List of Western Pacific severe tropical storms

Severe Tropical Storm Nalgae nearing South China in October 2022

A severe tropical storm is the third highest category used by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) to classify tropical cyclones in the Northwest Pacific basin. The basin is limited to the north of the equator between the 100th meridian east and the 180th meridian. The category of the severe tropical storm is defined as a tropical cyclone that has 10-minute sustained wind speeds of between 48 and 63 knots (89–117 km/h; 55–73 mph).

Background

ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee's Tropical Cyclone Intensity Scale
Category Sustained winds
Violent typhoon ≥105 knots
≥194 km/h
Very strong typhoon 85–104 knots
157–193 km/h
Strong typhoon 64–84 knots
118–156 km/h
Severe tropical storm 48–63 knots
89–117 km/h
Tropical storm 34–47 knots
62–88 km/h
Tropical depression ≤33 knots
≤61 km/h

The Northwest Pacific basin covers a vast area in the Pacific Ocean, located north of the equator, between 100°E and 180°E.[1] Several weather agencies monitor this basin, however it is officially monitored by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA, RSMC Tokyo), who is responsible for forecasting, naming and issuing warnings for tropical cyclones.[1] Unofficially, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center also monitors the basin, however these warnings measures 1-minute sustained wind speeds, comparing their scale to the Saffir–Simpson scale.[2] The JMA uses a simpler scale on classifying tropical cyclones adapted by the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee measuring 10-minute sustained wind speeds, ranging from a tropical depression, tropical storm, severe tropical storm and typhoon.[3]

This article covers a list of systems developing in the Northwest Pacific basin that were classified by the JMA's category of a severe tropical storm. The category of a severe tropical storm ranges with 10-minute sustained winds of 48–63 kn (25–32 m/s; 55–72 mph; 89–117 km/h).[3]

Systems

Key
  • † Discontinuous duration (weakened below Severe tropical storm then restrengthened to that classification at least once)

1977–1979

Name Duration as a
Severe tropical storm
Duration
(hours)
Sustained
wind speeds
Pressure Areas affected Deaths Damage
(USD)
Patsy March 28, 1977 18 95 km/h (60 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) None None None
Ruth June 15 – 16, 1977 30 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Philippines, China, Taiwan Unknown Unknown
Amy August 23 – 24, 1977 30 110 km/h (70 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands None None
Emma September 15 – 19, 1977 102 110 km/h (70 mph) 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) Mariana Islands, Japan None None
Freda September 23 – 24, 1977 30 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Philippines, China, Taiwan 1 Unknown
Harriet October 18 – 20, 1977 60 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) None None None
Nadine January 11 – 13, 1978 36 100 km/h (65 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Marshall Islands None None
Agnes July 26 – 29, 1978 84 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) South China 3 Unknown
Kit September 25, 1978 6 95 km/h (60 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Philippines, South China, Vietnam Unknown Unknown
Nina October 9 – 13, 1978 102 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Philippines, South China, Vietnam 59 Unknown
Tess November 3 – 6, 1978 66 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Philippines, South China, Vietnam None None
Winnie November 28 – 30, 1978 36 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Mariana Islands None None
Faye July 5, 1979 12 100 km/h (65 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Mariana Islands None None
Gordon July 28 – 30, 1979 30 100 km/h (65 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Philippines, South China, Taiwan Unknown Unknown
Mac September 16 – 18, 1979 54 100 km/h (65 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Philippines, South China Unknown Unknown
Wayne November 10, 1979 12 95 km/h (60 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Philippines None None

1980s

Name Duration as a
Severe tropical storm
Duration
(hours)
Sustained
wind speeds
Pressure Areas affected Deaths Damage
(USD)
Carmen April 6, 1980 12 110 km/h (70 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) None None None
Forrest May 23 – 24, 1980 30† 100 km/h (65 mph) 992 hPa (29.29 inHg) Caroline Islands, Philippines Unknown Unknown
Georgia May 23, 1980 24 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) China Unknown Unknown
Herbert June 25, 1980 6 95 km/h (60 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Philippines, South China Unknown Unknown
Ruth September 15 – 16, 1980 18 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) South China, Vietnam, Laos 106 Unknown
Thelma September 29 – 30, 1980 30 100 km/h (65 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) None None None
Gerald April 16 – 17, 1981 12 110 km/h (70 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Mariana Islands, Caroline Islands None None
Ike June 12 – 14, 1981 48 110 km/h (70 mph) 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) East China, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands 8 None
Kelly July 2 – 4, 1981 66 110 km/h (70 mph) 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) Philippines, South China, Vietnam 192 $7.92 million
Lynn July 4 – 6, 1981 48† 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Philippines, South China 22 None
Maury July 18 – 19, 1981 18 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, East China 38 None
Ogden July 29, 1981 18 95 km/h (60 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Japan, South Korea None None
Phyllis August 5, 1981 12 100 km/h (65 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) None None None
Susan August 8 – 11, 1981 84 110 km/h (70 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) None None None
Vanessa August 17 – 18, 1981 18 95 km/h (60 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) None None None
Mamie March 19, 1982 12 95 km/h (60 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Philippines, Vietnam 54 $1.01 million
Winona July 24 – 25, 1982 24 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Philippines, South China 12 $2.2 million
Hope September 5 – 6, 1982 36 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Vietnam Unknown Unknown
Roger December 9 – 10, 1982 30 110 km/h (70 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Philippines None None
Ben August 14, 1983 12 100 km/h (65 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Japan None None
Ida October 8 – 11, 1983 66 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Mariana Islands, Japan None None
Joe October 10 – 13, 1983 42 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Philippines, South China None None
Lex October 24 – 26, 1983 42 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Philippines, Indochina >200 None
Ruth November 28, 1983 18 95 km/h (60 mph) 992 hPa (29.29 inHg) Caroline Islands None None
Thelma December 17, 1983 12 100 km/h (65 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Caroline Islands None None

1990s

Name Duration as a
Severe tropical storm
Duration
(hours)
Sustained
wind speeds
Pressure Areas affected Deaths Damage
(USD)
Koryn January 14 – 16, 1990 60 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Mariana Islands, Caroline Islands None None
Nathan June 17 – 18, 1990 30 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Philippines, South China, Vietnam 12 None
Tasha July 29 – 31, 1990 48 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) South China, Vietnam 108 None
Winona August 8 – 10, 1990 60 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Japan None None
Nell November 11, 1990 12 95 km/h (60 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Vietnam, Cambodia None None
Sharon March 9 – 11, 1991 12 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Caroline Islands, Philippines None None
Brendan July 21 – 24, 1991 60 110 km/h (70 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Philippines, Taiwan, South China None None
Gladys August 17 – 23, 1991 144 110 km/h (70 mph) 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) Japan, Korean Peninsula 103 $420,000
Luke September 17 – 19, 1991 54 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Japan 8 None
Verne November 8 – 10, 1991 72 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands 8 None
Zelda November 29 – December 2, 1991 72 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Marshall Islands None None
Axel January 7 – 9, 1992 60 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Marshall Islands, Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands None None
Gary July 22, 1992 24 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Philippines, South China 48 $940 million
Irving August 3 – 4, 1992 24 100 km/h (65 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Japan, South Korea 3 $835,000
Polly August 29 – 31, 1992 51 100 km/h (65 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, East China 202 $450 million
Ted September 20 – 23, 1992 84 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Philippines, Taiwan, East China, Korean Peninsula, East China 61 $360 million
Colleen October 20 – 28, 1992 174† 100 km/h (65 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Philippines, Indochina Unknown Unknown
Irma March 15 – 16, 1993 24 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Marshall Islands, Caroline Islands 10 None
Lewis July 10 – 12, 1993 54 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Philippines, South China, Vietnam None None
Nathan July 23 – 24, 1993 53 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Mariana Islands, Japan None None
Percy July 28 – 30, 1993 39 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Mariana Islands, Japan None None
Steve August 9 – 11, 1993 60 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Mariana Islands, Ryukyu Islands None None
Zola September 8, 1993 15 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Japan None None
Hattie October 24, 1993 12 95 km/h (60 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Marshall Islands None None
Nell December 25 – 27 1994 66 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Philippines None None
Owen April 3 – 5, 1994 54 110 km/h (70 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Caroline Islands, Philippines 10 None
Russ June 6 – 7, 1994 30 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) China 74 $728 million
Zeke July 22 – 23, 1994 18 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) None None None
Bobbie December 23 – 24, 1994 24 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Marshall Islands, Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands None None
Gary July 30 – 31, 1995 30 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Philippines, China 2 None
Helen August 11, 1995 18 110 km/h (70 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Philippines, South China 23 None
Lois August 27 – 29, 1995 54 95 km/h (60 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) South China, Indochina None None
Sibyl September 30 – October 3, 1995 78 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Philippines, China 108 $35.8 million
Ted October 12, 1995 12 95 km/h (60 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Philippines, South China None None
Yvette October 26, 1995 6 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Philippines, Indochina Unknown Unknown
Dan December 28 – 30, 1995 66 100 km/h (65 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Caroline Islands, Philippines None None
Frankie July 23, 1996 12 95 km/h (60 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) South China, Vietnam 104 $204 million
Joy August 2 – 3, 1996 30 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) None None None
Willie September 19 – 21, 1996 42 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) South China, Indochina 38 None
Beth October 16 – 19, 1996 84 110 km/h (70 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Philippines, Vietnam 1 None
Fern December 24 – 28, 1996 96 110 km/h (70 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands None $3 million
Victor August 1 – 2, 1997 48 110 km/h (70 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) China 65 $241 million
Yule August 20 – 22, 1997 54 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Marshall Islands None None
Zita August 21 – 22, 1997 24 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) South China 352 $438 million
Fritz September 24 – 25, 1997 18 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia 28 $5.1 million
Linda November 2, 1997 24 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Vietnam, Thailand 3,123 $385 million
Penny August 10, 1998 12 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Philippines, South China 1 None
Stella September 14 – 16, 1999 48 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Mariana Islands, Japan 3 $2.17 million
Kate April 25 – 27, 1999 66 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Philippines None None
Neil July 25 – 26, 1999 30 95 km/h (60 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Philippines 15 None
Sam August 20 – 22, 1999 54 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Philippines, South China 20 $35 million
Dora August 19 – 20, 1999 12 95 km/h (60 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Wake Island None None
Tanya August 21, 1999 12 95 km/h (60 mph) 1000 hPa (29.53 inHg) Wake Island None None
Virgil August 25, 1999 6 95 km/h (60 mph) 1000 hPa (29.53 inHg) None None None
York September 14 – 16, 1999 60 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Philippines, South China 17 $34 million
Ann September 16 – 17, 1999 36 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) East China None None
Gloria November 15 – 16, 1999 30 95 km/h (60 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) None None None

2000s

The JMA tracked a total of 42 severe tropical storms from 2000 through to 2009. Fortunately, many of these storms did not affect any landmass, however there were a few notable storms like Kammuri in 2002 and Bilis in 2006 which both impacted mainland China, killing hundreds of people and causing total combined damages of nearly US$5 billion. Bilis ended up killing a total of 859 people, making it one of the deadliest storms in China, and also, being known as the tenth wettest tropical cyclone in the country.[4]

Name Duration as a
Severe tropical storm
Duration
(hours)
Sustained
wind speeds
Pressure Areas affected Deaths Damage
(USD)
Refs
Bolaven July 29, 2000 6 95 km/h (60 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Philippines, Ryukyu Islands, South Korea None None
Sonamu September 17 – 18, 2000 24 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Japan None None
Bebinca November 1 – 6, 2000 90† 110 km/h (70 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Philippines, South China 26 None
Cimaron May 13, 2001 6 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Philippines, Taiwan None $555,000
Durian June 30 – July 1, 2001 36 95 km/h (60 mph) 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) South China, Vietnam 110 $422 million
Utor July 3 – 5, 2001 66 110 km/h (70 mph) 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) Philippines, South China, Vietnam 197 $332 million
Yutu July 24 – 25, 2001 36 100 km/h (65 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Philippines, South China, Vietnam None $75.5 million
Noguri June 9 – 10, 2002 36 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Taiwan, Japan None $4 million
Nakri July 10, 2002 6 95 km/h (60 mph) 983 hPa (29.03 inHg) East China, Taiwan, Japan 2 None
Kammuri August 4 – 5, 2002 18 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) China 153 $509 million
Bavi October 11 – 12, 2002 30 100 km/h (65 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) None None None
Maysak October 28 – 29, 2002 30 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) None None None
Linfa May 29 – 30, 2003 30 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Philippines, Japan 41 $28.2 million
Nangka June 1 – 2, 2003 24 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Taiwan, Philippines, Japan None None
Koni July 20 – 21, 2003 42 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Philippines, South China, Vietnam 7 $16.9 million
Melor October 31 – November 1, 2003 12 95 km/h (60 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Taiwan, Philippines, Japan 4 None
Omais May 19, 2004 12 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Caroline Islands None None
Chanthu June 12, 2004 18 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Philippines, Indochina 39 $7.9 million
Sarika September 5 – 6, 2004 42 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Mariana Islands None None
Kulap January 17 – 18, 2005 30 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Caroline Islands None None
Roke March 16, 2005 18 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Caroline Islands, Philippines 7 $166,000
Banyan July 23 – 25, 2005 60 100 km/h (65 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Japan None None
Sanvu August 12 – 13, 2005 24 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Philippines, Taiwan, East China None None
Guchol August 22 – 25, 2005 78 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) None None None
Bolaven November 17 – 19, 2005 54 100 km/h (65 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Philippines None None
Bilis July 10 – 14, 2006 102 110 km/h (70 mph) 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) Caroline Islands, Taiwan, East China 859 $4.4 billion
Bopha August 7 – 8, 2006 33 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Taiwan, East China 7 None
Wukong August 14 – 17, 2006 72 95 km/h (60 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Japan, South Korea 2 None
Bebinca October 4 – 5, 2006 24 95 km/h (60 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Mariana Islands, Japan, 33 None
Danas September 9 – 11, 2007 48 100 km/h (65 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) None None None
Lekima October 1 – 3, 2007 72 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Philippines, Vietnam 110 $125 million
Podul October 6 – 7, 2007 30 100 km/h (65 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) None None None
Faxai October 26 – 27, 2007 24 100 km/h (65 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Japan 1 $1.5 million
Matmo May 16, 2008 6 95 km/h (60 mph) 992 hPa (29.29 inHg) Philippines, Japan None None [5]
Halong May 17 – 19, 2008 48† 110 km/h (70 mph) 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) Philippines, Japan 61 $100 million [6]
Kammuri August 6, 2008 12 95 km/h (60 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Philippines, South China, Taiwan, Vietnam 204 $200 million [7]
Phanfone August 10, 2008 6 95 km/h (60 mph) 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) None None None [8]
Vongfong August 16 – 17, 2008 42 95 km/h (60 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Japan 1 None [9]
Maysak November 8 – 9, 2008 18 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Philippines, Vietnam 30 None [10]
Linfa June 19 – 21, 2009 54 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Philippines, Japan 7 $105 million
Krovanh August 29 – 31, 2009 54 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Japan None None [11]
Dujuan September 5 – 10, 2009 120 95 km/h (60 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Mariana Islands None None

2010s

From 2010 to 2019, the JMA tracked a total of 52 severe tropical storms. In December 2011, Severe Tropical Storm Washi impacted the southern part of the Philippines, killing a total of 2,546 people, making it one of the deadliest tropical cyclones to hit the country.[12] Mekkhala in January 2015 also affected the Philippines, but was notable for interrupting Pope Francis’ visit to the country.[13] Nine months later saw the most damaging severe tropical storm of the decade, where Etau mainly affected Japan, causing damages of up to ¥294 billion (US$2.44 billion) due to extreme flooding and various landslides.[14] Moreover, Tropical Storm Pewa moved into the Northwest Pacific basin from the Central Pacific and was classified as a severe tropical storm by the JMA.[15]

Name Duration as a
Severe tropical storm
Duration
(hours)
Sustained
wind speeds
Pressure Areas affected Deaths Damage
(USD)
Refs
Dianmu August 9 – 10, 2010 45 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Japan, South Korea 37 $42 million [16]
Lionrock August 30 – 31, 2010 42 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Philippines, Taiwan, South China None $65.1 million [17]
Malou September 5 – 6, 2010 30 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Japan None None [18]
Meranti September 9, 2010 12 100 km/h (65 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Taiwan, East China 3 $118 million [19]
Meari June 23 – 26, 2011 96 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Philippines, Japan, South Korea 11 $1.24 million [20]
Nock-ten July 28 – 39, 2011 48 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Philippines, Indochina 128 $126 million [21]
Merbok August 6 – 9, 2011 78 95 km/h (60 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) None None None [22]
Talas August 27 – September 3, 2011 168 95 km/h (60 mph) 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) Japan 82 $600 million [23]
Washi December 16, 2011 6 95 km/h (60 mph) 992 hPa (29.29 inHg) Philippines 2,546 $97.8 million [24]
Sanvu May 24 – 26, 2012 66 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Mariana Islands None $20,000 [25]
Talim June 19, 2012 18 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Taiwan 1 $356 million [26]
Khanun July 17 – 18, 2012 12 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Japan, Korean Peninsula 89 $11.4 million [27]
Kirogi August 9, 2012 6 95 km/h (60 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) None None None [28]
Ewiniar September 26 – 28, 2012 72 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Mariana Islands None None [29]
Maliksi October 3 – 4, 2012 30 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Mariana Islands None None [30]
Gaemi October 3, 2012 6 95 km/h (60 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Philippines, Indochina 5 $4.1 million [31]
Maria October 15, 2012 24 95 km/h (60 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Mariana Islands None None [32]
Sonamu January 5 – 6, 2013 30 95 km/h (60 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Philippines, Vietnam, Borneo 2 None [33]
Rumbia July 1, 2013 6 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Philippines, South China 7 $191 million [34]
Jebi August 2 – 3, 2013 24 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Philippines, South China, Vietnam 7 $80.9 million [35]
Trami August 19 – 22, 2013 60 110 km/h (70 mph) 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) Philippines, East China, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands 34 $598 million [36]
Pewa August 19, 2013 18 100 km/h (65 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) None None None [37]
Kong-rey August 28, 2013 27 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Philippines, Taiwan, Japan 9 $21.2 million [38]
Pabuk September 22 – 26, 2013 114 110 km/h (70 mph) 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) Mariana Islands None None [39]
Tapah April 29 – 30, 2014 30 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Wake Island, Japan None None [40]
Nakri July 31 – August 2, 2014 42 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Japan, Korean Peninsula 15 $114,000 [41]
Fengshen September 7 – 10, 2014 66 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Japan None None [42]
Kammuri September 26 – 27, 2014 18 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Mariana Islands None None [43]
Mekkhala January 16 – 17, 2015 30 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Philippines 3 $8.92 million [44]
Linfa July 8 – 9, 2015 36 95 km/h (60 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Philippines, Taiwan, South China 1 $285 million [45]
Etau September 8, 2015 18 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Japan 8 $2.44 billion [46]
Choi-wan October 4 – 6, 2015 36 110 km/h (70 mph) 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) Wake Island, Japan None None [47]
Mirinae July 27, 2016 6 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) South China, Indochina 7 $346 million [48]
Nida July 31 – August 1, 2016 48 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Philippines, Taiwan, South China, Vietnam 6 $316 million [49]
Omais August 5 – 9, 2016 96 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Mariana Islands, Japan, Russia Far East None None [50]
Chanthu August 14 – 17, 2016† 60 100 km/h (65 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Japan, Russia Far East None $94.7 million [51]
Aere October 7 – 8, 2016 30 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Philippines, Taiwan, South China, Indochina 35 $112 million [52]
Tokage November 26, 2016 12 95 km/h (60 mph) 992 hPa (29.29 inHg) Philippines, Vietnam 1 $30,000 [53]
Merbok June 12, 2017 12 100 km/h (65 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Philippines, South China None $88.3 million [54]
Nanmadol July 2 – 4, 2017 54 100 km/h (65 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Japan 42 $1.68 billion [55]
Talas July 16, 2017 18 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Vietnam, Hainan 14 $79.2 million [56]
Pakhar August 26 – 27, 2017 12 100 km/h (65 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Philippines, South China, Vietnam 13 $115 million [57]
Mawar September 2 – 3, 2017 36 95 km/h (60 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Philippines, South China None $1.53 million [58]
Saola October 27 – 29, 2017 63 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Caroline Islands, Japan None $250 million [59]
Maliksi June 9 – 11, 2018 66 110 km/h (65 mph) 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) Philippines, Ryukyu Islands, Japan 2 None [60]
Ampil July 19 – 21, 2018 54 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Ryukyu Islands, East China 1 $241 million [61]
Wukong July 25, 2018 18 95 km/h (60 mph) 994 hPa (29.35 inHg) Japan, South Korea None None [62]
Leepi August 13 – 14, 2018 42 95 km/h (60 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) None None None [63]
Usagi November 23 – 24, 2018 42 110 km/h (70 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Caroline Islands, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia 4 $40.5 million [64]
Bailu August 22 – 24, 2019 48 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Philippines, Taiwan, South China 3 $28.2 million [65]
Matmo October 30, 2019 18 110 km/h (70 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand 2 $39.3 million [66]
Fung-wong November 20 – 21, 2019 30 110 km/h (65 mph) 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands None None [67]

2020s

As of 2021, seven severe tropical storms have developed this decade.

Name Duration as a
Severe tropical storm
Duration
(hours)
Sustained
wind speeds
Pressure Areas affected Deaths Damage
(USD)
Refs
Mekkhala August 10, 2020 12 95 km/h (60 mph) 992 hPa (29.29 inHg) Philippines, Taiwan, East China None $159 million
Higos August 18 – 19, 2020 12 100 km/h (65 mph) 992 hPa (29.29 inHg) Philippines, South China, Vietnam 7 $143 million
Dolphin September 22 – 23, 2020 48 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) None None None
Kujira September 28 – 30, 2020 48 110 km/h (70 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) None None None
Atsani November 4 – 6, 2020 54 95 km/h (60 mph) 994 hPa (29.35 inHg) Philippines, Taiwan None $101,000
Nida August 6 – 8, 2020 48 100 km/h (65 mph) 992 hPa (29.29 inHg) None None None
Mirinae August 7 – 8, 2021 24 95 km/h (60 mph) 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Ryukyu Islands, Japan None None
Kompasu October 10 – 13, 2021 66 100 km/h (65 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Philippines, Taiwan, South China, Vietnam 44 $127 million
Namtheun October 16, 2021 12 95 km/h (60 mph) 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) None None None
Ma-on August 22 – 25, 2022 66 100 km/h (65 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) Philippines, South China, Vietnam 3 $46.2 million
Kulap September 26 – 29, 2022 66 110 km/h (70 mph) 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) None None None
Nalgae October 28 – November 1, 2022 78† 110 km/h (70 mph) 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) Philippines, Hong Kong, Macau, South China 160 $321 million
Talim July 16 – 18, 2023 54 110 km/h (70 mph) 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) Philippines, South China, Vietnam 3 $364 million
Damrey August 26 –28, 2023 48† 95 km/h (60 mph) 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) None None None

Climatology

Severe tropical storms by month
Month Number of storms
January
7
February
0
March
5
April
5
May
9
June
18
July
35
August
56
September
42
October
31
November
18
December
9
Severe tropical storms by decade
Period Number of storms
1977–79
16
1980s
59
1990s
58
2000s
42
2010s
52
2020s
14

See also

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