Six storms have been named Francisco since 2001: five in the West Pacific (2001, 2007, 2013, 2019 and 2025) and one in the Southern Hemisphere (2020). The strongest, in 2013, peaked as a Category 5 super typhoon with winds of 160 mph (260 km/h).
Francisco formed in the West Pacific in July 2025 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (70 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 987 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Francisco (2025): track and historyFrancisco formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 2020 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 993 mb. It made landfall near Mahanoro, Madagascar. The system was tracked for 13 days.
Tropical Storm Francisco (2020): track and historyFrancisco formed in the West Pacific in August 2019 and peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 966 mb. It made 2 landfalls, first near Takanabe, Japan and last near Eisen, South Korea. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Typhoon Francisco (2019): track and historyFrancisco formed in the West Pacific in October 2013 and peaked as a Category 5 super typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 918 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Super Typhoon Francisco (2013): track and historyFrancisco formed in the West Pacific in September 2007 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 989 mb. It made landfall near Haikou, China. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Francisco (2007): track and historyFrancisco formed in the West Pacific in September 2001 and peaked as a Category 3 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 944 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Typhoon Francisco (2001): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco 2020 | Mahanoro, Madagascar | 2020-02-15 06:00 | 35 mph / 55 km/h |
| Francisco 2019 | Takanabe, Japan | 2019-08-05 20:00 | 85 mph / 140 km/h |
| Francisco 2019 | Eisen, South Korea | 2019-08-06 15:00 | 45 mph / 75 km/h |
| Francisco 2007 | Haikou, China | 2007-09-24 06:00 | 45 mph / 75 km/h |
Storms named Francisco appear in more than one ocean in our archive:
Each ocean region keeps its own name lists, drawn up by its own WMO regional committee (Tropical cyclone naming), so the same name can be given to unrelated storms in different oceans.
The most recent was Tropical Storm Francisco in 2025, in the West Pacific. It formed on July 22, peaked at 45 mph (70 km/h) and lasted 5 days. It did not make landfall. Before that, the name was used in 2020, 2019, 2013, 2007 and 2001.
Super Typhoon Francisco in 2013 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 5 super typhoon with winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 918 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in October. The weakest of the six, in 2025, peaked at 45 mph (70 km/h).