List of storms named Sarika

The name Sarika (Khmer: សារិកា, [saːriʔkaː]) has been used for three tropical cyclones in the western North Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by Cambodia and means a common hill myna (Gracula religiosa) in Khmer.^[1]

Severe Tropical Storm Sarika (2004) (T0419, 23W) – stayed out of the sea.
Tropical Storm Sarika (2011) (T1103, 05W, Dodong) – affected the Philippines during early June.
Typhoon Sarika (2016) (T1621, 24W, Karen) – rapidly intensified and made landfall in the Philippines as a category 4 typhoon in mid-October and struck Hainan afterwards.

The name Sarika was retired following the 2016 Pacific typhoon season and was replaced with Trases (Khmer: ត្រសេះ, [trɑˈseh]), which means woodpecker in Khmer.^[2]

Tropical Storm Trases (2022) (T2206, 07W, Ester) – affected South Korea.

References

^ "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 HAIMA, SARIKA, NOCK-TEN, and MERANTI in the Tropical Cyclone Name List" (PDF). Typhoon Committee. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2026.

[1] "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.

[2] "Replacement Names of HAIMA, SARIKA, NOCK-TEN, and MERANTI in the Tropical Cyclone Name List" (PDF). Typhoon Committee. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2026.

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