List of storms named Viola explained

The name Viola has been used for nine tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific Ocean and one in the Australian region of the Indian Ocean.

In the Western Pacific:

• Typhoon Viola (1953), a category 3 typhoon
• Typhoon Viola (1958)
• Tropical Depression Viola (1961)
• Typhoon Viola (1964) (Konsing), made landfall near Hong Kong as a tropical storm
• Typhoon Viola (1966), caused minor damage in Japan
• Typhoon Viola (1969) (Elang), a category 4 typhoon which caused 1000 deaths in and around Shantou, Guangdong, China.
• Typhoon Viola (1972) (Esang)
• Tropical Storm Viola (1975) (Gening)
• Typhoon Viola (1978) (Esang)

In the Australian region:

• Cyclone Viola (1979), a category 5 severe tropical cyclone; renamed Claudette after crossing into the South-West Indian Ocean