Due to its high death toll, PAGASA announced that the name, "Sendong", would be retired from their tropical cyclone naming lists. In February 2012, the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee announced that "Washi" would also be retired from its naming lists and was replaced with the name "Hato". In June 2012, PAGASA selected the name "Sarah" to replace "Sendong" for the 2015 season. However, due to fewer tropical cyclones entering the area that season, it was first used in the 2019 season.