Three storms have been named Sonamu since 2000: three in the West Pacific (2000, 2006 and 2013). The strongest, in 2000, peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with winds of 85 mph (140 km/h).
Sonamu formed in the West Pacific in January 2013 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 993 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Tropical Storm Sonamu (2013): track and historySonamu formed in the West Pacific in August 2006 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 991 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Tropical Storm Sonamu (2006): track and historySonamu formed in the West Pacific in September 2000 and peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Typhoon Sonamu (2000): track and historyThe most recent was Tropical Storm Sonamu in 2013, in the West Pacific. It formed on January 1, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h) and lasted 9 days. It did not make landfall. Before that, the name was used in 2006 and 2000.
Typhoon Sonamu in 2000 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 1 typhoon with winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in September. The weakest of the three, in 2013, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h).