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Typhoon Rai, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Odette, [1] was a deadly and extremely destructive super typhoon, which was the second costliest typhoon in Philippine history behind Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. Rai was a powerful rare tropical cyclone that struck the Philippines in December 2021.
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]
Typhoon Usagi, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Odette, was a tropical cyclone which affected Taiwan, the Philippines, China, and Hong Kong in September 2013. Usagi ( ウサギ , " Rabbit ") , which refers to the constellation Lepus in Japanese , was the fourth typhoon and the nineteenth tropical storm in the basin.
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]
Tropical Storm Odette (1971), a rare off-season tropical storm in the South-West Indian Ocean. In the Western Pacific: The name replaced Ondoy on the PAGASA naming list. Typhoon Usagi (2013) (T1319, 17W, Odette), a Category 4-equivalent super typhoon that affected parts of the Philippines, Taiwan, and China.
Costliest Philippine typhoons Rank Storm Season Damage Ref. PHP USD; 1 Yolanda (Haiyan) 2013 ₱95.5 billion $2.2 billion [1]2 Odette (Rai) 2021 ₱51.8 billion
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.
June 26–28, 1963: Typhoon Trix (Diding) traverses Luzon. July 19, 1963: Typhoon Agnes (Ising) made landfall over the northern portion of Cagayan. August 13–15, 1963Typhoon Carmen (Luding) impacts most of Luzon as a Category 4 typhoon. September 7, 1963Typhoon Faye (Neneng) passes over the extreme Northern islands of the country.