List of strong typhoons explained

A strong typhoon is the lowest category used by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) to classify tropical cyclones that has reached typhoon intensity in the Northwest Pacific basin. The basin is limited to the north of the equator between the 100th meridian east and the 180th meridian. The category of a strong typhoon is defined as a tropical cyclone that has 10-minute sustained wind speeds between 64 and 84 knots (118–116 km/h; 74–97 mph).

Background

The Northwest Pacific basin covers a vast area in the Pacific Ocean, located north of the equator, between 100°E and 180°E.^[1] Several weather agencies monitor this basin, however it is officially monitored by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA, RSMC Tokyo), who is responsible for forecasting, naming and issuing warnings for tropical cyclones.^[1] Unofficially, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center also monitors the basin, however these warnings measures 1-minute sustained wind speeds, comparing their scale to the Saffir–Simpson scale.^[2] The JMA uses a simpler scale on classifying tropical cyclones adapted by the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee measuring 10-minute sustained wind speeds, ranging from a tropical depression, tropical storm, severe tropical storm and typhoon.^[3] Furthermore, the JMA divides the typhoon category into three sub-categories for domestic purposes – a strong typhoon, very strong typhoon and violent typhoon.^[3]

This article covers a list of systems developing in the Northwest Pacific basin that were classified by the JMA's category of a strong typhoon. The category of a strong typhoon ranges with 10-minute sustained winds of between 64 and 84 knots (118–116 km/h; 74–97 mph).^[3]

Systems

Key:

• Discontinuous duration (weakened below a "Strong" typhoon then restrengthened to that classification at least once)

1990s

Name	System dates	Duration (hours)	Sustained wind speeds	Pressure	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths
		36				None	None
		12				Unknown
		132				Unknown
		72			None	None	None
		54				Unknown
		48				None
		42				None	None
		60
		42				Unknown
		72				Unknown
		96				Unknown
		102				Unknown
		54			None	None	None
		30				Unknown
		18				Unknown
		96
		45				None	None
		54				Unknown
		33				Unknown
		69†				Unknown	Unknown
		30
		6
		60				None	None
		18				None	None
		51				Unknown
		18				Unknown	None
		12				Unknown
		24				Unknown
		60†				Unknown
		30				Unknown
		30				None	None
		48				None	None
		24
		30			None	None	None
		48			None	None	None
		42			None	None	None
		84
		174			None	None	None
		33				Unknown
		18			None	None	None
		66				Unknown	None
		60				None	None
		30				None	None
		54
		102				None
		30					Unknown
		78			None	None	None
		72			None	None	None
		132				None	None
		24				None	None
		18			None	None	None
		108				None	None
		132					Unknown
		6
		210				None
		30
		24
		6				Unknown
		30
		24				None	None
		48
		6
		102†

2000s

Name	System dates	Duration (hours)	Sustained wind speeds	Pressure	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths
		48				Unknown
		18			None	None	None
		30
		36				None	None
		24				None	None
		48				Unknown
		24			None	None	None
		18
		60			None	None	None
		48
		96					None
		105
		66†
		6				None	None
		42†				Unknown
		84				None	None
		33
		36				None	None
		138
		180
		54			None	None	None
		36
		36†
		66
		45					None
		24			None	None	None
		6
		63
		102
		36				None	None
		54
		36				Unknown
		72
		66†
		84
		96			None	None	None
		48
		30
		96
		24
		45				None
		84			None	None	None
		42					None
		12
		144†
		24				Unknown
		42
		60
		6
		30
		72
		18
		18
		24
		54
		6
		30
		60

2010s

Name	System dates	Duration (hours)	Sustained wind speeds	Pressure	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths
		60†
		30
		48
		48			None	None	None
		90
		42				None
		12
		30
		18
		12
		18
		198
		12
		48
		54
		102
		66
		12				Nonw
		54
		66†
		138					None
		180				None	None
		12
		36				None	None
		54				None	None
		42
		72			None	None	None
		18
		60				None
		30
		24
		30
		30
		24
		48					None
		114					None
		78				None	None
		15				Unknown
		90
		30
		30
		33			None	None	None
		12
		30					None

2020s

Name	System dates	Duration (hours)	Sustained wind speeds	Pressure	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths
		18
		54				None	None
		24					None
		12				None	None
		18
		69				None	None
		12				Unknown	12
		45			None	None	None
		24			None	None	None
		18				None	None
		66					None
		96			None	None	None
		36				None	None

See also

• Typhoon
• Pacific typhoon season
• Pacific typhoon season

External links

• Japan Meteorological Agency

Notes and References

1. WMO/ESCP Typhoon Committee . World Meteorological Organization . 2019. April 29, 2020. 1–7, 33–34 . Typhoon Committee Operational Manual Meteorological Component 2019 .
2. Web site: What are the description labels used with tropical cyclones by JTWC?. Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Joint Typhoon Warning Center – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). 2008-03-31. 2008-12-22. 2013-09-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20130901174657/http://www.usno.navy.mil/JTWC/frequently-asked-questions-1#labels. dead.
3. Typhoon Committee. Typhoon Committee Operational Manual 2015. November 13, 2015. 2015. World Meteorological Organization.