List of storms named Washi

The name Washi has been used to name two tropical cyclone in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was submitted by Japan and defines the constellation of Aquila. Also means “Japanese paper”.

The name Washi was retired after the 2011 Pacific typhoon season and was replaced with the name Hato, which means pigeon (dove) in that same language.

Like Washi, the name Hato was retired after the 2017 Pacific typhoon season and was replaced with the name Yamaneko which means wildcat in the same language, which was first used in 2022.


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