Typhoon Megi (2010)

The typhoon made its first landfall over Luzon early on October 18 at peak intensity, killing 31 people and causing $255.1 million in damage there. After moving into the South China Sea, its outflow combined with a weather front to bring torrential rainfall to Yilan, Taiwan, where 38 people were killed and damage reached $42.2 million. By October 22 it was nearing mainland China, with the Joint Typhoon Warning Center reporting maximum sustained winds of 90 knots and gusts to 110 knots. Total losses were estimated at US$709 million.

Formed (UTC)

2010-10-11

Dissipated (UTC)

2010-10-24

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

5

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

160

Basin it formed in

Western North Pacific

Deaths, as sources state them

69 in total, including 31 on Luzon and 38 in Yilan, Taiwan

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2010285N13145

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: typhoon, western pacific, philippines, taiwan, landfall, 2010

Coordinates: 18.664164423660587, 127.24915096562411

Part of Category 5 tropical cyclones of the 2009 to 2012 seasons

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