Climatologically, in the Northwest Pacific basin, most tropical cyclones develop between May and October. However, the Philippines can experience a tropical cyclone anytime in the year, with the most storms during the months of June to September. This article includes any tropical cyclone of any intensity that affected the Philippines between 1963 and 1999.
June 29–30, 1964: Typhoon Winnie (Dading) passes over Southern Luzon and Metro Manila, with Manila experiencing the worst typhoon since 1882. Approximately 500,000people were rendered homeless in the Manila area and in the central provinces of Luzon following the razing of thousands of homes;[2] 10 people were killed by flooding in the capital.[3] This was the first time PAGASA retired a typhoon name afterwards.
July 9, 1964: Tropical Storm Cora (Huaning) nears Samar before dissipating. Storm warnings were issued in southeastern Luzon with Cora 100km (60mi) east of Samar, with forecasts projecting stormy conditions in the region and in other islands in the east-central Philippines.[4]
August 6–7, 1964: Typhoon Ida (Seniang) impacts Northern Luzon as a strong typhoon. Streets in Manila were flooded to waist-height from heavy rains and high waves.
September 9, 1964: Typhoon Sally (Aring) passes by over the northern islands of Luzon with winds of 114km/h (71mph) being recorded there. PAGASA raised only a Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 2 there.[6]
December 13–14, 1964: Typhoon Opal (Naning) affected much of Luzon as a strong typhoon, killing 26 people.
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1970:
October 13–14, 1970: Typhoon Joan (Sening) lashes Luzon and particularly Visayas, killing 770 total.
October 19–21, 1970: Typhoon Kate (Titang) was one of the tropical cyclones closest to form on the equator, makes landfall to Mindanao killing 631 people in total.
November 19–21, 1970: Typhoon Patsy (Yoling) made landfall in Luzon and killed 264 people.
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1981
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1983
1984
August 26–29, 1984: Tropical Storm June (Maring) made landfall in Luzon just days before Typhoon Ike (Nitang) made a more deadly and devastating landfalls.
September 1–4, 1984: Typhoon Ike (Nitang) devastated Visayas, Mindanao and some parts of Southern Luzon, Deaths from the typhoon is 1,474.
October 28–31, 1984: Severe Tropical Storm Warren (Reming) though didn’t make any landfalls, its outflow caused intense rainfall over parts of Visayas, Palawan and Luzon. Killing 69 people.
November 5–7, 1984: Typhoon Agnes (Undang) made several landfalls across Visayas region, killing 895 people.
1985
June 22, 1985: Typhoon Hal (Kuring) prompted the PAGASA to issue typhoon alerts for much of Luzon, enduring widespread flooding and significant crop damage.
June 28, 1985: Despite the storm remaining well offshore, Typhoon Irma (Daling) dropped heavy rainfall over the eastern portion of the country. Over 30 in (710mm) of rain fell over parts of Luzon.
October 11–12, 1985: Tropical Depression Rubing caused rough waves, resulting in 70fishingboats that sunk or were destroyed in Iloilo.
October 17–18, 1985: Typhoon Dot (Saling) impacted much of Luzon with strong winds and flooding. Nationwide, damage totaled $104.9 million, and the typhoon killed 88 people.
July 11, 1987: Although Typhoon Thelma (Katring) remained well offshore the Philippines, storm surge associated with its circulation swept away some 500houses in the southern islands of the Philippines, leaving over 3,500people homeless.[8]
August 11–12, 1987: Typhoon Betty (Herming) struck Visayas as a powerful typhoon, bringing in widespread flooding and severe destruction. Roughly 400,000 people were directly affected by the storm. Overall, 94 people were killed and 324 others were wounded.
August 17–18, 1987: Typhoon Cary (Ising) impacts northern Luzon with rainfall and several landslides. Nationwide, 954 homes were damaged and an additional 89 were destroyed, which resulted in 55,567 people or 13,247 families that either south shelter or were homeless.
October 24, 1987: Typhoon Lynn (Pepang) traverses the northern coast of Luzon, with most impacts bring experienced in the Cagayan and Ilocos regions. Some landslides were experienced in Benguet.
November 25, 1987: Typhoon Nina (Sisang) severely impacts the Bicol Region as a Category 5 super typhoon. A total of 90,173 homes were demolished due to Nina while an additional 109,633 were partially destroyed. Overall, damages from the storm totalled $54.5 million and 912 people perished.[9]
January 16, 1988: Typhoon Roy (Asiang) struck the Bicol Region as a Category 1 typhoon and passed through Metro Manila. Low-lying areas in the storm's path were flooded by heavy rains and strong winds downed power lines in Sorsogon.[10]
May 30–June 1, 1988: Typhoon Susan (Biring) brought rainfall over Luzon, which resulted in landslides around Manila, killing 6 people.
July 18, 1988: Typhoon Warren (Huaning) made landfall over the extreme northeastern tip of Luzon as a strong typhoon, prompting flooding that resulted in the suspension of classes.
October 23–24, 1988: Typhoon Ruby (Unsang) strike the country as a moderately strong typhoon. At the time, it was the strongest typhoon to strike the Philippines in 18 years. At least 110,000 people were left homeless, while nearly 3 million people were affected.
December 22–23, 1988: Tropical Storm Val (Apiang) nears the eastern seaboards of the country, bringing light to moderate rainfall.
1989
January 27–28, 1989: An unnamed tropical depression brings heavy flooding as high as 1.2m (4ft) over much of Samar Island. Flooding killed 61 people, with agricultural losses were estimated at $5 million.[11]
May 16–17, 1989: Tropical Storm Brenda (Bining) affects much of Visayas and Luzon with strong winds, resulting in the downing of many trees and power lines. Flooding triggered by the storm prompted officials to evacuate over 5,700 people.[12]
July 16, 1989: Typhoon Gordon (Goring) made landfall over Cagayan, packing sustained winds estimated at 260km/h (160mph). 90 people died from the typhoon.
October 5, 1989: Typhoon Angela (Rubing) made landfall over the extreme northern tip of Luzon as a Category 4 super typhoon. It is estimated that 119 people perished, and 192 more were injured.
October 10, 1989: Typhoon Dan (Saling) crossed over much of Southern Luzon. The storm triggered flooding and landslides, while high winds, estimated up to 160km/h (99mph) brought down trees and powerlines.[14]
October 18–19, 1989: Typhoon Elsie (Tasing) batters Luzon as one of the most intense typhoons to hit the country. Only 47 people died from the typhoon.
June 20–22, 1990: Typhoon Ofelia (Bising) moves off the northeastern coastline of the country, with its outflow and rain bands bringing heavy rainfall. In all, 56 people were killed.[16]
August 17–18, 1990: Typhoon Yancy (Gading) triggered a monsoon surge by the storm, which resulted in significant rainfall which flooded areas on northern Luzon. A minimum of six people were killed, and over 60,000 people fled to evacuation centers.
August 26, 1990: Typhoon Becky (Heling) moves through extreme portion of northern Luzon, bringing heavy flooding, killing 32 people.
August 28–30, 1990: Typhoon Abe (Iliang) made landfall in Zhejiang, China and its outflow made landslides killing 94 people.
September 15, 1990: Typhoon Ed (Miding), like previous storms, brushed the northern coast of Luzon.
November 12–13, 1990: Typhoon Mike (Ruping) slams Luzon and Visayas as a severe typhoon. At the time, it was the strongest typhoon to hit the country after 9 years. Over 700 people died from the typhoon.
July 18, 1991: The passage of Typhoon Amy (Gening) in the Babuyan Group of Islands caused heavy rainfall throughout most of Luzon. Volcanic debris from Mount Pinatubo's slopes loosened by heavy rain destroyed approximately 500 houses throughout the country.
July 10, 1992: Typhoon Eli (Konsing) traverses Central Luzon as a Category 1 typhoon. Only four people will killed. Offshore, 10 ships sunk. Moreover, torrential rains associated with the typhoon alleviated drought conditions.[18]
September 21, 1992: Tropical Storm Ted (Maring) stalls and re-curves off the northern coast of Luzon, only affecting Batanes and nearby islands with rainfall.
February 28–March 1, 1993: Tropical Depression Atring made landfall over eastern Mindanao. Heavy rainfall was experienced for most of the southern half of the country.
June 25–26, 1993: Typhoon Koryn (Goring) batters Northern Luzon. The typhoon caused landslides that left around 30 people dead, injuring 109 others and left $14 million (1993 USD) in damage. The Philippine government declared 16 provinces disaster areas after the storm.
August 18–19, 1993: Tropical Storm Tasha (Rubing) moves over the northern islands of the country, with its outflow bringing heavy rainfall throughout most of the country.
January 5, 1994: Tropical Depression Akang made landfall over Eastern Samar. Around 40 deaths were reported due to the storm, with damages of about Php70 million (US$2.4million) in damage reported.[19]
May 24, 1994: Tropical Depression Deling traverses Visayas, bringing moderate to heavy rainfall. Heavy flooding killed five people and left one person missing.
August 29, 1995: Typhoon Kent (Gening) brushed the Philippine island of Basco in Batanes. Five people died in Luzon and over 178,000 people were affected by flash flooding. The heavy rainfall also caused mudslides that flowed down the sides of Mount Pinatubo that buried small villages.
October 29, 1995: Typhoon Zack (Pepang) crosses over much of Visayas, but no known deaths or damages were reported.
November 2–3, 1995: Typhoon Angela (Rosing) impacts the Bicol Region, much of Southern Luzon and Metro Manila as a Category 5 super typhoon. It was the strongest to hit the country in 25 years at the time. 882 people were found dead, and damages toppled up Php9.33 billion (US$315 million).[22]
September 7, 1996: Typhoon Sally (Maring), as a Category 5 super typhoon, passes the coast of extreme Northern Luzon. Flash flooding and strong winds were reported, but damages and casualties remain unknown.
October 11, 1996: Tropical Depression Reming passes Luzon, killing 8 people and 7 people missing. Damages were up to only US$4.3 million.
November 6–8, 1996: Tropical Storm Ernie (Toyang) brings heavy rainfall throughout most of the country. The stor, killed 24 people, left 12 others missing and caused US$5.1 million in damages.
October 20, 1997: Typhoon Ivan (Narsing) made landfall over Northern Luzon, producing torrential rains that triggered waist-deep floods. 14 people were killed by the typhoon.
October 29–31, 1997: The precursor low-pressure area which would become Tropical Depression Openg traversed Visayas, producing heavy rainfall that killed two people.
October 13–14, 1998: Typhoon Zeb (Iliang) struck the Cagayan Province as a Category 5 super typhoon. The typhoon dropped torrential rainfall in Luzon, reaching 1,116 millimetres (43.9 inches) in one day in La Trinidad, estimated as a one-in-1,147-year event. 83 people died from the typhoon due to flooding, landslides or gusty winds.
October 21–23, 1998: Typhoon Babs (Loleng) moved offshore as a Category 4 super typhoon, with the most impacts in Cagayan and the Bicol Region. 303 people died from the typhoon while 751 were injured.
April 9, 1999: Tropical Depression Karing made landfall over the Bicol Region. The rainfall from the system ranged from 80mm (3inches) up to 400mm (16inches) in some places in the Philippines, but only minor damage was recorded on land.[26]
April 22, 1999: Tropical Storm Kate (Diding) persisted in the eastern coast of Eastern Samar. The system brought torrential rain to the eastern and central portion of the Philippines, with amounts as high as 360mm (14in) falling in places.[27]
Storms Affecting the Philippines by month (1963-1999)
Month
Number of Storms
January
3
February
1
March
2
April
6
May
4
June
15
July
20
August
16
September
20
October
29
November
19
December
13
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The following list are the deadliest storms that impacted the Philippines between 1963 and 1999. This list only includes typhoons that had death tolls exceeding 300. Only two storms exceeded death numbers above 1,000: Thelma (Uring) and Ike (Nitang). The total number of deaths recorded are only from the country itself.
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"10,000 Families Homeless In Luzon Storm". The Honolulu Advertiser. No.54534. Honolulu, Hawaii. United Press International. October 1, 1964. p.A-8. Retrieved November 10, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
"61 killed in floods, landslides in eastern philippines". Manila, Philippines: Xinhua General News. February 7, 1989. –viaLexisNexis (subscription required)
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