Typhoon Faxai (disambiguation)
The name Faxai has been used to name four tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by Laos and is a woman's given name in the Lao language.
- Typhoon Faxai (2001) (T0125, 33W)
- Severe Tropical Storm Faxai (2007) (T0720, 20W, Juaning) – approached Japan.
- Typhoon Faxai (2014) (T1403, 03W) – an early season typhoon that had no effects on land.
- Typhoon Faxai (2019) (T1915, 14W) – the strongest storm to hit Japan in 60 years.
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Due to the extensive damage and high death toll in Japan caused by the 2019 storm, the name Faxai was retired by the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee in February 2020. In 2021, the Typhoon Committee chose the name Nongfa as a replacement name, which is a lake in extreme southern Laos.
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