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May 14–17, 2020: Typhoon Vongfong (Ambo) made landfall over Eastern Samar as a Category 3 typhoon, and affected much of Luzon. Preparations for the typhoon were complicated due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout the Philippines, Vongfong caused around ₱1.57 billion (US$31.1 million) in damage, and killed five people. [31] [32]
The Philippines is a typhoon-prone country, with approximately twenty tropical cyclones entering its area of responsibility per year. Locally known generally as bagyo (), [3] typhoons regularly form in the Philippine Sea and less often, in the South China Sea, with the months of June to September being the most active, August being the month with the most activity.
The United States Joint Typhoon ... [57] [58] [59] In Sorsogon, ... Festival to October 31 from its initial conclusion date of October 27 to help businesses recoup ...
The typhoon has also surpassed the strength of any storm recorded in 2022 and now stands equivalent to a category 5 super typhoon. #Mawar now up to 150 knots (175 mph) per latest JTWC advisory.
Typhoon Surigae, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Bising, was the strongest tropical cyclone worldwide in 2021 and the most powerful to form before the month of May in the Northern Hemisphere in any calendar year. [1]:
June 29–30, 1964: Typhoon Winnie (Dading) passes over Southern Luzon and Metro Manila, with Manila experiencing the worst typhoon since 1882.Approximately 500,000 people were rendered homeless in the Manila area and in the central provinces of Luzon following the razing of thousands of homes; [2] 10 people were killed by flooding in the capital. [3]
Here's what made this typhoon one of the weirdest weather phenomena we've seen on Earth.
Typhoon Fengshen (2008) – Another tropical cyclone that also had severe impacts in the Philippines in June 2008. Typhoon Son-Tinh (2012) – A typhoon that only brought tropical storm-forced winds throughout its path in the Philippines. Tropical Storm Rumbia (2013) – A moderate tropical storm that brought widespread flooding in Visayas and ...