List of storms named Sarika

The name Sarika (Khmer: សារិកា, ]) has been used for three tropical cyclones in the western North Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by Cambodia and means a common hill myna (Gracula religiosa) in Khmer.

• 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) – rapidly intensified and made landfall in the Philippines as a category 4 typhoon in mid-October and struck Hainan afterwards.

The name Sarika was retired following the 2016 Pacific typhoon season and was replaced with Trases (Khmer: ត្រសេះ, ]), which means woodpecker in Khmer.

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

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