List of typhoons in the Philippines (1963–1999)

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 Babs (Loleng) to the east of the Philippines in October 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

  • 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.
Typhoon Nina (Sisang) at its peak strength prior to landfall on November 25, 1987

1988

1989

Typhoon Elsie (Tasing) nearing Luzon on October 18, 1989

1990s

1990

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

1996

1997

1998

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

1999

Climatology

Storms Affecting the Philippines by month (1963-1999)
MonthNumber 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

Deadly storms

The following list are the twelve most deadly storms that impacted the Philippines between 1963 and 1999. This list only includes typhoons that had death tolls exceeding 300. Only two out of the twelve exceeded death numbers above 1,000. Total number of deaths recorded are only from the country itself.

RankNameYearNumber of Deaths
1Thelma (Uring)19915,081
2Ike (Nitang)19811,363
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
11Olga (Didang)1976374
12Babs (Loleng)1998303

See also

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