List of storms named Sarika explained

Sarika has been used to name three tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was submitted by Cambodia, meaning a songbird.

• Severe Tropical Storm Sarika (2004) (T0419, 23W) – stayed out of the sea.
• Tropical Storm Sarika (2011) (T1103, 05W, Dodong) – affected the Philippines during early June.
• Typhoon Sarika (2016) (T1621, 24W, Karen) – made landfall in the Philippines as a category 4 typhoon in mid-October and struck Hainan afterwards.

The name Sarika was retired after the 2016 typhoon season and was replaced with Trases, which means a woodpecker.

• Tropical Storm Trases (2022) (T2206, 07W, Ester) – affected South Korea.