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Typhoon Toraji, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Nika, was a fairly strong tropical cyclone that impacted the Philippines in early November 2024. It was the fourth tropical cyclone in a series to impact the Philippines, following Tropical Storm Trami and Typhoons Kong-rey, Yinxing, Usagi, and Man-yi which had occurred just a few days earlier.
At 8:00 AM PHT (00:30 UTC) of the following day, it entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), where it attained the name Nika by PAGASA. Not long after Nika formed, another area of low pressure formed near Marshall Islands on the following day, designated as Invest 93W. The low pressure was also located in a favorable development and ...
The Philippines issued fresh weather warnings on November 12 as the fifth major storm in three weeks bore down on the archipelago, days after thousands were evacuated ahead of Typhoon Toraji.
The name Nika has been used for two northwestern Pacific Ocean tropical cyclones within the Philippine Area of Responsibility. It replaced Nina after the devastation brought by its 2016 incarnation. Tropical Storm Nangka (2020) (T2016, 18W, Nika) – made landfall in Hainan, China, and in Ninh Bình, Vietnam.
Typhoon Yinxing, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Marce, was a powerful tropical cyclone that impacted the Philippines before later affecting Vietnam in early November 2024. It was the third tropical cyclone in a series to impact the Philippines, following Tropical Storm Trami and Typhoon Kong-rey a few days earlier, and Typhoons Toraji ...
The Philippines, Japan, Taiwan, and even US territories like Guam are frequently battered by storms during the typhoon season from July to mid-December.
The typhoon is packing maximum sustained winds of 155 kpm (96 mph) and gusts of up to 190 kph (118 mph) but is forecast to spare the northern mountainous region a direct hit.
It was the first in a string of 6 storms to impact the Philippines. October 27–30, 2024: Typhoon Kong-rey (Leon) crosses over the Batanes islands as a powerful super typhoon with powerful winds and heavy rainfall, and storm surges in Cagayan and the Batanes archipelago. It was the second in a string of storms to affect the Philippines.