 Typhoon Peggy at peak intensity east of the Philippines late on July 6 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | July 3, 1986 |
| Dissipated | July 11, 1986 |
| Violent typhoon | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 205 km/h (125 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 900 hPa (mbar); 26.58 inHg |
| Category 5-equivalent super typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 260 km/h (160 mph) |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | ≥422 total |
| Damage | $512 million |
| Areas affected | Philippines, China |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1986 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Peggy, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Gading, was a very intense super typhoon that formed during the 1986 Pacific typhoon season. At the time of its occurrence, the typhoon was documented by PAGASA as the eight strongest Philippine typhoon on record.[1] A tropical depression developed on July 3 east of the Philippines, and strengthened to a tropical storm the next day. It steadily strengthened to a typhoon, then continued to intensify and reached a peak strength of 130 knots (240 km/h; 150 mph)[nb 1] on July 7. As Peggy continued westward, it slowly weakened, and hit northeastern Luzon on July 9 as a 90 knots (170 km/h; 100 mph) typhoon. A slight weakening of the subtropical ridge brought Peggy northward, where it hit southeastern China as a 55 knots (102 km/h; 63 mph) tropical storm on July 11. It weakened and later dissipated into a remnant low on July 12.
In total, Peggy caused at least 333 deaths and $512 million (1986 USD) in damage.[2]
- ^ "Strongest Typhoons of the Philippines (1947 - 2009)". Typhoon2000.com. MeteoGroup. July 29, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
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