Four storms have been named Roger since 1982: one in the Southern Hemisphere (1993) and three in the West Pacific (1982, 1986 and 1989). The strongest, in 1986, peaked as a Category 2 typhoon with winds of 100 mph (155 km/h).
Roger formed in the Southern Hemisphere in March 1993 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 17 days.
Tropical Storm Roger (1993): track and historyRoger formed in the West Pacific in August 1989 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 975 mb. It made 3 landfalls, first near Muroto-misakicho, Japan and last near Ajigasawa, Japan. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Tropical Storm Roger (1989): track and historyRoger formed in the West Pacific in July 1986 and peaked as a Category 2 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 955 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Typhoon Roger (1986): track and historyRoger formed in the West Pacific in December 1982 and peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It made 2 landfalls, first near Lagonoy, Philippines and last near Masaya Sur, Philippines. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Typhoon Roger (1982): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger 1989 | Muroto-misakicho, Japan | 1989-08-27 00:00 | 60 mph / 95 km/h |
| Roger 1989 | Takatsuki, Japan | 1989-08-27 06:00 | 45 mph / 75 km/h |
| Roger 1989 | Ajigasawa, Japan | 1989-08-27 21:00 | 45 mph / 75 km/h |
| Roger 1982 | Lagonoy, Philippines | 1982-12-08 12:00 | 65 mph / 100 km/h |
| Roger 1982 | Masaya Sur, Philippines | 1982-12-09 12:00 | 70 mph / 110 km/h |
Storms named Roger 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 Roger in 1993, in the Southern Hemisphere. It formed on March 10, peaked at 65 mph (100 km/h) and lasted 17 days. It did not make landfall. Before that, the name was used in 1989, 1986 and 1982.
Typhoon Roger in 1986 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 2 typhoon with winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 955 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in July. The weakest of the four, in 1989, peaked at 60 mph (95 km/h).