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Typhoon Man-yi, known as Pepito in the Philippines, is now the equivalent of a Category 2 hurricane (96-109 mph/154-176 km/h) on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale and will continue to ...
In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest recorded tropical cyclones, left more than 7,300 people dead or missing, flattened entire villages and caused ships to run aground and smash into ...
Typhoon Man-yi, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Pepito, was a powerful and long-tracked tropical cyclone that impacted the Philippines in mid–November 2024. . Closely following Tropical Storm Trami and Typhoons Kong-rey, Yinxing, Toraji and Usagi, Man-yi became the sixth and final consecutive tropical system to affect the country in less than a
Man-yi, locally known as Pepito, would be the sixth tropical cyclone to hit the Philippines in a month. "Pepito is approaching its peak intensity," the weather agency said.
[4] [5] These included the Kamikaze, 1906 Hong Kong typhoon, 1922 Swatow typhoon and the 1934 Muroto typhoon. [ 6 ] The practice of retiring significant names was started during 1955 by the United States Weather Bureau in the Atlantic Ocean, after hurricanes Carol , Edna , and Hazel struck the Northeastern United States and caused a significant ...
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.
The name Pepito has been used by PAGASA for two northwestern Pacific Ocean tropical cyclones within the Philippine Area of Responsibility. It replaced Pablo after the destruction caused by its iteration in 2012. Typhoon Saudel (2020) (T2017, 19W, Pepito) – a typhoon that affected the Philippines, Vietnam and Southern China.
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.