List of storms named Prapiroon

The name Prapiroon (Thai: พระพิรุณ, RTGS: Phra Phirun, pronounced [pʰráʔ pʰí(ʔ).rūn]) has been used to name four tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was submitted by the Kingdom of Thailand and is the name of a Thai rain god.

Typhoon Prapiroon (2000) (T0012, 20W, Lusing) – a very costly typhoon that affected the Ryukyu Islands and Korean Peninsula.
Typhoon Prapiroon (2006) (T0606, 07W, Henry) – affected China.
Typhoon Prapiroon (2012) (T1221, 22W, Nina) – a category 3 typhoon that stayed in the open ocean.
Typhoon Prapiroon (2018) (T1807, 09W, Florita) – a typhoon that worsened the floods in Japan and also caused impacts in neighboring South Korea.

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