List of storms named Saola

The name Saola has been used to name four tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by Vietnam and refers to the saola, a rarely observed bovine species first found in Vietnam.

• Typhoon Saola (2005) (T0517, 18W) – category 3 typhoon that steered away from Japan.
• Typhoon Saola (2012) (T1209, 10W, Gener) – a costly tropical cyclone that affected the Philippines, Taiwan, and mainland China.
• Severe Tropical Storm Saola (2017) (T1722, 27W, Quedan) – category 1 equivalent typhoon that passed closely near Japan but still caused moderate damages.
• Typhoon Saola (2023) (T2309, 09W, Goring) – a category 5 typhoon that passed close to Babuyan Islands of the Philippines, southern China, and Hong Kong.

The name Saola was retired after the 2023 season.^[1] In the spring of 2025, the name was replaced with Saobien, a common name for echinoderms of the class Asteroidea (starfish).^[2]