List of storms named Val

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The name Val has been used for eight tropical cyclones worldwide: five in the Western North Pacific and three in the South Pacific basins.

In the Western Pacific:

In the South Pacific:

  • Cyclone Val (1975) – Category 4 tropical cyclone, meandered near Fiji and Wallis and Futuna.
  • Cyclone Val (1980) – passed over Wallis and Futuna.
  • Cyclone Val (1991) – Category 4 tropical cyclone, caused over US$250 million in damage in Samoa and American Samoa.

The WMO retired the name Val from use in the South Pacific basin following the 1991–92 cyclone season.