KILLER

TYPHOONS
IN THE BER MONTHS

Citing figures from 1947 to

present, the National Statistical

Coordinating Board (NSCB)
pointed to a trend showing an
increase in the number of tropical
cyclones hitting the country, with
the strongest occurring during the
September to December period.

In the past three years, 39

tropical cyclones entered the

Philippine area of
responsibility, higher than 27
during the 2000-2003 period.

Citing records of the Philippine

Atmospheric, Geophysical and

Astronomical Services
Administrations (PAGASA), the
NSCB noted that in the past
decade, typhoons were strongest
during the last quarter of the year.

SIX TYPHOONS THAT

REACHED SIGNAL NO. 4
ALERT LEVEL
Of the six typhoons that
reached the Signal No. 4
alert level, five happened
during the ber" season.

Ilian
Oct. 1998

Loleng
Oct., 1998

Yoyong
Nov.-Dec. 2006

Paeng
Oct.-Nov. 2006

Queenie
Nov. 2006

Harurot
which occurred in
July, 2003.

STRONGEST
TYPHOONS RECORDED
IN 60 YEARS OF
MONITORING

During the start of the 60th

year monitoring period, the
strongest tropical cyclone
was typhoon Amy of 1951,
which was recorded at 240
kilometers per hour in 1951.

In the middle of the monitoring

period, typhoon Sening of 1970
was the strongest at 275 kph.

For the later part of that period, typhoon

Reming of 2006 was the strongest with 320
kph winds.
Reming, which hit Visayas and the Bicol
region and devastated Legazpi City and
Albay province, was also in the NSCB and
Pagasas top 10" in terms of deaths.

TOP TEN
KILLER
TYPHOONS

Uring
(Nov. 1991)
in which 5,101 deaths were reported.
It was at the height of Uring when a
reservoir in the island of Leyte
broke, causing flashfloods that
struck the city of Ormoc.

Nitang
(Aug-Sep. 1984)
with 1,363
deaths;

Trix
(Oct 1952),
995 deaths;

Amy
(Dec. 1951),
991 deaths;

Sisang
(Oct. 1987),
979 deaths

Rosing
(Oct.-Nov. 1995)
936 deaths

Undang
(Nov. 1984)
895 deaths

Sening
(Oct. 1970)
768 deaths

Reming
(Nov.-Dec. 2006)
754 deaths

Ruping
(Nov. 1990)
748 deaths

Pagasas top 5"

most destructive
typhoons

Reaching super typhoon" status

did not necessarily mean notoriety
in terms of destruction.

Reming,
the strongest-ever in 60 years, was
not one of them and only Ruping
was a super typhoon.

Ruping
(Nov. 1990), considered the most
devastating typhoon to hit the country,
battered entire Mindanao, Visayas,
Central Luzon, Metro Manila, Bicol and
Southern Tagalog regions, affecting
more than five million people and
destroying an estimated P10.846 billion
in properties.

Rosing
(Oct.-Nov. 1995)
with damage estimated
at P10.429 billion.

Kadiang,
which unleashed lahar or
mudflows from Mt. Pinatubo
Volcano, burying several
towns in Pampanga in Sept.Oct. 1993, was estimated at
P8.752 billion.

Loleng,
which battered the
Eastern Visayas and Bicol
Regions and Quezon in
Oct. 1998 destroyed
P6.878 billion in
properties.

Milenyo
caused widespread destruction in
the Visayas and Luzon in Sept.
2006, with damage estimated at
P6.61 billion, before it proceeded
to Vietnam where it caused more
deaths and damage.

Salamat po !