The name Vanessa has been used to name six tropical cyclones worldwide: five in the Western Pacific Ocean and one in the Australian region of the Indian Ocean.
In the Australian region:
In the Western Pacific:
- Tropical Storm Vanessa (1981) (T8116, 20W) â remained well east of Japan
- Typhoon Vanessa (1984) (T8424, 25W, Toyang) â a Category 5 super typhoon that killed 64 people in the Philippines, despite remaining well east of the country
- Tropical Storm Vanessa (1988) (T8804, 05W, Edeng) â moved across the Philippines then struck southeastern China
- Tropical Storm Vanessa (1991) (T9103, 03W, Bebeng) â moved across the Philippines then dissipated in the South China Sea
- Tropical Storm Vanessa (1994) (T9406, 09W, Loleng) â short-lived storm that was absorbed by the larger Typhoon Tim off the west coast of Luzon