Typhoon Megi (2016)
Typhoon Megi reached Category 4 in the Western Pacific between September 21, 2016 and September 29, 2016, with a lowest pressure of 933 mb, and made landfall.
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- September 21, 2016 to September 29, 2016
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 120 kt (138 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 933 mb (27.55 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 13.0
- Identifier
- WP202016
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 06:00 | 10.0N 149.8E | Tropical storm | ||
| Sep 21, 12:00 | 10.6N 146.1E | Tropical storm | ||
| Sep 21, 18:00 | 11.0N 144.9E | Tropical storm | ||
| Sep 22, 00:00 | 11.6N 144.2E | Tropical storm | ||
| Sep 22, 06:00 | 12.3N 143.3E | Tropical storm | ||
| Sep 22, 12:00 | 13.7N 140.8E | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Disturbance |
| Sep 22, 18:00 | 15.3N 140.5E | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 23, 00:00 | 16.6N 139.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 23, 06:00 | 17.1N 138.6E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 23, 12:00 | 17.3N 137.9E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 23, 18:00 | 17.4N 137.2E | 40 kt | 993 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 24, 00:00 | 17.7N 136.4E | 50 kt | 985 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 24, 06:00 | 18.3N 135.3E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 24, 12:00 | 18.4N 134.0E | 65 kt | 974 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 24, 18:00 | 18.8N 132.7E | 70 kt | 970 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 25, 00:00 | 19.4N 131.6E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 25, 06:00 | 19.8N 130.4E | 85 kt | 959 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 25, 12:00 | 20.1N 129.4E | 90 kt | 959 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 25, 18:00 | 20.5N 128.2E | 90 kt | 959 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 26, 00:00 | 20.9N 127.3E | 95 kt | 952 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 26, 06:00 | 21.4N 126.2E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 26, 12:00 | 21.9N 125.3E | 105 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 26, 18:00 | 22.5N 124.2E | 110 kt | 941 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 27, 00:00 | 23.3N 123.1E | 115 kt | 937 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 27, 06:00 | 24.0N 121.8E | 100 kt | 948 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 27, 12:00 | 24.0N 120.7E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 27, 18:00 | 24.8N 119.4E | 60 kt | 978 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 28, 00:00 | 25.0N 117.9E | 55 kt | 981 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 28, 06:00 | 25.0N 116.8E | 45 kt | 989 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 28, 12:00 | 25.2N 116.0E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 28, 18:00 | 25.7N 115.2E | 20 kt | 1007 mb | Disturbance |
| Sep 29, 00:00 | 26.1N 116.2E | 1002 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 29, 06:00 | 26.7N 116.7E | 1002 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 29, 12:00 | 27.6N 117.1E | Disturbance | ||
| Sep 29, 18:00 | 28.8N 117.5E | Disturbance |
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- Tropical Storm ChanthuWestern Pacific · 2016
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- Typhoon MindulleWestern Pacific · 2016
- Typhoon LionrockWestern Pacific · 2016
- Tropical Storm KompasuWestern Pacific · 2016
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2016
- Typhoon NamtheunWestern Pacific · 2016
- Tropical Storm MalouWestern Pacific · 2016
- Super Typhoon MerantiWestern Pacific · 2016 · 30 deaths
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2016
- Tropical Depression RaiWestern Pacific · 2016
- Typhoon MalakasWestern Pacific · 2016
- Super Typhoon ChabaWestern Pacific · 2016
- Tropical Storm AereWestern Pacific · 2016
- Typhoon SarikaWestern Pacific · 2016
- Super Typhoon HaimaWestern Pacific · 2016
- Typhoon MeariWestern Pacific · 2016
- Tropical Storm Ma-OnWestern Pacific · 2016
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2016
- Typhoon TokageWestern Pacific · 2016
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2016
- Super Typhoon Nock-TenWestern Pacific · 2016
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.