List of storms named Rumbia

The name Rumbia (Malay: rumbia, ]) has been used to name four tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by Malaysia and means sago palm (Metroxylon sagu) in Malay.

• Tropical Storm Rumbia (2000) (T0022, 33W, Toyang) – impacted the Philippines.
• Tropical Storm Rumbia (2006) (T0617, 20W) – a tropical storm in the Pacific that did not make landfall.
• Severe Tropical Storm Rumbia (2013) (T1306, 06W, Gorio) – struck the Philippines, China, Hong Kong, and Macau.
• Tropical Storm Rumbia (2018) (T1818, 21W) – a weak yet damaging storm that caused serious flooding in East China.

The name Rumbia was retired after the 2018 Pacific typhoon season and was replaced with Pulasan (Malay: pulasan, ]), which means pulasan (Nephelium ramboutan-ake) in Malay.

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