List of storms named Kiko
Appearance
The name Kiko has been used for a total of twelve tropical cyclones worldwide, all in the Pacific Ocean:
In the Eastern Pacific:
- Hurricane Kiko (1983) – paralleled the Mexican coastline
- Hurricane Kiko (1989) – struck Baja California causing minor damage
- Hurricane Kiko (2001) – stayed in the open ocean
- Tropical Storm Kiko (2007) – a strong tropical storm which killed 15 people in Mexico without even making landfall
- Hurricane Kiko (2013) – never threatened land
- Hurricane Kiko (2019) – long-lived tropical cyclone that stayed in the open ocean
In the Western Pacific:
- Typhoon Nari (2001) (T0116, 20W, Kiko) – An erratic typhoon that struck Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan and China
- Typhoon Khanun (2005) (T0515, 15W, Kiko) – A costly Category 4 typhoon that affected China
- Typhoon Morakot (2009) (T0908, 09W, Kiko) – A deadly typhoon which devastated Taiwan and also affected the Ryukyu Islands and China
- Tropical Storm Mangkhut (2013) (T1310, 10W, Kiko) – A weak tropical storm that struck Vietnam
- Tropical Storm Guchol (2017) (T1717, 19W, Kiko) – A weak tropical storm which hit China
- Typhoon Chanthu (2021) (T2114, 19W, Kiko) – A powerful Category 5 super typhoon which brushed the Philippines and Taiwan before meandering in the Yellow Sea
See also
[edit]- Tropical Storm Kika (2008), a similarly-named storm which existed in the Central Pacific Ocean