25 MOST INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN THE PHILIPPINES
(from 1947 - 2001 / 54 year period)
 
Name  
 		 Pd. of Occurrences 
 		 Highest Wind Speed
Recorded (kph)    
Observed Place 
 		 Casualties 
 		 Damages 
 (pesos)
 1.  STY SENING (Joan) Oct. 11 - 15, 1970              275  Virac  583*  1.89 B 
 2.  STY ROSING (Angela) Oct. 30 - 04 Nov. 1995              260 Virac 881 3.50 B+
 3.  STY ANDING (Irma) Nov. 21 - 27, 1981              260  Daet  176*  0.62 B
 4.  STY LOLENG (Babs) Oct. 15 - 24, 1998              250 Virac 156^ UD
 5.  STY SISANG (Nina) Nov. 23 - 27, 1987              240 Legaspi 650* UD
 6.  STY SALING (Dot) Oct. 15 - 20, 1985              240 Daet 118 0.28 B
 7.  STY HERMING (Betty)  Aug. 07 - 14, 1987              240 Catarman 200+ UD
 8.    TY AMY Dec. 06 - 19, 1951              240 Cebu 991 0.56 B
 9.    TY UNDANG (Agnes) Nov. 03 - 06, 1984              230 Tacloban 862 UD
10.  STY RUPING  (Mike) Nov. 10 - 14, 1990              220 Cebu 200+ UD
11. STY YOLING (Patsy) Nov. 17 - 20, 1970              200 NAIA, Manila 611 0.11 B
12.   TY NITANG (Ike) Aug. 31 - 04 Sept. 1984               220 Surigao 1,363* 2.46 B
13. STY GADING (Peggy) Jul. 06 - 10, 1986               220 Vigan 89 0.65 B
14.   TY TRIX Oct. 16 - 23, 1952              215  Legaspi 440* 0.72 B
15.   TY UNSANG (Ruby)  Oct. 21 - 26, 1988              215 Virac UD UD
16. STY ARING (Betty) Nov. 02 - 07, 1980              210  Casiguran UD 1.61 B
17. STY KADING (Rita) Oct. 25 - 27, 1978              185 Virac 400* 1.90 B
18.   TY DINANG (Lee) Dec. 23 - 28, 1981              175  Catarman 2,764 0.64 B
19.   TY MONANG (Lola) Dec. 02 - 07, 1993              170  Virac 200+ UD
20.   TY DIDANG (Olga) May 12 - 27, 1976              150 Iba 215* 1.16 B
21.   TY WELING (Nancy) Oct. 11 - 15, 1982              130 Tuguegarao 309 0.63 B
22.   TY BEBENG (Vera) Jul. 12 - 16, 1983              120 Recon 115 0.46 B
23.   TY BISING (Nelson) Mar. 22 - 29, 1982              100 Maasin 288 0.59 B
24. STY TITANG (Kate) Oct. 16 - 23, 1970              095 Cuyo Island 526* 1.75 B
25.   TS OPENG (Vera) Nov. 18 - 24, 1973              090 Guiuan 162 0.59 B
Note: The highlighted links on each name are individual tracks. All data are provided courtesy of the Philippine Atmospheric,
         Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), except for the individual tracks which is provided by the Joint
         Typhoon Warning Center, Hawaii (JTWC) and Unisys' Weather Processor - Typhoon & Hurricane Data. 
 
Legend:
       ^  -  Taken from Joint Typhoon Warning Center's 1998 ATCR
       *  -  Data provided by Microsoft Bookshelf® '98
     **  -  To Be Verified
   STY  -  Super Typhoon
   TY    -  Typhoon
   TS    -  Tropical Storm
   UD   -  Undetermined 

Last Updated:  Thursday, 03 January 2002


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