Typhoon Son-Tinh (disambiguation)

The name Saomai has been used to name two tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name is the Vietnamese name of the planet Venus (Sao Mai – "morning star").

Typhoon Saomai (2000) (T0014, 22W, Osang) - a Category 5 super typhoon impacted Japan and Korean peninsula.
Typhoon Saomai (2006) (T0608, 08W, Juan) – a Category 5 super typhoon that caused 458 deaths in the Philippines and China.

The name was retired by the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee in 2006; it was replaced by the name Son-Tinh, which means Tản Viên Sơn Thánh, A Vietnamese mountain god.

Typhoon Son-Tinh (2012) (T1223, 24W, Ofel) – reached its peak intensity, just several hours before its dissipation.
Tropical Storm Son-Tinh (2018) (T1809, 11W, Henry) - A weak but really deadly storm that made landfall in Vietnam, degenerated into a remnant low, and then regenerated.

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