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A collage of the ten deadliest tropical cyclones worldwide since 1990 This is a list of the deadliest tropical cyclones , including all known storms that caused at least 1,000 direct deaths. There were at least 76 tropical cyclones in the 20th century with a death toll of 1,000 or more, including the deadliest tropical cyclone in recorded history.
Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) on November 7, 2013, one of the strongest Pacific typhoons ever recorded.. Since 1947, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) has classified all typhoons in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean with wind speeds of at least 130 knots (67 m/s; 150 mph; 240 km/h)—the equivalent of a strong Category 4 on the Saffir–Simpson scale, as super typhoons. [1]
Deadliest Pacific typhoons Rank Typhoon Season Fatalities Ref. 1 August 1931 China typhoon 1931: 300,000 [1] [2] [3]2 Nina: 1975: 229,000 [4]3 July 1780 Typhoon 1780
Having recorded maximum sustained wind speeds of 230 kilometers per hour (140 miles per hour), Typhoon Yagi was the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane – the world’s second most powerful ...
Typhoon Tip at its record peak intensity on October 12. The most intense storm by lowest pressure and peak 10-minute sustained winds was Typhoon Tip, which was also the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in terms of minimum central pressure. Storms with a minimum pressure of 899 hPa (26.55 inHg) or less are listed.
Typhoon Wanda: China August 1 1957 1,500 1957 Sangchal earthquake: Iran Earthquake July 2 1958 1,269 Typhoon Ida: Japan Tropical cyclone September 26 1959 5,098 Typhoon Vera: 1960 14,174 Severe Cyclonic Storm Ten: East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) October 31 1961 11,468 Cyclone Winnie: May 6 – 9 1962 50,935 Tropical Storm Harriet
Typhoon Shanshan, one of Japan's strongest typhoons in decades, dumped torrential rain across southern regions on August 29, with one person missing and authorities warning of life-threatening ...
Deadliest tropical cyclone: c. 500,000+ fatalities: November 12, 1970: Bhola cyclone in East Pakistan [7] [8] Deadliest tropical cyclone season: 500,805+ fatalities during the 1970 North Indian Ocean cyclone season: May 2, 1970 – November 29, 1970: North Indian Ocean [9] Most tornadoes formed: 120 confirmed tornadoes: September 15, 2004 ...