Typhoon Khanun (2005)

Typhoon Khanun (Kiko)

Khanun prior to peak intensity approaching the Ryukyu Islands on September 11
Meteorological history
Formed	September 5, 2005
Extratropical	September 12, 2005
Dissipated	September 13, 2005
Very strong typhoon
10-minute sustained (JMA)
Highest winds	155 km/h (100 mph)
Lowest pressure	945 hPa (mbar); 27.91 inHg
Category 4-equivalent typhoon
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds	215 km/h (130 mph)
Lowest pressure	927 hPa (mbar); 27.37 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities	16 total
Damage	$1.22 billion (2005 USD)
Areas affected	Taiwan Japan China
IBTrACS
Part of the 2005 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Khanun, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Kiko, was the strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall on Zhejiang Province since Wanda in 1956. Khanun developed from an area of convection east-southeast of Yap on September 5, thereafter tracking northwestward. The precursor reached tropical storm status on September 7 and typhoon intensity the next day. The tropical cyclone reached its peak intensity on September 10 with winds estimated at 155 km/h (100 mph) and a minimum barometric pressure of 945 mbar (hPa; 27.91 inHg).^{[nb 1]} After weakening slightly, Khanun moved ashore Zhejiang Province the next day, weakening further as it tracked over land. After recurving into the Yellow Sea on September 12, Khanun became extratropical; these remnants continued to track into the open North Pacific before they were last noted on September 16.^{[1][nb 2][nb 3]}

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