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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 name Meranti was used to name three tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by Malaysia , which refers to a type of tree. Typhoon Meranti (2004) (T0412, 14W) – a typhoon which stayed at sea throughout its lifetime, and also the first of a record nine named storms to form during the 2004 season .
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]
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.
September 13, 2016: Typhoon Meranti (Ferdie) strikes the province of Batanes as a Category 5 super typhoon and passes by Itbayat. A state of calamity was declared in the province a few days later. October 14–15, 2016: Typhoon Sarika (Karen) impacts Central Luzon as a Category 4 typhoon.
Meranti may refer to: Shorea or meranti, a plant genus; Typhoon Meranti, a 2016 super typhoon that struck Taiwan and China; Typhoon Meranti (2004) Tropical Storm Meranti (2010) Meranti, Indonesia, a district in Asahan Regency, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia; Meranti (state constituency), Malaysia
English: Suomi NPP VIIRS Infrared imagery of Typhoon Meranti as it passed directly over Itbayat island in the northern ... Usage on vi.wikipedia.org Bão Meranti (2016)
1952 – a Category 1 typhoon affected Philippines, Taiwan, East China, and South Korea. 1956 – a short-lived typhoon that never impacted land. 1960 – caused a significant amount of damage in Hong Kong and China. 1962 – did not affect land in its entire lifetime. 1965 – became a super typhoon as it approached China.