Typhoon Megi (2016)

Megi began as a tropical disturbance northeast of Pohnpei and reached 1-minute winds of 220 km/h (140 mph) with a central pressure of 933 hPa on 26 September. Two days later it made its final landfall in Hui'an County, Fujian, by then a weakening severe tropical storm.

Formed (UTC)

2016-09-21

Dissipated (UTC)

2016-09-29

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

4

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

120

Basin it formed in

Western North Pacific

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2016265N10150

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: typhoon, fujian, micronesia, landfall

Coordinates: 19.273599005816155, 131.85280198836767

Part of Western Pacific typhoons of category 4 and above in the 2016 season

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