Typhoon Maysak (2015)

Known in the Philippines as Chedeng, the storm affected Yap and Chuuk in the Federated States of Micronesia before approaching the northern Philippines. It strengthened into a super typhoon on 31 March, reaching the equivalent of a category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph, and its eye passed just north of Yap Island on 1 April. After holding that intensity for 18 hours it weakened, came ashore on Luzon as a minimal tropical storm and dissipated shortly afterwards.

Formed (UTC)

2015-03-25

Dissipated (UTC)

2015-04-07

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

5

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

150

Basin it formed in

Western North Pacific

Deaths, as sources state them

at least 5 in Chuuk, Micronesia

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2015085N06162

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: typhoon, micronesia, yap, chuuk, philippines, luzon

Coordinates: 10.554308031051463, 138.06422992237134

Part of Western Pacific typhoons of category 4 and above in the 2014 and 2015 seasons

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