Typhoon Megi (2010)

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Typhoon Megi, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Juan, was the strongest tropical cyclone of 2010 and is considered one of the most intense ever recorded. Megi was the thirteenth named storm, sixth typhoon and only super typhoon of the 2010 Pacific typhoon season. It originated out of a disturbance on October 12 southeast of Guam and slowly consolidated, with the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) and Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) designating it a tropical storm by the following day, giving it the name Megi. Steady intensification continued throughout the next few days, with Megi becoming a typhoon on October 14. Rapid intensification ensued under very favourable conditions, and Megi eventually became a super typhoon on October 17; peaking with a minimum central pressure of 885 millibars (26.1 inHg), one of the lowest on record. Early on October 18, Megi made its first landfall over Luzon at peak intensity. Land interaction caused Megi to weaken but gradually regained strength to...

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