List of storms named Molave
List of storms with the same or similar names
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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]
