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The Philippines is a Typhoon (Tropical Cyclone)-prone country, with approximately 20 Tropical Cyclones entering its area of responsibility per year. Locally known generally as bagyo (), [3] typhoons regularly form in the Philippine Sea and less regularly, in the South China Sea, with the months of June to September being the most active, August being the month with the most activity.
It was the second in a string of storms to affect the Philippines. November 5-8, 2024: Typhoon Yinxing (Marce) was the third in a string of six storms to affect the Philippines, making landfall in Santa Ana as a Category 4. Overall, damages stood at ₱192.73 million (US$3.91 million) and one person was left dead.
Typhoon Ruping (Mike) nearing landfall in the Philippines on November 12, 1990. June 20–22, 1990: Typhoon Ofelia (Bising) moves off the northeastern coastline of the country, with its outflow and rain bands bringing heavy rainfall. In all, 56 people were killed. [16] June 25–26, 1990: Typhoon Percy (Klaring) batters Northern Luzon as a ...
Typhoon Goni, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Rolly, was an extremely powerful tropical cyclone that made landfall as a Category 5 equivalent super typhoon on Catanduanes in the Philippines, and in Vietnam as a tropical storm. It is the strongest landfalling tropical cyclone on record by 1-minute maximum sustained winds.
The temperature inside the eye of Typhoon Tip at peak intensity was 30 °C (86 °F) and described as exceptionally high. [1] With 10-minute sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km/h), Typhoon Tip is the strongest cyclone in the complete tropical cyclone listing by the Japan Meteorological Agency. [4]
Typhoon Bopha, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Pablo, was the strongest tropical cyclone on record to ever affect the Philippine island of Mindanao, making landfall as a Category 5 super typhoon with winds of 175 mph (282 km/h). [1]
Typhoon Doksuri was the strongest typhoon to impact southeastern Fujian since Typhoon Meranti in 2016, and the most powerful typhoon to strike Fujian since records began in 1950. [150] [151] Doksuri made landfall in Jinjiang, Fujian on the morning of July 28. [152] It affected over 724,600 people and 262.3 ha (648 acres) of farmland in Fujian.
It was the strongest typhoon to strike Luzon since Megi in 2010, and the strongest to make landfall anywhere in the Philippines since Meranti in 2016. [1] Mangkhut was also the strongest typhoon to affect Hong Kong since Ellen in 1983.