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
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Severe tropical storms by decade
Period
Number of storms
1977–79
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
See also
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^ "RSMC Best Track 1110 MERBOK (1110)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. September 26, 2011. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
^ "RSMC Best Track 1112 TALAS (1114)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. October 14, 2011. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
^ "RSMC Best Track 1121 WASHI (1121)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. January 18, 2012. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
^ "RSMC Best Track 1202 SANVU (1202)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. June 29, 2012. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
^ "RSMC Best Track 1205 TALIM (1205)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. July 27, 2012. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
^ "RSMC Best Track 1207 KHANUN (1207)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. August 27, 2012. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
^ "RSMC Best Track 1212 KIROGI (1212)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. September 25, 2012. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
^ "RSMC Best Track 1218 EWINIAR (1218)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. October 26, 2012. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
^ "RSMC Best Track 1219 MALIKSI (1219)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. October 26, 2012. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
^ "RSMC Best Track 1220 GAEMI (1220)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. October 31, 2012. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
^ "RSMC Best Track 1222 MARIA (1222)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. November 22, 2012. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
^ "RSMC Best Track 1301 SONAMU (1301)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. January 25, 2013. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
^ "RSMC Best Track 1306 RUMBIA (1306)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. July 24, 2013. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
^ "RSMC Best Track 1309 JEBI (1309)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. August 20, 2013. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
^ "RSMC Best Track 1312 TRAMI (1312)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. September 24, 2013. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
^ "RSMC Best Track 1313 PEWA (1313)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. September 27, 2013. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
^ "RSMC Best Track 1315 KONG-REY (1315)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. September 27, 2013. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
^ "RSMC Best Track 1316 PABUK (1316)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. October 23, 2013. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
^ "RSMC Best Track 1405 TAPAH (1405)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. May 21, 2014. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
^ "RSMC Best Track 1412 NAKRI (1412)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. September 17, 2014. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
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^ "RSMC Best Track 1417 KAMMURI (1417)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. October 17, 2014. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
^ "RSMC Best Track 1501 MEKKHALA (1501)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. February 17, 2015. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
^ "RSMC Best Track 1510 LINFA (1510)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. August 24, 2015. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
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^ "RSMC Best Track 1603 MIRINAE (1603)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. September 2, 2016. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
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^ "RSMC Best Track 1605 OMAIS (1605)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. September 15, 2016. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
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^ "RSMC Best Track 1619 AERE (1619)" . November 22, 2016. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
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^ "RSMC Best Track 1703 NANMADOL (1703)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. August 28, 2017. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
^ "RSMC Best Track 1704 TALAS (1704)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. August 29, 2017. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
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^ "RSMC Best Track 1716 MAWAR (1716)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. October 11, 2017. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
^ "RSMC Best Track 1722 SAOLA (1722)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. December 8, 2017. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
^ "RSMC Best Track 1805 MALIKSI (1805)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. July 18, 2018. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
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^ "RSMC Best Track 1815 LEEPI (1815)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. October 4, 2018. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
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^ "RSMC Best Track 1829 USAGI (1829)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. January 11, 2019. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22.
^ "RSMC Tropical Cyclone Best Track 1911 BAILU (1911)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. October 4, 2019. Archived from the original on 4 October 2019.
^ "RSMC Tropical Cyclone Best Track 1922 MATMO (1922)" . Japan Meteorological Agency. December 24, 2019. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019.
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