Typhoon Soulik (2018)
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Typhoon Soulik was an unusually large, and the deadliest typhoon to strike the Korean Peninsula since Khanun in 2012. Soulik formed from an area of low pressure on August 15, and was the twenty-ninth tropical depression, twentieth tropical storm, tenth severe tropical storm, and sixth typhoon of the 2018 Pacific typhoon season.
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Meteorological history | |
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Formed | August 15, 2018 |
Extratropical | August 24, 2018 |
Dissipated | September 1, 2018 |
Very strong typhoon | |
10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
Highest winds | 185 km/h (115 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 950 hPa (mbar); 28.05 inHg |
Category 3-equivalent typhoon | |
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
Highest winds | 205 km/h (125 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 943 hPa (mbar); 27.85 inHg |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 86 direct |
Damage | $125 million (2018 USD) |
Areas affected | Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Northeast China, Japan, Korean Peninsula, Russian Far East, Alaska |
IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2018 Pacific typhoon season |
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