Typhoon Haiyan (2013)

The eye made its first landfall in the Philippines at Guiuan, Eastern Samar, at 20:40 UTC on 7 November, at maximum strength. Haiyan went on to cause heavy destruction across portions of Southeast Asia, with the Philippines taking the brunt in early November. Turning northwestward, it struck northern Vietnam as a severe tropical storm on 10 November.

Formed (UTC)

2013-11-02

Dissipated (UTC)

2013-11-11

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

5

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

170

Basin it formed in

Western North Pacific

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2013306N07162

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: typhoon, philippines, eastern samar, vietnam

Coordinates: 9.219104495341014, 131.34268651397696

Part of Western Pacific typhoons of category 4 and above in the 2010 to 2013 seasons

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