Four storms have been named Omais since 2004: one in the Central Pacific (2021) and three in the West Pacific (2004, 2010 and 2016). The strongest, in 2016, peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with winds of 75 mph (120 km/h).
Omais formed in the Central Pacific in August 2021 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 990 mb. It made landfall near Tongyeong, South Korea. The system was tracked for 25 days.
Tropical Storm Omais (2021): track and historyOmais formed in the West Pacific in August 2016 and peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 974 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Typhoon Omais (2016): track and historyOmais formed in the West Pacific in March 2010 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Tropical Storm Omais (2010): track and historyOmais formed in the West Pacific in May 2004 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Tropical Storm Omais (2004): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omais 2021 | Tongyeong, South Korea | 2021-08-23 15:00 | 30 mph / 45 km/h |
Storms named Omais 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 Omais in 2021, in the Central Pacific. It formed on August 7, peaked at 65 mph (100 km/h) and lasted 25 days. It made landfall near Tongyeong, South Korea. Before that, the name was used in 2016, 2010 and 2004.
Typhoon Omais in 2016 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 1 typhoon with winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 974 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in August. The weakest of the four, in 2010, peaked at 60 mph (95 km/h).