List of storms named Molave
The name Molave (Tagalog: molave, [moˈlaːvɛ]) has been used to name three tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by the Philippines and refers to the smallflower chastetree (Vitex parviflora) in Tagalog.[1][2] It replaced Imbudo (Tagalog: imbudo, [ʔɪmˈbuː.do]), which means funnel in Tagalog, after it was retired following the 2003 Pacific typhoon season.[3]
- Typhoon Molave (2009) (T0906, 07W, Isang) - made landfall east of Hong Kong.
- Tropical Storm Molave (2015) (T1514, 15W) - never affected land.
- Typhoon Molave (2020) (T2018, 21W, Quinta) - a powerful typhoon that devastated the Southern Luzon area of the Philippines and Vietnam.
The name Molave was retired following the 2020 Pacific typhoon season and was replaced with Narra (Tagalog: narra, [ˈnaɾɐ]), which refers to the narra tree (Pterocarpus indicus), also the national tree of the Philippines.[4]
References
- ^ "mulawin". Diksiyonaryo (in Filipino). Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ "molave". Diksiyonaryo (in Filipino). Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ "List of names for tropical cyclones adopted by the Typhoon Committee for the western North Pacific and the South China Sea". Japan Meteorological Agency. Archived from the original on August 5, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
- ^ "Replacement Names of LINFA, VONGFONG, MOLAVE, GONI, and VAMCO in the Tropical Cyclone Name List" (PDF). Typhoon Committee. February 24, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2026.