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Typhoon Morakot [a] is the deadliest typhoon to affect Taiwan, with a category 1 categorization. The typhoon caused an estimated amount of 650 fatalities, [contradictory] with 6.2 billion dollars in damage. [b] [1] Another strong typhoon which affected Taiwan is Typhoon Gaemi in 2024, which was the strongest typhoon to hit the island in eight ...
Typhoon Malakas (2016) Typhoon Mangkhut; Typhoon Maria (2018) Typhoon Matsa; Typhoon Mawar; Tropical Storm Meari (2011) Typhoon Megi (2016) Typhoon Megi (2010) Typhoon Meranti; Typhoon Mindulle (2004) Tropical Storm Morakot (2003) Typhoon Morakot
Typhoon Krathon, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Julian, was a powerful and erratic tropical cyclone which impacted Taiwan and the Philippines in late September and early October 2024. Krathon, which refers to the santol fruit, was the first storm to make landfall on Taiwan's densely populated western plains since Typhoon Thelma in 1977.
However, Taiwan has experienced severe effects from storms that came close to landfall during the last week of the month: Typhoon Xangsane on Oct. 31, 2000, and Typhoon Nock-Ten on Oct. 24, 2004.
The Philippines, Japan, Taiwan, and even US territories like Guam are frequently battered by storms during the typhoon season from July to mid-December.
Kong-rey is the third typhoon to make landfall on Taiwan this year, after Krathon and Gaemi. Earlier this month, Typhoon Krathon killed four people as it brought particularly heavy rains to the ...
Typhoon Gaemi, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Carina, was a powerful and destructive tropical cyclone which impacted East China, Taiwan, and the Philippines in late July 2024. Gaemi, which means ant in Korean, the third named storm and second typhoon of the annual typhoon season , formed as a tropical depression east of Palau on July 19.
Typhoon Usagi, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Ofel, was a powerful tropical cyclone that impacted the Philippines before later affecting Taiwan in early November 2024. It was the fifth of six consecutive tropical cyclones that impacted the Philippines within a span of four weeks, following Tropical Storm Trami and Typhoons Kong-rey ...