List of named storms (Z)

Storms are named for historical reasons to avoid confusion when communicating with the public, as more than one storm can exist at a time. Names are drawn in order from predetermined lists. For tropical cyclones, names are assigned when a system has one-, three-, or ten-minute winds of more than 65 km/h (40 mph). Standards, however, vary from basin to basin. For example, some tropical depressions are named in the Western Pacific, while within the Australian and Southern Pacific regions, the naming of tropical cyclones are delayed until they have gale-force winds occurring more than halfway around the storm center.

This list covers the letter(s) Z

List of named storms

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

References

Storms

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

• Zack
  • 1992 – tropical storm that remained over the open western Pacific Ocean
  • 1995 – Category 4 equivalent typhoon that struck the Philippines and Vietnam, killing 110 people
• Zaka
  • 1996 – weak tropical cyclone that passed near New Caledonia, causing minor damage
  • 2011 – tropical cyclone that dissipated northeast of New Zealand, causing no damage
• Zane
  • 1996 – Category 3 equivalent typhoon that crossed the Ryukyu Islands
  • 2013 – cyclone that developed and dissipated between the coasts of Queensland and Papua New Guinea
• Zazu (2020) – tropical cyclone that brought heavy surf to Niue and hurricane force wind gusts to Tonga, but caused no significant damage
• Zeb (1998) – Category 5 equivalent typhoon that killed 122 people when it struck Luzon
• Zelia
  • 1998 - tropical cyclone that developed near Cocos Islands
  • 2011 - severe tropical cyclone that brought heavy rainfall to New Zealand as an extratropical cyclone
• Zeke
  • 1991 – passed over the Philippines before hitting Hainan with minimal damage
  • 1992 – tropical storm off the southwestern Mexican coast
  • 1994 – remained east of Japan
• Zelda
  • 1991 - left heavy damage in the Marshall Islands
  • 1994 - powerful typhoon that took a large, circuitous track through the western Pacific Ocean
• Zena (2016) - killed two people while passing near Fiji
• Zeta
  • 2005 - one of two Atlantic tropical cyclones to span two calendar years, from late December 2005 and dissipating in early January 2006, along with Hurricane Alice in 1954-55
  • 2020 - 27th named storm of the very active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season; it formed from a slow-to-develop tropical wave on October 24
• Zia (1999) - moved across Japan, killing nine
• 27W (Zigzag; 2003) - PAGASA name for a tropical storm that dissipated over Mindanao
• Zita
  • 1997 - killed 345 people when it struck southern China
  • 2007 - passed through French Polynesia
• Zoe
  • 1974 - moved along Australia's east coast
  • 2002 - strongest tropical cyclone on record in the Southern Hemisphere, as recorded by atmospheric pressure
• Zola
  • 1990 – Category 3 equivalent typhoon that struck Japan, killing 3 people
  • 1993 – tropical storm that made landfall in Japan causing some flooding
• Zoraida (2013) - PAGASA name for Tropical Storm Podul, which killed 44 people while moving through the Philippines and Vietnam
• Zosimo (2004) - PAGASA name for Tropical Storm Talas, which moved through the Marshall Islands
• Zuman
  • 1987 – short-lived and weak storm that did not approach any islands
  • 1998 – formed near Vila before striking Espiritu Santo as a Category 1 cyclone, bringing heavy damage to the island

See also

• European windstorm names
• Atlantic hurricane season
• Pacific hurricane season
• Lists of tropical cyclone names
• South Atlantic tropical cyclone
• Tropical cyclone

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