Portal:Tropical cyclones/Anniversaries/September/15

September 15,

  • 1995 - Hurricane Ismael made landfall in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico as a minimal hurricane. Ismael killed 116 people and caused $26 million of damage.
  • 2006 - Typhoon Shanshan (pictured) reaches its peak intensity with 10-minute winds of 205 km/h (125 mph) and a minimum pressure of 919 hPa. Shanshan killed 11 people and caused $2.5 billion in South Korea and Japan.