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Typhoon Haiyan, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Yolanda, was one of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever recorded. Upon making landfall, Haiyan devastated portions of Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines during early November 2013. [ 1 ]
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]
The Philippines is a typhoon-prone country, with approximately twenty tropical cyclones entering its area of responsibility per year. Locally known generally as bagyo (), [3] typhoons regularly form in the Philippine Sea and less often, in the South China Sea, with the months of June to September being the most active, August being the month with the most activity.
Typhoon Tip at its record peak intensity on October 12. The most intense storm by lowest pressure and peak 10-minute sustained winds was Typhoon Tip, which was also the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in terms of minimum central pressure. Storms with a minimum pressure of 899 hPa (26.55 inHg) or less are listed.
TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN NO. 10 Typhoon #BettyPH (MAWAR) Issued at 11:00 AM, 29 May 2023 Valid for broadcast until the next bulletin at 5:00 PM today. TYPHOON #BettyPH SLIGHTLY DECELERATES WHILE ...
August 19–21, 2015: Typhoon Goni (Ineng) batters the northern portion of Luzon as a strong typhoon. September 30 – October 1, 2015: Tropical Storm Mujigae (Kabayan) brings light rainfall over much of Luzon. October 17–19, 2015: Typhoon Koppu (Lando) impacts Northern Luzon as a Category 4 super typhoon, killing 62 people in total.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has upgraded Mawar into a “Violent Typhoon”, a category stronger than super typhoon. The agency said the typhoon now has 10-minute sustained winds of 195 ...
The previous three storms -- Typhoon Yinxing, Typhoon Kong-rey and Tropical Storm Trami-- left more than 160 people dead and affected over 9 million people in the Philippines with extreme flooding ...