List of storms named Vamco

The name Vamco (Vietnamese: Vàm Cỏ, ]) has been used for four tropical cyclones in the western North Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by Vietnam and refers to the Vàm Cỏ River in southern Vietnam.

• Tropical Storm Vamco (2003) (T0311, 12W, Manang) – struck China.
• Typhoon Vamco (2009) (T0910, 11W) – Category 4-equivalent typhoon, churned in the open ocean.
• Tropical Storm Vamco (2015) (T1519, 19W) - struck Vietnam.
• Typhoon Vamco (2020) (T2022, 25W, Ulysses) - powerful Category 4-equivalent typhoon, made landfall on Luzon and in Vietnam.

The name Vamco was retired following the 2020 Pacific typhoon season and was replaced with Bang-Lang (Vietnamese: bằng lăng, ]), which means a giant crepe-myrtle (Lagerstroemia speciosa) in Vietnamese.

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