Meteorological history | |
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Formed | August 20, 2022 |
Dissipated | August 26, 2022 |
Severe tropical storm | |
10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
Highest winds | 100 km/h (65 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 980 hPa (mbar); 28.94 inHg |
Category 1-equivalent typhoon | |
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
Highest winds | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 984 hPa (mbar); 29.06 inHg |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 7 |
Damage | $46.2 million (2022 USD) |
Areas affected | Philippines, China, Vietnam, Laos |
IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2022 Pacific typhoon season |
Severe Tropical Storm Ma-on, known in the Philippines as Severe Tropical Storm Florita, was a tropical cyclone that impacted the Philippines in August 2022. The ninth named storm of the 2022 Pacific typhoon season, Ma-on originated as a disturbance over in the Pacific Ocean on August 18, and was upgraded to a tropical depression during the next day. The depression strengthened into a tropical storm receiving the name Ma-on, and became a severe tropical storm late on August 23 before making landfall in the Philippines. It would later make landfall in China and Vietnam on August 25. Ma-on weakened back to a tropical depression and due to unfavorable conditions it dissipated on August 26, 2022.
The storm caused moderate damage in the Philippines, China and Vietnam.