List of very strong typhoons

A Very strong typhoon is the second highest category used by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) to classify tropical cyclones that has reached typhoon intensity 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 a violent typhoon is defined as a tropical cyclone that has 10-minute sustained wind speeds between 85 and 105 knots (157–193 km/h; 97–121 mph) or greater.

Typhoon Kammuri making landfall in the Philippines on December 2019

Background

RSMC Tokyo'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
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] Furthermore, the JMA divides the typhoon category into three sub-categories for domestic purposes – a strong typhoon, very strong typhoon and violent 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 violent typhoon. The category of a violent typhoon ranges with 10-minute sustained winds of 105 kn (54 m/s; 121 mph; 194 km/h) or greater.[3]

Systems

Key
  • Discontinuous duration (weakened below a "Very strong" typhoon then restrengthened to that classification at least once)

1990s

Name System dates Duration
(hours)
Sustained
wind speeds
Pressure Areas affected Damage
(USD)
Deaths Refs
SteveJuly 28 – 29, 199024155 km/h (100 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)Mariana IslandsNoneNone
MikeNovember 10 – 12, 199060185 km/h (115 mph)915 hPa (27.02 inHg)Philippines, Vietnam, South China$389 million798
OwenNovember 23 – 29, 199090†175 km/h (110 mph)925 hPa (27.32 inHg)MicronesiaNone2
RussDecember 18 – 22, 1990108185 km/h (115 mph)915 hPa (27.02 inHg)Micronesia$120 millionNone
WaltMay 10 – 14, 1991114185 km/h (115 mph)915 hPa (27.02 inHg)Caroline Islands, PhilippinesNoneNone
AmyJuly 18 – 19, 199130175 km/h (110 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)Philippines, Taiwan, South ChinaUnknown130
IvySeptember 6 – 8, 199145175 km/h (110 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Mariana Islands, JapanNone1
OrchidOctober 6 – 9, 199172175 km/h (110 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)Mariana IslandsNoneNone
SethNovember 3 – 11, 1991168†185 km/h (115 mph)925 hPa (27.32 inHg)Micronesia, PhilippinesUnknownUnknown
BobbieJune 26 – 28, 199233155 km/h (100 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)Philippines, Japan$2.9 millionNone
JanisAugust 6 – 8, 199221175 km/h (110 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Mariana Islands, Japan$45.6 million2
KentAugust 10 – 12, 199248175 km/h (110 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)JapanNone5
OmarAugust 29 – September 2, 1992102185 km/h (115 mph)920 hPa (27.17 inHg)Micronesia, Philippines, Taiwan, China$561 million15
RyanSeptember 6 – 8, 199248155 km/h (100 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)Mariana IslandsNoneNone
SibylSeptember 11 – 12, 199236155 km/h (100 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)NoneNoneNone
WardOctober 2 – 3, 199212155 km/h (100 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)NoneNoneNone
YvetteOctober 10 – 16, 1992138185 km/h (115 mph)915 hPa (27.02 inHg)PhilippinesNoneNone
DanNovember 1 – 2, 199224165 km/h (105 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Marshall IslandsNoneNone
HuntNovember 19 – 20, 199242165 km/h (105 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)Marshall IslandsNoneNone
RobynAugust 6 – 8, 199366155 km/h (100 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)Mariana Islands, Japan, South Korea$68 million45
KeoniAugust 21 – 22, 199330165 km/h (105 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)Marshall IslandsNoneNone
YancySeptember 1 – 3, 199342175 km/h (110 mph)925 hPa (27.32 inHg)Japan$1.67 billion48
AbeSeptember 13, 199312155 km/h (100 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)Philippines, TaiwanNoneNone
EdOctober 4 – 5, 199348185 km/h (115 mph)915 hPa (27.32 inHg)Mariana IslandsNoneNone

2000s

Name System dates Duration
(hours)
Sustained
wind speeds
Pressure Areas affected Damage
(USD)
Deaths Refs
DamreyMay 9 – 10, 200030165 km/h (105 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)NoneNoneNone
KirogiJuly 5, 200018155 km/h (100 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)Japan$140 million5
JelawatAugust 3, 200024155 km/h (100 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)Ryukyu Islands, East ChinaUnknownNone
SaomaiSeptember 9 – 12, 200057175 km/h (110 mph)925 hPa (27.32 inHg)Ryukyu Islands, East China, Korean Peninsula$6.3 billion28
ShanshanSeptember 20 – 23, 200072175 km/h (140 mph)920 hPa (27.17 inHg)NoneNoneNone
WutipAugust 29 – 30, 200130165 km/h (105 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)NoneNoneNone
DanasSeptember 8 – 9, 200130155 km/h (100 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)Japan$12.8 million9
FranciscoSeptember 23 – 24, 200112165 km/h (105 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)NoneNoneNone
PodulOctober 23 – 26, 200190185 km/h (115 mph)925 hPa (27.32 inHg)Caroline IslandsNoneNone
MitagMarch 4 – 6, 200260175 km/h (110 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)Caroline Islands$150 million2
HagibisMay 19 – 20, 200230175 km/h (110 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Mariana IslandsNoneNone
RammasunJuly 2 – 4, 200239155 km/h (100 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, East China, Korean Peninsula$100 million97
ChataanJuly 5 – 9, 200284175 km/h (110 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)Mariana Islands, Japan$660 million4
HalongJuly 12 – 13, 200230155 km/h (100 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)Mariana Islands, Philippines, Japan$89.8 million10
FengshenJuly 16 – 23, 2002162185 km/h (115 mph)920 hPa (27.17 inHg)Japan, East China$4 million5
PhanfoneAugust 15 – 16, 200230155 km/h (100 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)JapanNoneNone
EleAugust 30 – September 4, 2002120165 km/h (105 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)NoneNoneNone
HigosSeptember 29 – 30, 200242175 km/h (110 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)Japan$2.41 billion12
HaishenNovember 23, 200212155 km/h (100 mph)955 hPa (28.20 inHg)NoneNoneNone
PongsonaDecember 8 – 10, 200254165 km/h (105 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)Mariana Islands$730 million1
KujiraApril 15 – 18, 200372165 km/h (105 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Micronesia, Philippines, Taiwan, Japan230,0003
Chan-homMay 23 – 24, 200330155 km/h (100 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)Mariana Islands$16 millionNone
ImbudoJuly 20 – 21, 200336165 km/h (105 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Philippines, China$383 million5
EtauAugust 7, 20036155 km/h (100 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)Caroline Islands, Japan$295 million20
KetsanaOctober 21 – 23, 200366165 km/h (105 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)NoneNoneNone
ParmaOctober 23 – 30, 200384†175 km/h (110 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)NoneNoneNone
LupitNovember 25 – 29, 2003102185 km/h (110 mph)915 hPa (27.02 inHg)Micronesia$1.7 millionNone
SudalApril 9 – 13, 2004108165 km/h (105 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)Caroline Islands$14 millionNone
NidaMay 16 – 18, 200466175 km/h (110 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Caroline Islands, Philippines, Japan$1.3 million31
DianmuJune 15 – 20, 2004120185 km/h (115 mph)915 hPa (27.02 inHg)Caroline Islands, Japan$68.5 million6
MindulleJune 28 – 30, 200454175 km/h (110 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)Philippines, Taiwan, East China, Ryukyu Islands, Korean Peninsula$833 million56
NamtheunJuly 26 – 27, 200430155 km/h (100 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)JapanNoneNone
SongdaAugust 31 – September 6, 2004150175 km/h (110 mph)925 hPa (27.32 inHg)Mariana Islands, Japan$9 billion28
MeariSeptember 24 – 27, 200463†165 km/h (105 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)Caroline Islands, Japan$798 million18
Ma-onOctober 7 – 9, 200445185 km/h (115 mph)920 hPa (27.17 inHg)Japan$623 million7
TokageOctober 16 – 18, 200454155 km/h (100 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)Mariana Islands, Taiwan, Japan$2.3 billion5
Nock-tenOctober 23 – 24, 200436155 km/h (100 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)Micronesia, Taiwan, Ryukyu IslandsNone3
NanmadolDecember 1, 200424165 km/h (105 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Caroline Islands, Philippines$60.8 million77
SoncaApril 24 – 26, 200548165 km/h (105 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Caroline IslandsNoneNone
NesatJune 2 – 6, 200596†175 km/h (110 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)Caroline IslandsNoneNone
MawarAugust 24, 200518155 km/h (100 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)JapanNone2
TalimAugust 29 – 31, 200554175 km/h (110 mph)925 hPa (27.32 inHg)Taiwan, East China$1.5 billion157
NabiAugust 31 – September 5, 2005132175 km/h (110 mph)925 hPa (27.32 inHg)Micronesia, Japan, Korean Peninsula972 million35
KhanunSeptember 10, 200518155 km/h (100 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, Korean Peninsula$1.22 billion16
LongwangSeptember 28 – October 1, 200584†165 km/h (105 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, East China$971 million149
KirogiOctober 11 – 17, 2005108185 km/h (115 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)NoneNoneNone
ChanchuMay 14 – 17, 200666175 km/h (110 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)Philippines, East China, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, South Korea$879 million309
EwiniarJuly 3 – 5, 200654185 km/h (115 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)Caroline Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Korean Peninsula$1.4 billion181
XangsaneSeptember 27, 20066155 km/h (100 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)Philippines, Indochina$750 million318
CimaronOctober 28 – November 2, 200654†185 km/h (115 mph)920 hPa (27.17 inHg)Philippines$31 million35
ChebiNovember 10 – 11, 200624185 km/h (115 mph)925 hPa (27.32 inHg)PhilippinesUnknown1
UtorDecember 12, 200612155 km/h (100 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)Philippines$15.8 million38
YutuMay 19 – 21, 200760175 km/h (110 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)NoneNoneNone
Man-yiJuly 11 – 13, 200742175 km/h (110 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)Japan$105 thousand16
UsagiJuly 31 – August 2, 200736165 km/h (105 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)Japan, Korean Peninsula$225 millionNone
NariSeptember 14 – 15, 200733185 km/h (115 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Japan, South Korea$393 million23
WiphaSeptember 17 – 18, 200736185 km/h (115 mph)925 hPa (27.32 inHg)Taiwan, East China$1.3 billion20
KajikiOctober 20, 200718165 km/h (105 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)NoneNoneNone
NakriMay 29 – 30, 200842185 km/h (115 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)Mariana Islands, JapanNoneNone
FengshenJune 21, 200812165 km/h (105 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)Philippines, South China$430 million1,371
SinlakuSeptember 10 – 13, 200890185 km/h (115 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Philippines, Taiwan, East China, Japan$1.1 billion24
HagupitSeptember 23, 200824165 km/h (105 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Philippines, Taiwan, South China, Vietnam$3 billion67
KujiraMay 4 – 5, 200918155 km/h (100 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)Philippines$27 million28
VamcoAugust 19 – 21, 200954165 km/h (105 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)NoneNoneNone
ParmaSeptember 30 – October 2, 200936185 km/h (115 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)Caroline Islands, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam$617 million500
LupitOctober 17 – 19, 200960175 km/h (110 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)Philippines, JapanNoneNone

2010s

Compared to the last decade, only 46 typhoons have reached the very strong category as its peak strength from 2010 to 2019. Some notable very strong typhoons include Typhoon Bopha in December 2012 which ravaged the Philippines, killing 1,901 people. Typhoon Faxai of 2019 impacted Japan, costing damages of an estimated US$10 billion, making it the sixth costliest typhoon on record.[4] The longest duration of a storm to hold in a category of a very strong typhoon this decade was Typhoon Goni of 2015, the year where 12 very strong typhoons developed.

Name System dates Duration
(hours)
Sustained
wind speeds
Pressure Areas affected Deaths Damage
(USD)
Refs
FanapiSeptember 17 – 18, 201027175 km/h (110 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Taiwan, East China105$1 billion
MalakasSeptember 24, 20106155 km/h (100 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)NoneNoneNone
ChabaOctober 27 – 28, 201036175 km/h (110 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)JapanNoneNone
Ma-onJuly 15 – 17, 201154175 km/h (110 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Mariana Islands, Japan5$5 million
MuifaJuly 30 – August 5, 2011144175 km/h (110 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)Ryukyu Islands, Korean Peninsula22$480 million
NanmadolAugust 25 – 27, 201142165 km/h (105 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)Philippines, Taiwan, East China38$1.49 billion
RokeSeptember 20, 201112155 km/h (100 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)Japan13$1.2 billion
NalgaeSeptember 30 – October 1, 201130175 km/h (110 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Philippines, South China, Vietnam18$250 million
GucholJune 16 – 18, 201230185 km/h (115 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)Philippines, Japan3$100 million
BolavenAugust 24 – 26, 201242185 km/h (115 mph)910 hPa (26.87 inHg)Ryukyu Islands, Korean Peninsula, Northeastern China96$3.59 billion
PrapiroonOctober 10 – 12, 201230165 km/h (105 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)Japan1None
GucholJune 16 – 18, 201230185 km/h (115 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)Philippines, Japan3$100 million
Son-TinhOctober 27, 201230155 km/h (100 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)Vietnam, South China42$776 million
GucholJune 16 – 18, 201230185 km/h (115 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)Philippines, Japan3$100 million
BophaDecember 1 – 1, 201296†185 km/h (115 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)Philippines1,901$1.16 billion
SoulikJuly 9 – 12, 201363†185 km/h (115 mph)925 hPa (27.32 inHg)Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, East China16$600 million
DanasOctober 6 – 7, 201321185 km/h (115 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)JapanNone$228 thousand
WiphaOctober 13 – 14, 201324165 km/h (105 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)Japan41$409 million
NeoguriJuly 5 – 8, 201475185 km/h (115 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)Japan3$632 million
RammasunJuly 15 – 18, 201430†165 km/h (105 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Philippines, South China, Vietnam222$8.03 billion
PhanfoneOctober 2 – 5, 201490175 km/h (110 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Japan11$100 million
HigosFebruary 10, 20156165 km/h (105 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)NoneNoneNone
DolphinMay 15 – 18, 201560185 km/h (115 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Mariana Islands1$13.5 million
NangkaJuly 7 – 15, 2015132†185 km/h (115 mph)925 hPa (27.32 inHg)Mariana Islands, Japan2$209 million
Chan-homJuly 9 – 10, 201536165 km/h (105 mph)935 hPa (27.46 inHg)Mariana Islands, Taiwan, East China, Korean Peninsula18$1.58 billion
GoniAugust 17 – 24, 2015147†185 km/h (115 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)Mariana Islands, Philippines, Taiwan, Japan, Korean Peninsula, East China4$1.05 billion
AtsaniAugust 17 – 21, 201596185 km/h (115 mph)925 hPa (27.32 inHg)NoneNoneNone
KrovanhSeptember 17 – 18, 201518155 km/h (100 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)NoneNoneNone
MujigaeOctober 4, 201512185 km/h (115 mph)935 hPa (27.46 inHg)South China, Vietnam29$4.26 billion
KoppuOctober 16 – 18, 201548185 km/h (115 mph)925 hPa (27.32 inHg)Philippines, Taiwan62$313 million
ChampiOctober 18 – 22, 201578†175 km/h (110 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)Mariana IslandsNoneNone
In-faNovember 20 – 22, 201548175 km/h (110 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Caroline IslandsNoneNone
MelorDecember 13 – 15, 201536†175 km/h (110 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Philippines51$148 million
LionrockAugust 24 – 29, 201696†165 km/h (105 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)Japan, North Korea550$3.94 billion
MalakasSeptember 15 – 19, 201672†175 km/h (110 mph)930 hPa (27.46 inHg)Taiwan, Japan1$300 million
MegiSeptember 27, 20166155 km/h (100 mph)945 hPa (27.91 inHg)Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, East China52$1.57 billion
SongdaOctober 10 – 12, 201654185 km/h (115 mph)925 hPa (27.32 inHg)Pacific NorthwestNoneNone
SarikaOctober 15, 201612175 km/h (110 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Philippines, South China, Vietnam37$866 million
NoruJuly 30 – August 3, 201790175 km/h (110 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Japan2$100 million
TalimSeptember 13 – 15, 201742175 km/h (110 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Taiwan, East China, Japan5$750 million
LanOctober 20 – 22, 201754185 km/h (115 mph)915 hPa (27.02 inHg)Japan17$2 billion
SoulikAugust 20 – 22, 201842155 km/h (100 mph)950 hPa (28.05 inHg)Japan, Korean Peninsula86$125 million
CimaronAugust 22, 201812155 km/h (100 mph)950 hPa (28.05 inHg)JapanNone$30.6 million
LinglingSeptember 4 – 6, 201936175 km/h (110 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)Ryukyu Islands, Korean Peninsula8$236 million
FaxaiSeptember 7 – 8, 201927155 km/h (100 mph)955 hPa (28.20 inHg)Japan3$10 billion[4]
BualoiOctober 21 – 23, 201966185 km/h (115 mph)935 hPa (27.61 inHg)Mariana IslandsNoneNone
FengshenNovember 15 – 16, 201936155 km/h (100 mph)965 hPa (28.50 inHg)Mariana IslandsNoneNone
KammuriDecember 2, 201918165 km/h (105 mph)950 hPa (28.05 inHg)Philippines12$116 million

2020s

As of the 2020 season, only 6 typhoons have reached its peak strength to be classified as a very strong typhoon. The deadliest very strong typhoon so far is Vamco of November 2020, where it killed 73 people.

Name System dates Duration
(hours)
Sustained
wind speeds
Pressure Areas affected Deaths Damage
(USD)
Refs
VongfongMay 14, 202012155 km/h (100 mph)960 hPa (28.35 inHg)Philippines5$50 million
BaviAugust 26, 202012155 km/h (100 mph)950 hPa (28.05 inHg)Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, Korean Peninsula1$1 million
MaysakAugust 31 – September 2, 202042175 km/h (110 mph)955 hPa (27.61 inHg)Japan, Korean Peninsula32$100 million
MolaveOctober 27, 202024165 km/h (105 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg)Philippines, Indochina71$660 million
Vamco155 km/h (100 mph)950 hPa (28.05 inHg)Philippines, Vietnam73$214 million

Climatology

Very strong typhoons by month
Month Number of storms
January
0
February
1
March
1
April
3
May
11
June
6
July
20
August
24
September
29
October
28
November
11
December
7
Very strong typhoons by decade
Period Number of storms
1976–79
0
1980s
0
1990s
24
2000s
66
2010s
46
2020s
5

See also

References

  1. WMO/ESCP Typhoon Committee (2019). Typhoon Committee Operational Manual Meteorological Component 2019 (PDF) (Report). World Meteorological Organization. pp. 1–7, 33–34. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  2. Joint Typhoon Warning Center (2008-03-31). "What are the description labels used with tropical cyclones by JTWC?". Joint Typhoon Warning Center – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). Retrieved 2008-12-22.
  3. Typhoon Committee (2015). Typhoon Committee Operational Manual 2015 (PDF) (Report). World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  4. Weather, Climate & Catastrophe Insight: 2019 Annual Report (PDF). AON Benfield (Report). AON Benfield. January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
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