List of storms named Chanchu
(Redirected from Typhoon Chanchu (disambiguation))
The name Chanchu has been used for two tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific Ocean. The name, submitted by Macau, means pearl.
- Tropical Storm Chanchu (2000), (T0007, 12W) – formed from the remnants of Tropical Storm Upana.
- Typhoon Chanchu (2006), (T0601, 02W, Caloy) – a rare May Category 4 typhoon in the South China Sea that initially traversed the Philippines and then made landfall in Guangdong, China.
The name was retired by the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee in 2006; it was replaced by Sanba in the 2012 season.
This article includes a list of named storms that share the same name (or similar names).
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