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Typhoon Higos (2002) – A strong typhoon which was slightly weaker than Hagibis but had a comparable track and also affected Japan. Typhoon Ma-on (2004) – Another intense typhoon which also had a similar track to Hagibis and also affected the Japanese Grand Prix. Typhoon Phanfone (2014) – Another strong typhoon that made a comparable ...
Tropical Storm Hagibis was a tropical storm that, along with the southwest monsoon, brought heavy rainfall to the Philippines for nearly a week in June 2014. The storm formed on June 13 and dissipated on June 18. Hagibis made landfall on June 15, causing damage estimated to be US$198 million. Hagibis is a Filipino word, meaning fast or swiftness.
2019 Typhoon Hagibis. Japan is one of the countries frequently hit by typhoons, with the nation giving its own names to particularly destructive storms.. Since records began in 1951, an average of 2.6 typhoons reached the main islands of Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu and Hokkaido per year.
The death toll continues to climb as parts of Japan remain inundated several days after Hagibis made landfall in central Honshu. Over 50 killed, more than 200 injured after Typhoon Hagibis slams Japan
A 77-year-old woman who fell from a helicopter is among the 35 people who have died since a powerful typhoon made landfall in Japan. Typhoon Hagibis Japan: Elderly woman dies falling from ...
During October, four cyclones formed, including the fourth-strongest tropical cyclone worldwide in 2019, Typhoon Hagibis, formed on October 4 near the Marshall Islands, and soon became the second-strongest tropical cyclone of the season when it explosively intensified into a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon. Hagibis made landfall in Japan as ...
Tropical Storm Hagibis (2014) (T1407, 07W) – made landfall over southern China; Typhoon Hagibis (2019) (T1919, 20W) – long-lived and violent Category 5 super typhoon that caused widespread destruction in Japan; The name Hagibis was retired following the 2019 typhoon season, and replaced with Ragasa, a Filipino word for "sudden quickening ...
The 2014 Pacific typhoon season was a slightly below average season in terms of named storms, but featured the highest amount of Category 5 typhoons since 1997. This was mainly due to a developing El Niño that favors multiple powerful storms to form in the basin.