DESTRUCTIVE TYPHOONS OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (1947 - 2009) |
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NAME | PERIOD OF OCCURRENCE | AREA TRAVERSED* |
REMARKS |
1. JEAN | December 22-29, 1947 | Southern NCR |
Major wind damage to Las Piñas and Parañaque |
2. DADING (Winnie) | June 26-30, 1964 | Direct Hit |
Left thousands homeless; severe damage to infrastructure especially Manila. |
3. WELMING (Emma) | October 31-November 8, 1967 | Southern NCR |
Major wind damage to Las Piñas and Parañaque. |
4. SENING (Joan) | October 10-15, 1970 | Southern NCR |
Massive damage mostly to billboards and glass buildings. |
5. YOLING (Patsy) | November 17-20, 1970 | Direct Hit |
Wind speed of 200 kph was recorded at Manila Int'l Airport (now NAIA) before the anemometer conked out. |
6. SISANG (Nina) | November 23-27, 1987 | Indirect (Batangas-Cavite) |
Major wind damage to Las Piñas and Parañaque. |
7. ROSING (Angela) | October 30-November 04, 1995 | South-Central NCR |
Widespread and massive wind damage all over NCR. |
8. MILENYO (Xangsane) |
September 25-30, 2006 | Southern NCR |
Destruction of billboards and flying debris caused fatalities. |
9. FRANK (Fengshen) | June 18-23, 2008 | Quezon City, Marikina, Pasig |
Major flooding at CAMANAVA. |
10. ONDOY (Ketsana)** | September 24-29, 2009 | Indirect (Central Luzon) |
Record-breaking rain and floods kill mostly from Marikina, Pasig, Quezon City and those along major rivers and creeks. |
* - AREA TRAVERSED is identified with Manila City as the point of reference. |
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> Data are taken from different news reports, NDCC, JTWC, & PAGASA summaries. |
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Compiled by Dominic Alojado, MD. with additional information by David Michael V. Padua of Typhoon2000.com Published: 07.31.10 |
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