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The Philippines is a Typhoon (Tropical Cyclone)-prone country, with approximately 20 Tropical Cyclones entering its area of responsibility per year. Locally known generally as bagyo (), [3] typhoons regularly form in the Philippine Sea and less regularly, 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 storm brought landslides over Davao Oriental and Agusan del Norte. March 19, 2019: Tropical Depression Chedeng made landfall over Davao Occidental. Some minor infrastructural damage were reported. July 17, 2019: Tropical Storm Danas (Falcon) affects the top half of the country with rainfall. Typhoon Phanfone (Ursula) over Visayas in ...
Tropical Storm Six in the north Atlantic Ocean [35] Closest proximity to the equator: 1.4° N: December 26, 2001: Tropical Storm Vamei in the South China Sea [36] Heaviest natural object moved by a tropical cyclone: 160,572 kg (177 short tons) November 8, 2013: Typhoon Haiyan in Samar, Philippines [37] Highest number of tropical storms in a season
A blizzard is defined as a severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds of at least 56 kilometres per hour (35 mph) and lasting for three hours or more. The list states blizzards in various countries since 1972.
The Hong Kong Observatory put the storm's maximum ten-minute sustained winds at 285 km/h (175 mph) [4] prior to landfall in the central Philippines, while the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) estimated the maximum two-minute sustained winds at the time to be around 78 m/s (280 km/h or 175 mph).
Typhoon Goni, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Rolly, was an extremely powerful tropical cyclone that made landfall as a Category 5 equivalent super typhoon on Catanduanes in the Philippines, and in Vietnam as a tropical storm. It is the strongest landfalling tropical cyclone on record by 1-minute maximum sustained winds.
Typhoon Tip, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Warling, was an exceptionally large, extremely powerful, and long-lived tropical cyclone that traversed the Western Pacific for 20 days, shattering multiple records worldwide.
Lightning from this storm was detected as far as 50–60 mi (80–97 km) away from the center of the storm. [328] A supercell thunderstorm that struck Chicago , Illinois and surrounding areas on June 13, 2022 may have surpassed its height, being at least over 60,000 ft (18 km; 11 mi) and potentially reaching as high as 65,000–70,000 ft (20 ...