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.

Haima was retired in 2016 as a result of the strong typhoon that year, and was replaced by Mulan, which is named for a flower native to China.

Preceded by Trases	Pacific typhoon season names Mulan	Succeeded by Meari

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