1. Typhoons Pepito and Quinta made landfall in the Philippines in mid-October, causing over $2 million in damages from Pepito.
2. Typhoon Quinta (known as Molave) intensified as it approached the Philippines in late October, making 5 landfalls over Luzon as a strong typhoon before exiting into the West Philippine Sea.
3. Typhoon Rolly (known as Goni) formed in the Pacific in late October, rapidly intensifying to a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon as it approached the Philippines. It made 4 landfalls as an extremely powerful storm over Catanduanes and Albay provinces.
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Philippine Typhoons from October 18 up to November 15
1. Typhoons Pepito and Quinta made landfall in the Philippines in mid-October, causing over $2 million in damages from Pepito.
2. Typhoon Quinta (known as Molave) intensified as it approached the Philippines in late October, making 5 landfalls over Luzon as a strong typhoon before exiting into the West Philippine Sea.
3. Typhoon Rolly (known as Goni) formed in the Pacific in late October, rapidly intensifying to a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon as it approached the Philippines. It made 4 landfalls as an extremely powerful storm over Catanduanes and Albay provinces.
1. Typhoons Pepito and Quinta made landfall in the Philippines in mid-October, causing over $2 million in damages from Pepito.
2. Typhoon Quinta (known as Molave) intensified as it approached the Philippines in late October, making 5 landfalls over Luzon as a strong typhoon before exiting into the West Philippine Sea.
3. Typhoon Rolly (known as Goni) formed in the Pacific in late October, rapidly intensifying to a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon as it approached the Philippines. It made 4 landfalls as an extremely powerful storm over Catanduanes and Albay provinces.
Philippine Typhoons from October 18 up to November 15:
1. Typhoon Pepito (Saudel)
On October 16 UTC, the JTWC began tracking an area of convection approximately 463 nautical miles (857 km) east- southeast of Palau. On October 18 at 21:00 UTC, the PAGASA upgraded the system into a tropical depression, and named the system Pepito. A few hours later, the JMA also recognized the system into a tropical depression, and subsequently issued their first warning on the system. As the system intensified as it approached Northern Luzon, the JMA upgraded the system into a tropical storm and named the system Saudel. The PAGASA also declared the system as a tropical storm, and began issuing Signal #2 tropical cyclone warnings in preparation for its landfall. Saudel made landfall over the San Ildefonso Peninsula in Casiguran, Aurora on October 20 at 13:00 UTC (21:00 PHT) and began crossing the Luzon Island, emerging over the West Philippine Sea hours later. As the storm left the Philippine Area of Responsibility, the developing severe tropical storm was upgraded into a typhoon by the JMA, the JTWC, and by the PAGASA in their final bulletin for the system. As of October 24, the NDRRMC reported total damages of about ₱105.8 million (US$2.18 million). Source: "Severe Weather Bulletin on Tropical Depression "Pepito "" (PDF). PAGASA. October 18, 2020.
2. Typhoon Quinta (Molave)
On October 23, the JMA began tracking a tropical depression approximately 190 nautical miles (350 km) north of Palau. On the same day, PAGASA followed suit as the system formed inside of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), east of Mindanao, and named the system Quinta. On October 24, the JTWC also recognized the system as a tropical depression. At 15:00 of the same day, the JTWC upgraded the system into a tropical storm, with the JMA and PAGASA doing the same a few hours apart from each other. Now a tropical storm, the system was named Molave by the JMA. On October 25, PAGASA upgraded the system into a severe tropical storm as it tracked closer to the Bicol Region. Later that day, the PAGASA then upgraded Molave into a typhoon as it headed for Albay and Camarines Sur, prompting the raising of Signal #3 tropical cyclone warnings for both and adjacent provinces. Moments later, the JMA also upgraded the system to a typhoon and the JTWC followed a few hours later. At 18:10 PHT (10:10 UTC), Molave made its first landfall on the San Miguel Island in Albay, with another in Malinao just 40 minutes later. Molave made a total of 5 landfalls in the Luzon area before entering the West Philippine Sea on October 26. On October 27 at 00:00 UTC, Molave left the PAR, with PAGASA issuing their last bulletin for the system later at 15:00. After that, Typhoon Molave intensified even more and peaked as a Category 3 major typhoon in the South China Sea. After that, colder sea surface temperatures caused the storm to weaken a bit, and by the next day Molave made landfall in Vietnam as a weakening Category 2 storm. Source: "Severe Weather Bulletin #7 for Tropical Storm 'Quinta' (Molave)" (PDF). PAGASA. October 24, 2020.
3. Typhoon Rolly (Goni)
After Typhoon Molave devastated the Philippines, the JMA announced the formation of a new tropical depression in the Pacific Ocean, west of the Mariana Islands, on October 27. By the next day, the JTWC had also followed and upgraded the system into a tropical depression. As the system continued tracking westward under favorable conditions in the Pacific Ocean, the JMA and JTWC upgraded the system into a tropical storm, with the JMA assigning the name Goni to the intensifying storm. Due to the warm waters surrounding the storm, the system underwent rapid intensification and became a typhoon. On October 29, at 9:30 UTC, Goni entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and was named Rolly by the PAGASA. By 18:00 UTC, Goni had intensified into a Category 4-equivalent typhoon, with 1-minute sustained winds at 120 knots (220 km/h; 140 mph), and eventually the first Category 5-equivalent typhoon of the season a few hours later. Warm sea surface temperatures, low vertical wind shear and high ocean heat content continually supported Goni as it edged closer to the Philippines, and it maintained its intensity into the next day. At 18:00 UTC October 31 (2:00 PST November 1), PAGASA upgraded Goni to a super typhoon on the agency's tropical cyclone intensity scale at which time the JMA and PAGASA both reported 10-minute sustained winds of 220 km/h (140 mph) and 225 km/h (140 mph), respectively, marking the second time Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal #5 was raised by PAGASA since Typhoon Haima in 2016. Goni made its first two landfalls at peak intensity over Bato, Catanduanes (20:50 UTC) and Tiwi, Albay (23:20 UTC). After that, it weakened into a strong typhoon and made a third landfall in San Narciso, Quezon. Due to three landfalls, Goni lost its immense strength and weakened into a minimal typhoon as it made a fourth landfall in San Juan, Batangas. Before exiting the PAR, Goni slightly intensified, but further development was hampered by unfavorable conditions. The capital, Manila, experienced some tropical storm-force winds from Goni. Source: "Severe Weather Bulletin #1 for Typhoon 'Rolly' (Goni)" (PDF). PAGASA. October 29, 2020.
4. Typhoon Siony (Atsani)
On October 28, the JTWC began tracking a new tropical disturbance 95 nautical miles (110 mi) south-southwest of Chuuk in the Federated States of Micronesia. This disturbance would eventually strengthen into a new tropical depression in the early hours of October 29. Later that day, the JMA upgraded the system into a tropical storm. On November 1, at 00:00 UTC, Atsani entered the PAGASA's Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), with the PAGASA naming the system Siony. The storm tracked northwest through the Philippine Sea, passing through the Luzon Strait on November 4. The system left the PAR on November 7 at 21:00 UTC. Shortly afterwards, the system rapidly weakened and dissipated thereafter. Source: "Severe Weather Bulletin #1 for Tropical Storm 'Siony' (Atsani)" (PDF). PAGASA. November 1, 2020.
5. Typhoon Tonyo (Etau)
On November 7, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) began tracking a tropical depression 460 nautical miles (850 km; 530 mi) east- southeast of Manila. At 12:00 UTC on the same day, the PAGASA declared the system as a tropical depression and assigned it the name Tonyo, as it formed directly over Burias Island. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center recognized the system as a tropical depression at 15:00 UTC on November 8. Etau caused rains over Calabarzon, Mimaropa, and the Bicol Region before exiting the Philippine Area of Responsibility on November 9 at 21:00 UTC. It continued its way towards Vietnam, after crossing Philippines. Source: "Severe Weather Bulletin #1 for Tropical Depression 'Tonyo'" (PDF). PAGASA. November 7, 2020
6. Typhoon Ulysses (Vamco)
On November 8, the JMA began tracking a new tropical depression 132 nautical miles (245 km; 150 mi) north-northwest of Palau. At 12:00 UTC on the same day, the PAGASA declared the system as a tropical depression inside of the Philippine Area of Responsibility and named it Ulysses. The next day at 7:15 UTC, the system strengthened into a tropical storm, with the JMA giving it the name Vamco, with the Joint Typhoon Warning Center later issuing their first warning on the system as a tropical depression. As the system tracked closer to southern Luzon, both the PAGASA and the JMA upgraded Vamco into a severe tropical storm. Vamco was then upgraded into typhoon status by the JMA on November 11, followed by the JTWC and the PAGASA shortly after, as the PAGASA raised Signal #3 tropical cyclone wind signals in preparation for the storm. At 14:30 UTC and 15:20 UTC, Vamco made its first two landfalls over the island towns of Patnanungan and Burdeos, respectively, both in Quezon Province. Later at 17:40 UTC, Vamco made its third landfall over General Nakar, Quezon, in the Luzon landmass. At 00:00 UTC, the system emerged over the western seaboard of Zambales and entered the West Philippine Sea. The system left the PAR at 01:30 UTC as the PAGASA redeclared the system as a typhoon. Vamco rapidly re-strengthened in the South China Sea and peaked as a Category 4-equivalent typhoon briefly before weakening back into a Category 3-equivalent storm heading for Vietnam. The typhoon then weakened before making another landfall as a Category 1-equivalent typhoon in Vietnam.. Source: "Severe Weather Bulletin #1 for Tropical Depression 'Ulysses'" (PDF). PAGASA. November 8, 2020.