List of storms named Parma explained

The name Parma has been used for two tropical cyclones in the Northwest Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by Macau, and refers to a type of food there.^[1]

• Typhoon Parma (2003) (T0318, 21W) – long lived typhoon that remained over the open ocean
• Typhoon Parma (2009) (T0917, 19W, Pepeng) – traversed the Northern Philippines, made landfall on the island of Hainan, China, and then in Vietnam

The name Parma was retired after the 2009 typhoon season, and replaced by In-fa in the 2015 season.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2005-11-27 . Typhoon Name (RSMC) . 2022-11-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051127003728/http://www.jma.go.jp:80/jma/jma-eng/jma-center/rsmc-hp-pub-eg/tyname.html . 2005-11-27 .