Six storms have been named Tim since 1984: four in the Southern Hemisphere (1984, 1994, 2005 and 2013) and two in the West Pacific (1991 and 1994). The strongest, in 1994, peaked as a Category 4 typhoon with winds of 145 mph (230 km/h).
Tim formed in the Southern Hemisphere in March 2013 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 Tim (2013): track and historyTim formed in the Southern Hemisphere in January 2005 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 997 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Tim (2005): track and historyTim formed in the West Pacific in July 1994 and peaked as a Category 4 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 930 mb. It made 2 landfalls, first near Pitou, Taiwan and last near Dazuocun, China. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Typhoon Tim (1994): track and historyTim formed in the Southern Hemisphere in March 1994 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 995 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 6 days.
Tropical Storm Tim (1994): track and historyTim formed in the West Pacific in March 1991 and peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Typhoon Tim (1991): track and historyTim formed in the Southern Hemisphere in January 1984 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 9 days.
Tropical Storm Tim (1984): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim 1994 | Pitou, Taiwan | 1994-07-10 15:00 | 130 mph / 210 km/h |
| Tim 1994 | Dazuocun, China | 1994-07-10 21:00 | 95 mph / 155 km/h |
Storms named Tim 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 Tim in 2013, in the Southern Hemisphere. It formed on March 12, peaked at 60 mph (95 km/h) and lasted 8 days. It did not make landfall. Before that, the name was used in 2005, 1994, 1991 and 1984.
Typhoon Tim in 1994 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 typhoon with winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 930 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in July and made landfall near Pitou, Taiwan. The weakest of the six, in 2005, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h).