Portal:Tropical cyclones/Anniversaries/January/16

January 16

• 1948 - Typhoon Karen intensifies into a super typhoon to the north of Palau, making it the earliest super typhoon to form in the Northwest Pacific basin.
• 2012 - Subtropical Depression Dando (pictured) made a rare landfall in southern Mozambique, washing away bridges in South Africa. The storm killed 10 people.