Typhoon Mangkhut
Violent typhoon (JMA scale)
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
Typhoon Mangkhut shortly before making landfall in Baggao, Cagayan
DurationSeptember 12–16, 2018
Winds10-minute sustained: 205 km/h (125 mph)
1-minute sustained: 260 km/h (160 mph)
Pressure905 hPa (mbar); 26.72 inHg
Fatalities≥82
Damage$627 million (2018 USD)
Areas affectedPhilippines, particularly Luzon
Part of the 2018 Pacific typhoon season
History  • Meteorological history

Effects  • Philippines
Other wikis  • Commons: Mangkhut images

Background edit

 
Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
Map key
  Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
  Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
  Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
  Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
  Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
  Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
  Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
  Unknown
Storm type
  Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression

Preparations edit

 
A map of the highest Public Storm Warning Signals raised throughout the Philippines in relation to Mangkhut's passage

Duration: class suspensions begin September 12, TCWS issued beginning September 13, landfall 18Z September 14, TCWS cancelled September 16 (5:00 a.m. local time, 21:00 UTC September 15)

Highest Public Storm Warning Signal edit

PSWS# LUZON VISAYAS MINDANAO
PSWS #4 Cagayan, northern part of Isabela, Babuyan Group of Islands, Ilocos Norte, Abra, Apayao, Kalinga NONE NONE
PSWS #3 Batanes, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Mt. Province, Benguet, Ifuga NONE NONE
PSWS #2 southern part of Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, Zambales, Quirino, Pampanga, Bulacan, northern part of Quezon incl. Polillo Island NONE NONE
PSWS #1 Bataan, Rizal, Batangas, Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, southern part of Quezon, Lubang Island NONE NONE

Impact edit

 
Mangkhut RB landfall in the Philippines

Itogon landslide edit

Aftermath edit

International response edit