Portal:Tropical cyclones/Anniversaries/September/19

September 19,

• 1974 - Hurricane Fifi–Orlene made landfall in Belize as a Category 2 hurricane. Fifi killed over 10,000 people, making it one of the deadliest hurricanes on record.
• 2010 - Typhoon Fanapi (pictured) makes landfall in Hualien County in Taiwan where it caused 5 deaths and NT$5 billion (US$158 million) over in the country. Though total damages during its track nearly reached US$900 million with deaths up to 80.