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Typhoon Rai, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Odette, [1] was a deadly and extremely destructive super typhoon, which was the second costliest typhoon in Philippine history behind Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. Rai was a powerful rare tropical cyclone that struck the Philippines in December 2021.
Typhoon Usagi, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Odette, was a tropical cyclone which affected Taiwan, the Philippines, China, and Hong Kong in September 2013. Usagi ( ウサギ , " Rabbit ") , which refers to the constellation Lepus in Japanese , was the fourth typhoon and the nineteenth tropical storm in the basin.
May 14–17, 2020: Typhoon Vongfong (Ambo) made landfall over Eastern Samar as a Category 3 typhoon, and affected much of Luzon. Preparations for the typhoon were complicated due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout the Philippines, Vongfong caused around ₱1.57 billion (US$31.1 million) in damage, and killed five people. [31] [32]
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 Rai (2021) (T2122, 28W, Odette), a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon that caused severe and widespread damage in the Southern Philippines. Odette was retired from use in the Philippine area of responsibility following the 2021 Pacific typhoon season and will be replaced with Opong in 2025.
Typhoon Odette vs Typhoon Mawar 10:30 , Stuti Mishra The Philippines , considered the most exposed country in the world to typhoons, is no stranger to the destruction of the storms.
October 13–14, 1998: Typhoon Zeb (Iliang) struck the Cagayan Province as a Category 5 super typhoon. The typhoon dropped torrential rainfall in Luzon, reaching 1,116 millimetres (43.9 inches) in one day in La Trinidad, estimated as a one-in-1,147-year event. 83 people died from the typhoon due to flooding, landslides or gusty winds.
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.