Typhoon Songda (2011)

The storm formed on May 17 from a non-tropical low embedded in the Intertropical Convergence Zone, and became the first super typhoon of the 2011 Pacific season. Skirting the eastern Philippines, it caused four deaths along with flash floods and significant landslides, though total damage in the country is unknown. It entered an unfavourable environment and weakened as it passed near Taiwan, becoming extratropical near Japan. Across its whole path it was blamed for 17 deaths and more than 7.06 billion yen, about $65.156 million, in damage.

Formed (UTC)
2011-05-19
Dissipated (UTC)
2011-06-02
Peak Saffir-Simpson category
5
Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)
140
Basin it formed in
Western North Pacific
Deaths, as sources state them
17 in total, including four in the Philippines
IBTrACS storm page
ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2011140N08142

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: typhoon, western pacific, philippines, japan, 2011

Coordinates: 33.93779045761945, 135.97069709828668

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

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