Mexico before making landfall in Louisiana. Laurence 1990 – a weak tropical cyclone to the north of Western Australia. 2009 – a powerful cyclone that struck Western Australia three times. Laure (1980) – a powerful tropical cyclone that passed near Mauritius Laurie 1969 – a hurricane that looped in the Gulf of Mexico and struck Mexico twice. 1976 – a short-lived tropical cyclone in the South Pacific. Lawin 2004 – moved through the Ryūkyū islands before passing between South Korea and Japan. 2008 – remained far offshore north of Luzon. 2012 – the most intense tropical cyclone of the 2012 Pacific typhoon season in terms of ten-minute maximum sustained winds, tied with Typhoon Sanba. 2016 – a powerful category 5 super typhoon that made landfall in Peñablanca, Cagayan of the Philippines and in Haifeng County, Shanwei in the Guangdong province of China. Leah (1973) – a tropical cyclone off northwestern Australia. Lee 1981 – typhoon in the western Pacific, a category 2 storm that caused 188 fatalities in the Philippines. 1985 – a tropical storm in the western Pacific that struck North Korea. 1988 – a tropical storm in the western Pacific. 2005 – a short-lived, minimal tropical storm in the Atlantic. 2007 – cyclone in the Australian basin that crossed into the south-west Indian Ocean, where it was renamed Ariel. 2011 – a strong tropical storm that made landfall in Louisiana, and its remnants caused catastrophic flooding in the Northeast US. 2017 – a category 3 hurricane that spent its initial stages as a weak tropical storm. Leepi 2013 – a tropical storm that brushed the Philippines and struck Japan. 2018 – a tropical storm that struck southwestern Japan. Lehar (2013) – a very severe cyclonic storm that originated in the South China Sea and moved across the Bay of Bengal, later striking India. Lekima 2001 – a typhoon that struck Taiwan and China. 2007 – a tropical storm that brought heavy rains to Luzon and struck Vietnam. 2013 – the second strongest 2013 storm worldwide. 2019 – brought heavy rains and flooding to Luzon due to its enhancement of the southwest monsoon, later intensifying into the season's second super typhoon, and made landfall in China. Lena 1971 – a tropical cyclone off northeastern Australia. 1983 – a tropical cyclone that struck Port Hedland, Western Australia. 1993 – a tropical cyclone between Western Australia and Indonesia. Lenny (1999) –