List of Philippine typhoons (1963–1999)

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The Philippines is archipelagic country in Southeast Asia, located in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It consists of 7,641 islands. The country is known to be "the most exposed country in the world to tropical storms", with about twenty tropical cyclones entering the Philippine area of responsibility each year. In the Philippine languages, tropical cyclones are generally called bagyo.[1]

Typhoon Loleng (Babs) to the east of the Philippines in October 20, 1998

Climatologically, in the Northwest Pacific basin, most tropical cyclones develop between May and October. However, the Philippines can experience a tropical cyclone anytime in the year, with the most storms during the months of June to September. This article includes any tropical cyclone of any intensity that affected the Philippines between 1963 and 1999.

1963–1969

1963

1964

1970s

1970:

October 13–14, 1970: Typhoon Joan (Sening) lashes Luzon and particularly Visayas, killing 770 total.

October 19–21, 1970: Typhoon Kate (Titang) was one of the tropical cyclones closest to form on the equator, makes landfall to Mindanao killing 631 people in total.

November 19–21, 1970: Typhoon Patsy (Yoling) made landfall in Luzon and killed 264 people.

1980s

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

August 26–29, 1984: Tropical Storm June (Maring) made landfall in Luzon just days before Typhoon Ike (Nitang) made a more deadly and devastating landfalls.

September 1–4, 1984: Typhoon Ike (Nitang) devastated Visayas, Mindanao and some parts of Southern Luzon, Deaths from the typhoon is 1,474.

October 28–31, 1984: Severe Tropical Storm Warren (Reming) though didn’t make any landfalls, its outflow caused intense rainfall over parts of Visayas, Palawan and Luzon. Killing 69 people.

November 5–7, 1984: Typhoon Agnes (Undang) made several landfalls across Visayas region, killing 895 people.

1985

1986

1987

Typhoon Sisang (Nina) at its peak strength prior to landfall on November 25, 1987
  • July 11, 1987: Although Typhoon Thelma (Katring) remained well offshore the Philippines, storm surge associated with its circulation swept away some 500 houses in the southern islands of the Philippines, leaving over 3,500 people homeless.[8]
  • August 11–12, 1987: Typhoon Betty (Herming) struck Visayas as a powerful typhoon, bringing in widespread flooding and severe destruction. Roughly 400,000 people were directly affected by the storm. Overall, 94 people were killed and 324 others were wounded.
  • August 17–18, 1987: Typhoon Cary (Ising) impacts northern Luzon with rainfall and several landslides. Nationwide, 954 homes were damaged and an additional 89 were destroyed, which resulted in 55,567 people or 13,247 families that either south shelter or were homeless.
  • September 8–9, 1987: Typhoon Gerald (Neneng) affects the Babuyan Group of Islands, with its outer rain bands bringing torrential rainfall over much of Luzon.
  • October 24, 1987: Typhoon Lynn (Pepang) traverses the northern coast of Luzon, with most impacts bring experienced in the Cagayan and Ilocos regions. Some landslides were experienced in Benguet.
  • November 14–15, 1987: Tropical Depression Rosing affects Visayas after passing the archipelago.
  • November 25, 1987: Typhoon Nina (Sisang) severely impacts the Bicol Region as a Category 5 super typhoon. A total of 90,173 homes were demolished due to Nina while an additional 109,633 were partially destroyed. Overall, damages from the storm totalled $54.5 million and 912 people perished.[9]
  • December 15–16, 1987: Typhoon Phyllis (Trining) impacts Visayas as a Category 3 typhoon. Only 13 people died from the typhoon.

1988

1989

1990s

1990

Typhoon Ruping (Mike) nearing landfall in the Philippines on November 12, 1990
  • June 20–22, 1990: Typhoon Ofelia (Bising) moves off the northeastern coastline of the country, with its outflow and rain bands bringing heavy rainfall. In all, 56 people were killed.[16]
  • June 25–26, 1990: Typhoon Percy (Klaring) batters Northern Luzon as a strong typhoon. Fortunately, damages remained little.[17]
  • August 17–18, 1990: Typhoon Yancy (Gading) triggered a monsoon surge by the storm, which resulted in significant rainfall which flooded areas on northern Luzon. A minimum of six people were killed, and over 60,000 people fled to evacuation centers.
  • August 26, 1990: Typhoon Becky (Heling) moves through extreme portion of northern Luzon, bringing heavy flooding, killing 32 people.
  • August 28–30, 1990: Typhoon Abe (Iliang) made landfall in Zhejiang, China and its outflow made landslides killing 94 people.
  • September 7, 1990: Typhoon Dot (Loleng) mainly affected the Babuyan Group of Islands. However the typhoon pulled the southwest monsoon which brought rainfall over much of Luzon, killing 4 people.
  • September 15, 1990: Typhoon Ed (Miding), like previous storms, brushed the northern coast of Luzon.
  • November 12–13, 1990: Typhoon Mike (Ruping) slams Luzon and Visayas as a severe typhoon. At the time, it was the strongest typhoon to hit the country after 9 years. Over 700 people died from the typhoon.

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

Typhoon Rosing (Angela) nearing the Philippines on November 2, 1995

1996

1997

1998

Typhoon Zeb (Iliang) making landfall on Luzon on October 13, 1998

1999

Climatology

More information Month, Number of Storms ...
Storms Affecting the Philippines by month (1963-1999)
Month Number of Storms
January
3
February
1
March
2
April
6
May
4
June
15
July
20
August
16
September
20
October
29
November
19
December
13
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Deadly storms

The following list are the deadliest storms that impacted the Philippines between 1963 and 1999. This list only includes typhoons that had death tolls exceeding 300. Only two storms exceeded death numbers above 1,000: Thelma (Uring) and Ike (Nitang). The total number of deaths recorded are only from the country itself.

More information Rank, Name ...
Rank Name Year Number of Deaths
1Thelma (Uring)19915,081
2Ike (Nitang)19841,426
3Nina (Sisang)1987979
4Angela (Rosing)1995936
5Agnes (Undang)1984895
6Joan (Sening)1970768
7Mike (Ruping)1990748
8Kate (Titang)1970631
9Irma (Anding)1981585
10Louise (Ining)1964≥577
11Flo (Kadiang)1993576
12Olga (Didang)1976374
13Babs (Loleng)1998303
14TEmma (Welming)1967300
14TRita (Kading)1978≥300
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