Typhoon Megi (2010)

Typhoon Megi (Juan)
Typhoon (JMA scale)
Category 5 (Saffir–Simpson scale)
Typhoon Megi nearing landfall over the Philippines on October 18, 2010
Formed	October 12, 2010
Dissipated	October 24, 2010


Highest winds	10-minute sustained: 230 km/h (145 mph) 1-minute sustained: 295 km/h (185 mph)
Lowest pressure	885 hPa (mbar); 26.13 inHg


Fatalities	69 dead, 4 missing
Damage	$709 million (2010 USD)
Areas affected	Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, China

Part of the 2010 Pacific typhoon season

Costliest Philippine typhoons


Rank	Name	Year	PHP	USD
1	Haiyan (Yolanda)	2013	89.6 billion	2.02 billion
2	Bopha (Pablo)	2012	42.2 billion	1.04 billion
3	Rammasun (Glenda)	2014	38.6 billion	871 million
4	Parma (Pepeng)	2009	27.3 billion	608 million
5	Nesat (Pedring)	2011	15 billion	333 million
6	Fengshen (Frank)	2008	13.5 billion	301 million
7	Koppu (Lando)	2015	11 billion	236 million
8	Megi (Juan)	2010	11 billion	255 million
9	Ketsana (Ondoy)	2009	11 billion	244 million
10	Mike (Ruping)	1990	10.8 billion	241 million

Sources Destructive Typhoons from 1970 until 2003 by NDRRMC. Situation Report No. 50 of the Effects of TS Ondoy and TY Pepeng by NDRRMC. Situation Report No. 27 of the Effects of TS Juan by NDRRMC. Situation Report No. 38 of the Effects of TY Pablo by the NDRRMC. NDRRMC Updates re Effects of TY YOLANDA (HAIYAN) NDRRMC FINAL REPORT re Effects of Typhoon "GLENDA" (RAMMASUN) SitRep No.26 re Preparedness Measures and Effects of Typhoon LANDO (KOPPU)

Typhoon Megi (pronounced [me̞.ɟi]), known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Juan, was one of the most intense tropical cyclones on record. Megi, which means catfish in Korean (Hangul: 메기), was the only super typhoon in 2010. Early on October 18, Megi made its first landfall over Luzon. By passing Luzon, Megi weakened but gradually regained strength in the South China Sea, before weakening and losing its eyewall in the Taiwan Strait. Megi made its second landfall over Zhangpu in Fujian, China on October 23.

Megi killed 31 people and caused $255.1 million (2010 USD) in damage over Luzon, making it one of the costliest typhoons in the Philippines. After moving to the South China Sea, the outflow of Megi and a weather front together brought torrential rainfall, caused $42.2 million (2010 USD) in damage and killed 38 people in Yilan, Taiwan, making Megi the deadliest typhoon of 2010 in Taiwan. Megi also caused $411.7 million (2010 USD) in damage over Fujian, China, although there were no deaths by the storm in the province.

Late on October 10, a tropical disturbance formed east-southeast of Guam. There were favorable environmental conditions, such as low vertical wind shear, good upper-level divergence and poleward outflow. The system began to significantly develop on October 12, prompting the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issuing a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert at 09:00 UTC. Several hours later, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) began monitoring the system as a tropical depression. Early on October 13, JTWC also classified the system as a tropical depression and designated it 15W.

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