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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]
Furthermore, the JMA divides the typhoon category into three sub-categories for domestic purposes – a strong typhoon, very strong typhoon and violent typhoon. [3] This article covers a list of systems developing in the Northwest Pacific basin that were classified by the JMA's category of a violent typhoon.
Furthermore, the JMA divides the typhoon category into three sub-categories for domestic purposes – a strong typhoon, very strong typhoon and violent typhoon. [3] This article covers a list of systems developing in the Northwest Pacific basin that were classified by the JMA's category of a strong typhoon. The category of a strong typhoon ...
The most intense tropical cyclone in the South-West Indian Ocean was Cyclone Gafilo. By 10-minute sustained wind speed, the strongest tropical cyclone in the South-West Indian Ocean was Cyclone Fantala. Storms with an intensity of 920 hPa (27.17 inHg) or less are listed. Storm information was less reliably documented and recorded before 1985. [6]
Super Typhoon Yagi, one of this year’s most powerful storms, is set to slam into the Chinese holiday island of Hainan later on Friday, after its outer bands lashed Hong Kong and parts of ...
It was the strongest typhoon to make landfall in 10 years in the Chinese holiday island of Hainan, where all the deaths and injuries reported by state broadcaster CCTV have been located.
Typhoon Karen, the most powerful tropical cyclone to ever impact Guam. Guam is an island territory of the United States, located in the Northwest Pacific Ocean, and is part of the Mariana Islands . Guam lies in the path of typhoons and it is common for the island to be threatened by tropical depressions and storms, and occasional typhoons ...
Furthermore, the JMA divides the typhoon category into three sub-categories for domestic purposes – a strong typhoon, very strong typhoon and violent typhoon. [ 3 ] This article covers lists of all typhoons, including systems classified by JTWC and their predecessors as only typhoon before 1977, which refers to tropical cyclones with the ...