List of storms named Ruby
Wikimedia disambiguation page
The name Ruby has been used for fourteen tropical cyclones worldwide: twelve in the Western Pacific Ocean and once each in the Central Pacific Ocean and Australian Region.
Central Pacific:
Hurricane Ruby (1972) (T7228, 30W) – not a threat to land
Western Pacific:
Typhoon Ruby (1950) (T5037)
Typhoon Ruby (1954) (T5420)
Tropical Storm Ruby (1959) (T5901, 02W)
Tropical Storm Ruby (1961) (T6121, 53W)
Typhoon Ruby (1964) (T6417, 25W, Yoning) – struck near Hong Kong
Tropical Storm Ruby (1967) (T6701, 01W, Auring)
Tropical Storm Ruby (1970) (T7004, 04W, Emang)
Typhoon Ruby (1976) (T7607, 07W, Huaning) – struck the Philippines and approached Japan
Typhoon Ruby (1982) (T8205, 05W)
Tropical Storm Ruby (1985) (T8514, 14W) – struck Japan
Typhoon Ruby (1988) (T8828, 23W, Unsang) – affected the Philippines and Hainan Island
Named by the PAGASA:
Typhoon Hagupit (2014) (T1422, 22W, Ruby) – struck the Philippines
The name Ruby was retired by the PAGASA following the 2014 Pacific typhoon season and was replaced with Rosita.
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