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The 2012 Luzon southwest monsoon floods (informally known in Tagalog as Hagupít ng Habagat, "wrath of the monsoon" and Bagsík ng Habagat, "fierceness of the monsoon", from habagat, the Filipino term for the southwest monsoon), was an eight-day period of torrential rain and thunderstorms in Luzon in the Philippines from August 1 to August 8, 2012.
July 28–31, 2012: Typhoon Saola (Gener) and its outer rain bands helped enhance the southwest monsoon which brought torrential rainfall and widespread flooding over much of the country. 54 people died while damage from the storm amounted to ₱728 million (US$17.3 million), more than half of them was due to agricultural losses.
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.
2012 Luzon southwest monsoon floods; 2012 Samar earthquake; B. Typhoon Bopha; G. Typhoon Guchol (2012) H. Typhoon Haikui (2012) K. Typhoon Kai-tak (2012) Tropical ...
Name Replacement Dates active Category Sustained wind speeds Pressure Provinces affected Damage (PHP) Deaths Missing Refs Dading (Winnie) Didang: June 26 - July 3, 1964: Typhoon: Not specified: Not specified: Luzon: Unknown: 100 [13] Welming (Emma) Warling: October 31 - November 8, 1967: Typhoon: Not specified: Not specified: Visayas, Luzon ...
This list may not reflect recent changes. 2012 Pacific typhoon season; 0–9. 2012 Luzon southwest monsoon floods; B. Typhoon Bolaven (2012) Typhoon Bopha; D.
This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 2010–2011 Philippine floods; 2012 Luzon southwest monsoon floods; 2016 Philippine southwest monsoon floods; P.
The JMA selected the names from a list of 140 names, that had been developed by the 14 members nations and territories of the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee. During the season the names Pakhar, Doksuri, Haikui, Sanba, Maliksi and Son-Tinh were used for the first time, after they had replaced the names Matsa , Nabi , Longwang , Chanchu , Bilis and ...