&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Megi_2010-10-18_0235Z.jpg) Megi at peak intensity near landfall in the Philippines on October 18 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | October 12, 2010 |
| Dissipated | October 24, 2010 |
| Violent typhoon | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 230 km/h (145 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 885 hPa (mbar); 26.13 inHg |
| Category 5-equivalent super typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 295 km/h (185 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 903 hPa (mbar); 26.67 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 69 |
| Missing | 4 |
| Damage | $709 million (2010 USD) |
| Areas affected |
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| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2010 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Megi (pronounced [me̞.ɟi]), known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Juan, was the strongest tropical cyclone of 2010 and is considered one of the most intense ever recorded. Megi, which means catfish in Korean (Hangul: 메기), was the only super typhoon in 2010. Early on October 18, Megi made its first landfall over Luzon.[1] By passing Luzon, Megi weakened but gradually regained strength in the South China Sea, before weakening and losing its eye in the Taiwan Strait. Megi made its second landfall over Zhangpu in Fujian, China on October 23.[2]
Megi killed 31 people and caused $255.1 million (2010 USD) in damage over Luzon, making it top twenty of the costliest typhoons in the Philippines.[3] After moving to the South China Sea, the outflow of Megi and a weather front together brought torrential rainfall, caused $42.2 million (2010 USD) in damage and killed 38 people in Yilan, Taiwan, making Megi the deadliest typhoon of 2010s in Taiwan.[4] Megi also caused $411.7 million (2010 USD) in damage over Fujian, China, although there were no deaths by the storm in the province.[5]
- ^ "Super Typhoon Megi hits northern Philippines". BBC News. October 18, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
- ^ ""鲇鱼"登陆福建漳浦 全省转移27万多人" ["Catfish" landed in Zhangpu, Fujian, and more than 270,000 people were evacuated across the province] (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. October 23, 2010. Archived from the original on October 24, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
- ^ "Sitrep No. 27 re Effects for Typhoon "Juan" (Megi)" (PDF). National Disaster Coordinating Council. October 29, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ "梅姬(MEGI) - 中央氣象局颱風警報發布概況表" [MEGI - Summary table of typhoon warnings issued by the Central Meteorological Administration] (in Chinese). Central Weather Bureau. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- ^ Xinhua (October 25, 2010). "Typhoon Megi Causes 2.8 Bln Yuan in Economic Losses in E. China". CRI English. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2013.