List of storms named Saomai explained

The name Saomai was used for two tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name is the Vietnamese name for the planet Venus (Sao Mai – "morning star").

• Typhoon Saomai (2000) (T0014, 22W, Osang) - a Category 5 super typhoon impacted Japan and Korean peninsula.
• Typhoon Saomai (2006) (T0608, 08W, Juan) – another Category 5 super typhoon that caused 458 deaths in the Philippines and China.

"Saomai" was retired by the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee following the 2006 typhoon season, and was replaced with "Son-Tinh".