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Typhoon Meranti, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Ferdie, was one of the most intense tropical cyclones on record. Impacting the Batanes in the Philippines, Taiwan, as well as Fujian Province in September 2016, Meranti formed as a tropical depression on September 8 near the island of Guam. Tracking to the west northwest, Meranti ...
The JTWC wind estimate made Meranti the strongest tropical cyclone worldwide in 2016, surpassing Cyclone Winston, which had winds of 285 km/h (180 mph) when it struck Fiji in February. [ 166 ] Late on September 13, the storm made landfall on the 83 km 2 (32 sq mi) island of Itbayat in the Philippine province of Batanes while near its peak ...
12:00 UTC at ― Tropical Storm Mindulle intensifies to a severe tropical storm as it continues moving northwards toward 18:00 UTC at 26°12′N 140°42′E / 26.2°N 140.7°E / 26.2; 140.7 ( JTWC assesses Mindulle reaches 1st peak ) ― The JTWC assesses Tropical Storm Mindulle had reached an initial peak intensity of 1-minute ...
English: Suomi NPP VIIRS Infrared imagery of Typhoon Meranti as it passed directly over Itbayat island in the northern Philippines on September 13, 2016. Date:
Storm system is expected to weaken as it continues to chart a path over the Cascades and through to northern California and southwest Oregon by Friday
On September 14, 2016, Typhoon Meranti (Ferdie) made landfall on Itbayat while at peak intensity, as a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon, with the center of the eye passing directly over the island. [5] [6] During landfall, the storm's powerful winds caused extensive damage and knocked out the island's communications systems. [7]
October 6, 2016 at 9:30 AM. WATCH LIVE: Radar tracking Hurricane Matthew. Hurricane Matthew is expected to make landfall or near landfall on Florida's east coast Thursday night.
The National Hurricane Center had warned that Milton was likely to strengthen into a major hurricane, defined by minimum sustained winds of 111 mph, and its status was confirmed at 8 a.m. Monday.