacted Taiwan and Japan, killing 1 person. 2022 – an extremely large early-season Category 3 typhoon which remained out to sea.
Maliksi 2012 – storm's center passed over Iwo To (Iwo Jima). 2018 – remained at sea, but brought rainfall to the Philippines and to Japan. 2024 – a weak tropical storm that made landfall South China.
Malou 2004 – struck Japan. 2010 – struck Japan and brought heavy rain. 2016 – a storm that was not recognized by the JTWC. 2021 – a strong typhoon that remained out to sea.
Mameng 1963 – a weak tropical depression 1967 – struck southern China. 1971 – traversed the Philippines and struck southern China. 1975 – affected Hong Kong and southern China. 1979 – struck the Korean Peninsula as a tropical storm. 1983 – dissipated near Vietnam. 1987 – affected Vietnam 1991 – a small typhoon that affected Taiwan and China. 1995 – crossed the Philippines and hit southern China. 1999 – a weak tropical storm that caused 133 deaths and $309.4 million (1999 USD) in damages.
Mamie 1953 – a powerful category 3 typhoon that passed off the coast of Japan. 1957 – a powerful category 3 typhoon, stayed sea. 1960 – a powerful category 4 typhoon then passed to the southeast of Tokyo no damage was reported. 1963 – a powerful category 3 typhoon, stayed sea. 1968 – a category 1 typhoon that affected the Philippines and South Vietnam. 1972 – a weak tropical storm made landfall in Vietnam. 1975 – a brief tropical storm that passed near South Japan and broke up near South Korea. 1982 – a strong tropical storm made landfall in Nha Trang. 1985 – the worst tropical cyclone to affect northeastern China in 26 years. 1988 – a weak tropical storm, did not make landfall.
Man-yi 2001 – a strong typhoon that remained out to sea. 2007 – a powerful tropical cyclone that battered Japan as a weakening typhoon and became the second super typhoon of the 2007, just after Yutu. 2013 – a very severe storm that brought very strong winds and flash floods to Japan during mid-September. 2018 – November typhoon that stayed out to sea. 2024 – a Category 5 super typhoon that made landfall in Aurora and Catanduanes.
Mandous (2022) – a strong tropical cyclone struck the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, as well as South India.
Mangga (2020) – a weak Category 1 tropical cyclone that hit Western Australia with damaging winds and heavy rain.
Mangkhut 2013 – a weak storm that landfall in Northern Vietnam. 2018 – a destructive Category 5 super typhoon that made landfall in Cagayan, Philippines, and subsequently impacted Hong Kong and southern China.
Mani (2020) – a rare South Atlantic subtropical storm.
Manuel 1983 – never made landfall. 1989 – paralleled the coast of Mexico; never made landfall. 2001 – formed from the remnants of Hurricane Iris. 2013 – costliest Pacific hurricane on record; made landfall twice in Mexico (Colima, Sinaloa); killed at least 169 people.
Marce 2004 – a mid-season category two typhoon that brought severe damage to Taiwan and the People's Republic of China in August 2004. 2008 – a typhoon which affected the Philippines, Taiwan, China and Japan. 2012 – a powerful tropical storm made landfall over southern Tuy Hòa, Vietnam. 2016 – a powerful tropical storm hit Philippines. 2020 – a powerful tropical storm that passed along the coast of Japan. 2024 – a Category 4 typhoon that impacted the Philippines before later affecting Vietnam.
Marcia 1974 – did not affect land. 1989 – did not affect land. 2000 – did not affect land. 2015 – one of the most intense tropical cyclones making landfall over Queensland, Australia.
Marco 1990 – hugged west coast of Florida, making landfall as a tropical depression, causing heavy rain and moderate damage. 1996 – formed in the Caribbean Sea and, while never making landfall, was large enough to drop heavy rain on Central America and Hispaniola, causing flooding and mudslides that killed eight 2008 – smallest tropical cyclone (radius of winds from center) on record that rapidly formed in the Bay of Campeche. 2020 – a minimal Category 1 hurricane that formed in the central Caribbean and subsequently weakened to a tropical depression before degenerating into a remnant low in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
Marcus (2018) – A severe tropical cyclone that struck Australia's Northern Territory and the Kimberley region of Western Australia in 2018. It was the most destructive storm to hit Darwin since Cyclone Tracy in 1974.
Marge 1945 – a weak tropical stormmaking landfall on Philippines. 1951 – an unusually intense and large typhoon that formed in August 1951 during the 1951. 1955 – a category 3 typhoon, hit Japan. 1962 – never made landfall. 1964 – a powerful tropical cyclone that impacted Palau and the Philippines in November 1964. 1967 – a powerful category 4 typhoon hit Philippines. 1970 – strong tropical storm made landfall Philippines. 1973 – a typhoon that formed in September 1973. 1976 – a strong tropical storm did not make landfall. 1980 – stayed at sea. 1983 – a powerful category 5 typhoon, stayed at sea. 1986 – a category 2 typhoon, hit Philippines.
Margot 1985 – a category 3 tropical cyclone impact Western Australia. 2023 – a Category 1 hurricane that stayed in the open ocean.
Maria 2000 – a severe tropical storm that made a landfall in southern China. 2005 – a Category 3 hurricane that did not affect any land area as a tropical cyclone. 2006 – tracked just south and east of Japan. 2011 – a Category 1 hurricane that formed in the eastern Atlantic, made landfall on Newfoundland, causing minor damage. 2012 – did not affect land. 2017 – an extremely powerful hurricane that made landfall in the island of Dominica at Category 5 intensity, and later brushed through St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands before making landfall in Puerto Rico as a high-end Category 4 hurricane where devastation and a humanitarian crisis occurred. 2018 – a Category 5 super typhoon which weakened before making landfall in East China. 2024 – a severe tropical storm that made landfall at Tōhoku region in Japan.
Marian 1990 – a strong typhoon that impact in the Philippines and Taiwan. 1991 – a Category 4 severe tropical cyclone that minimal impact East Timor and Northern Territory. 1993 – a weak tropical depression stayed within the Philippine Sea. 2021 – a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone that mostly remained at sea.
Marie 1954 – a relatively weak typhoon which nonetheless devastated Japan and killed 1,361 people. 1958 – a strong typhoon that had no effects on land. 1961 – made landfall in Shikoku as a tropical depression. 1964 – an erratic system which meandered in the Ryukyu Islands. 1965 – tropical cyclone passed off the coast of the Northern Territory. 1966 – another strong typhoon that stayed at sea. 1969 – the final storm of the 1969 season; did not affect land areas. 1972 – destroyed many crops and coconut palms in the Northern Marianas Islands 1976 – a strong early-season typhoon which did not affect land. 1984 – a Category 1 hurricane that stayed offshore Baja California in early September. 1990 – a Category 4 hurricane that had no effects on land; briefly threatened the Hawaiian islands. 1997 – a typhoon which formed in the Northern Mariana Islands but ultimately did not impact any major landmass. 2008 – a Category 1 hurricane that had no effects on land. 2014 – a rare Category 5 hurricane that produced some flooding in coastal Mexico while producing large swells that caused damage and multiple deaths along Baja California and Southern California. 2020 – a Category 4 hurricane that had no effects on land. 2026 – a Category 2 hurricane that caused rough seas off the coast of California.
Marilyn 1995 – Category 3 hurricane that caused significant damage in the Leeward Islands. 2015 – a strong typhoon, but stayed out in sea. 2019 – a weak system that drifted over the open sea before dissipating.
Maring 1964 – a tropical depression that was only recognized by JTWC and PAGASA. 1968 – made landfall on Miyakojima and Kyūshū in Japan. 1972 – traversed the southern Ryukyu Islands, passed just north of Taiwan and struck China. 1976 – struck Japan. 1980 – weak tropical depression which affected the Philippines and China. 1984 – struck the northern part of Luzon claiming 121 lives, before making landfall in China. 1988 – made landfall on the extreme northern tip of Luzon Island and then Hong Kong. 1992 – brushed Luzon, then hit southern Taiwan, eastern China, and South Korea, causing 61 deaths. 1996 – a strong typhoon which brushed the northern portion of the Philippines and eventually made landfall in southern China, causing at least 140 fatalities. 2000 – struck Vietnam. 2001 – hit Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands. 2005 – triggered mudslides killing 95 in eastern China. 2009 – hit Hainan and northern Vietnam. 2013 – caused flooding in the Philippines. 2017 – impacted the Philippines and Vietnam.