List of storms named Saola
The name Saola has been used to name four tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by Vietnam and refers to the saola, a rarely observed bovine species first found in Vietnam.
- Typhoon Saola (2005) (T0517, 18W) – did not affect land
- Typhoon Saola (2012) (T1209, 10W, Gener) – a costly tropical cyclone that affected the Philippines, Taiwan, and mainland China
- Severe Tropical Storm Saola (2017) (T1722, 27W, Quedan) – passed closely near Japan but still caused moderate damages.
- Typhoon Saola (2023) (T2309, 09W, Goring) – a powerful typhoon that passed close to Babuyan Islands, Southern China including Hong Kong.
The name Saola was retired after the 2023 season.{{Cite web |url=https://www.typhooncommittee.org/tc-retired-tropical-name-list/|title=LIST OF RETIRED TROPICAL CYCLONE NAMES|website=ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee|date=March 12, 2024 |accessdate=March 12, 2024 |archive-date=June 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618214434/https://www.typhooncommittee.org/tc-retired-tropical-name-list/|url-status=dead}} In the spring of 2025, the name was replaced with Saobien, a common name for echinoderms of the class Asteroidea (starfish).{{Cite news |date=February 26, 2025 |title=Typhoon Committee erases "Yagi" from storm records after deadly impact in Vietnam |url=https://vietnamnet.vn/en/typhoon-committee-erases-yagi-from-storm-records-after-deadly-impact-in-vietnam-2375163.html |access-date=March 2, 2025 |newspaper=Vietnamnet Global |language=en|archive-date=March 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250301151830/https://vietnamnet.vn/en/typhoon-committee-erases-yagi-from-storm-records-after-deadly-impact-in-vietnam-2375163.html|url-status=live}}
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