Tropical Storm Haima

The name Haima has been used to name three tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was submitted by China and is the Chinese name of seahorse.

Tropical Storm Haima (2004) (T0420, 24W, Ofel) – classified as a tropical depression or a subtropical storm by the JTWC.
Tropical Storm Haima (2011) (T1104, 06W, Egay) – brought flooding to the Philippines during mid-June.
Typhoon Haima (2016) (T1622, 25W, Lawin) – Powerful category 5 super typhoon that formed in mid-October.

Note: During the 2017 annual session of the WMO Typhoon Committee, they have reported that the name Haima will be retired from the naming lists and its replacement name will be chosen on 2019.

Preceded by Sarika	Pacific typhoon season names Haima	Succeeded by Meari

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