The 2019 Pacific typhoon season was an annual event of tropical cyclone formation during which tropical cyclones known as "typhoons" form in the Western Pacific Basin. The activity continued nearly year-round due to an El Niño, a phenomenon in which favorable conditions are produced across the Pacific basin, leading to the formation of intense and potentially devastating storms, and most developed between May through October. The scope of this article is limited to the north of the equator between 100°E and 180th meridian.
Within the northwestern Pacific Ocean, there are two separate agencies that assign names to tropical cyclones which can often result in a cyclone having two names. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) will name a tropical cyclone should it be judged to have 10-minute sustained wind speeds of at least 65 km/h (40 mph) anywhere in the basin, whilst the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) assigns names to tropical cyclones which move into or form as a tropical depression in their area of responsibility located between 135°E and 115°E and between 5°N–25°N regardless of whether a tropical cyclone has already been given a name by the JMA. Tropical depressions that are monitored by the United States' Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) are given a number with a "W" suffix.
The season was overall hyperactive, with ____ super typhoons, ____ typhoons, _____ tropical storms, and _____ tropical depressions.
Timeline[]
Season Summary[]
Storms[]
Severe Tropical Storm Jongdari[]
Severe tropical storm (JMA) | |
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | February 12 – February 25 |
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Peak intensity | 95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min) 984 hPa (mbar) |
- Main article: Tropical Storm Jongdari (2019 incarnation)
Severe Tropical Storm Jongdari was a very deadly early season tropical cyclone that developed from a lowlow-pressureea on February 12, 2019, reaching an initial peak of 35 mph before degenerating into a remnant low. It regenerated the next day, moving towards the Philippines, reaching its peak intensity with 1 minute winds of 90 mph before making landfall, and moving over Luzon, before hitting Taiwan as a 75 mph typhoon the following day. From here, Jongdari moved towards South Korea, making landfall as a tropical storm, before moving into the Sea of Japan, making landfall as a tropical depression on Honshu the next day before weakening into a remnant low as it moved back out into the Pacific, where it dissipated completely the following day after being absorbed by another developing low to its northwest. During its lifecycle, 121 people were killed, 12 left missing, and $137 million don in damages. The Philippian name for Jongdari was retired after doing in excess of P1 billion in damages in the Philippines.
Typhoon Auring[]
Typhoon (JMA) | |
Category 4 super typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | February 21 – March 3 |
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Peak intensity | 195 km/h (120 mph) (10-min) 936 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Storm Shanshan (Bising)[]
Tropical storm (JMA) | |
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | March 15 – March 22 |
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Peak intensity | 75 km/h (45 mph) (10-min) 991 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Depression Crising[]
Tropical depression (JMA) | |
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | April 4 – April 11 |
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Peak intensity | 45 km/h (30 mph) (10-min) 997 hPa (mbar) |
Severe Tropical Storm Dante[]
Severe tropical storm (JMA) | |
Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | April 28 – May 10 |
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Peak intensity | 110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min) 975 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Yagi (Emong)[]
Typhoon (JMA) | |
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | May 7 – May 20 |
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Peak intensity | 220 km/h (140 mph) (10-min) 902 hPa (mbar) |
- Main article: Typhoon Yagi (2019 incarnation)
Typhoon Yagi was a very powerful, very destructive and very deadly super typhoon during May 2019. It developed from a low-pressure area near Guam on May 7, before steadily intensifying as it moved towards the Philippines. Typhoon Yagi then made landfall in Luzon as a category 5 super typhoon, causing extreme damage, before moving away from the area and making landfall as a category 4 super typhoon in Taiwan, with 155 mph winds. From here, Yagi moved out into the Pacific, weakening slowly as it paralleled the coast of Japan, becoming extratropical on May 20. The remnants of the former super typhoon then persisted for 2 days, dissipating near the International Dateline and Alaska by the afternoon of May 22. During its lifecycle, Yagi interacted with a monsoonal trough located over the southern Philippines, bringing record 3500 mm rainfalls to the worst hit areas. Taiwan was similarly affected, seeing 2877 mm of rainfall, again breaking the previous records in the area by a significant margin as a result. 1233 people are known to have been killed during the storm, with 89 people still unaccounted for. In addition, damages form the storm totaled to at least $895 million, of which $705 million was done in the Philippines, making it one of the Philippines' most costly typhoons on record in the nation's history.
Tropical Storm Leepi[]
Tropical storm (JMA) | |
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | June 3 – June 8 |
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Peak intensity | 65 km/h (40 mph) (10-min) 1003 |
Tropical Storm Bebinca[]
Tropical storm (JMA) | |
Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
Duration | June 20 – June 23 |
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Peak intensity | 65 km/h (40 mph) (10-min) 1005 hPa (mbar) |
Severe Tropical Storm Fabian[]
Severe tropical storm (JMA) | |
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | June 22 – June 30 |
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Peak intensity | 100 km/h (65 mph) (10-min) 986 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Depression 10W[]
Tropical depression (JMA) | |
Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
Duration | July 1 – July 2 |
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Peak intensity | 45 km/h (30 mph) (10-min) 1011 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Rumbia[]
Typhoon (JMA) | |
Category 4 super typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | July 14 – July 29 |
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Peak intensity | 175 km/h (110 mph) (10-min) 928 hPa (mbar) |
- Main article: Typhoon Rumbia (2019 incarnation)
Typhoon Rumbia was a catastrophic super typhoon that hit the Philippines during July 2019. It developed from a stray tropical wave that had crossed the Pacific, which then subsequently developed into a category 4 super typhoon, hitting Taiwan with record 150 mph winds, and gusts of 185 mph. From here, the storm turned towards Vietnam, arriving a couple of days later as a category 3 typhoon. The storm traversed the coast, and re-emerged into the South China Sea as a category 2, before suddenly turning to the east, making landfall in the Philippines as a category 1 typhoon with very heavy rainfall from interacting with the monsoonal trough over the country. From here, Rumbia emerged back out into the Pacific as a tropical storm, before going extratropical and dissipating completely a few days later as it was absorbed by a larger low. During its existence, rains reached 1800 mm in Taiwan, 845 mm in Vietnam, and 2355 mm in the Philippines, leading to 833 deaths, $4.42 billion in damages, and leaving 41 people missing, presumed dead. The names would later be retired as a result of the extremity of the typhoon's impacts.
Tropical Depression 12W (Gorio)[]
Tropical depression (JMA) | |
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | July 22 – July 27 |
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Peak intensity | 55 km/h (35 mph) (10-min) 1003 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Soulik (Huaning)[]
Typhoon (JMA) | |
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 6 – August 13 |
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Peak intensity | 165 km/h (105 mph) (10-min) 981 hPa (mbar) |
Severe Tropical Storm Cimaron[]
Severe tropical storm (JMA) | |
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 17 – August 24 |
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Peak intensity | 95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min) 984 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Storm Isang[]
Tropical storm (JMA) | |
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 27 – September 2 |
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Peak intensity | 75 km/h (45 mph) (10-min) 1001 |
Typhoon Jebi[]
Typhoon (JMA) | |
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | August 31 – September 14 |
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Peak intensity | 215 km/h (130 mph) (10-min) 898 hPa (mbar) |
- Main article: Typhoon Jebi (2019 incarnation)
Typhoon Jebi was a violent category 5 super typhoon that developed from an organized area of very deep convection in the central Pacific. After development, Jebi steadily intensified to become a category 5 super typhoon whilst passing on the edge of the Philippines Area of Responsibility (PAR). After being in the PAR for about a day, the typhoon turned eastwards, highly unusual for storms in the western Pacific Ocean, and retained category 5 status for a near record 114 hours (behind only Typhoon Nancy's 132 hours in 1961), before recurving to the northwest towards Japan. Jebi made landfall on the Japanese island of Honshu a few days later as a category 4 typhoon, with 135 mph winds, causing extreme damage and loss of life in the process. As it traversed Japan, the typhoon weakened to category 1 status before entering the Sea of Japan and heading for the coast of South Korea as it did so, hitting with 75 mph winds. Jebi emerged into the Sea of Japan again as a moderate tropical storm, before making landfall in China with 45 mph winds, and weakening to a tropical depression as it moved towards the desert. Jebi became extratropical the next day, before dissipating 18 hours later over the dry air of inland China. During its existence, Jebi caused the deaths of 231 people, $47.24 billion in damages, and left 12 people missing, now presumed dead as a result of a failure to make contact. The names used for the storm were later retired as a result of the catastrophic damages and loss of life whilst the storm was active.
Typhoon Mangkhut (Jolina)[]
Typhoon (JMA) | |
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 10 – September 20 |
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Peak intensity | 205 km/h (125 mph) (10-min) 906 hPa (mbar) |
- Main article: Typhoon Mangkhut (2019 incarnation)
Typhoon Mangkhut was another storm in a long series to hit the Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan, adding to the deaths and destruction caused by the other storms. Mangkhut developed from a low-pressure area that developed near Guam and the Marianas, before explosively strengthening to a category 5 super typhoon. In fact, the winds increased from 65 mph to 160 mph in 18 hours, one of the fastest intensification rates ever observed in a tropical cyclone anywhere in the world. Super typhoon Mangkhut made landfall at peak intensity on Luzon Island, Philippines, wreaking havoc on the already disaster rated zone. Mangkhut emerged into the South China Sea as a category 4 super typhoon, and took aim at Hong Kong, hitting with record 130 mph winds, with gusts reaching 180 mph in the most exposed areas, before moving up the inland coast , emerging into the Sea of Japan briefly as a category 1 typhoon, before making landfall in South Korea with 85 mph winds. From here, Mangkhut again emerged over water, still as a category 1 typhoon, before weakening to a tropical storm and making landfall on Japan with 60 mph winds. Mangkhut then emerged back out into the Pacific as a weak tropical storm, before weakening to a tropical depression and going extratropical, dissipating 2 days later after being absorbed by a larger low-pressure area. During its lifecycle, Mangkhut caused the deaths of 167 people, left $3 billion in damages, and left 8 others missing after the storm. The names used for this storm were retired due to the excessive death toll and damages done during its lifecycle.
Tropical Depression 18W[]
Tropical depression (JMA) | |
Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 12 – September 14 |
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Peak intensity | 45 km/h (30 mph) (10-min) 1016 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Kiko[]
Typhoon (JMA) | |
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 18 – September 24 |
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Peak intensity | 150 km/h (90 mph) (10-min) 979 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Storm Barijat[]
Tropical storm (JMA) | |
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 21 – September 24 |
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Peak intensity | 85 km/h (50 mph) (10-min) 994 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Trami (Lannie)[]
Typhoon (JMA) | |
Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | September 26 – October 5 |
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Peak intensity | 175 km/h (110 mph) (10-min) 923 hPa (mbar) |
- Main article: Typhoon Trami (2019 incarnation)
Tropical Storm Kong-rey[]
Tropical storm (JMA) | |
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | October 7 – October 10 |
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Peak intensity | 85 km/h (55 mph) (10-min) 997 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Depression Maring[]
Tropical depression (JMA) | |
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | October 8 – October 11 |
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Peak intensity | 55 km/h (35 mph) (10-min) 1007 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Yutu[]
Typhoon (JMA) | |
Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | October 15 – October 22 |
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Peak intensity | 175 km/h (110 mph) (10-min) 972 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Toraji[]
Typhoon (JMA) | |
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | October 17 – October 29 |
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Peak intensity | 155 km/h (100 mph) (10-min) 945 hPa (mbar) |
Severe Tropical Storm Nando[]
Severe tropical storm (JMA) | |
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | October 18 – October 25 |
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Peak intensity | 95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min) 986 hPa (mbar) |
Severe Tropical Storm Man-yi[]
Severe tropical storm (JMA) | |
Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Duration | October 22 – October 30 |
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Peak intensity | 100 km/h (65 mph) (10-min) 988 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Usagi (Odette)[]
Typhoon (JMA) | |
Category 4 super typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | October 27 – November 11 |
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Peak intensity | 185 km/h (115 mph) (10-min) 923 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Pabuk (Paolo)[]
Typhoon (JMA) | |
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Duration | October 30 – November 13 |
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Peak intensity | 120 km/h (75 mph) (10-min) 972 hPa (mbar) |