Climatologically, in the Northwest Pacific basin, most tropical cyclones develop between May and October. However, the Philippines can experience a tropical cyclone anytime in the year, with the most storms during the months of June to September. This article includes any tropical cyclone of any intensity that affected the Philippines from 2000 onwards.
July 5–7, 2000: Typhoon Kai-tak (Edeng) meanders over the western coast of Luzon while bringing torrential rainfall and landslides. 160 people were killed and 150 were missing on Luzon as a result.
November 30–December 1, 2000: Tropical Storm Rumbia (Toyang) makes landfall over Eastern Samar and traverses much of Visayas. Flash floods were seen throughout most of the country, especially in Visayas and Mindanao. Landslides took place in the provinces of Bohol and Leyte. Overall, its effects killed 48 people.[3]
February 18–19, 2001: Tropical Depression Auring brought rainfall throughout most of Visayas and Mindanao.[5] Damages from crops and property have been estimated at ₱200 million (US$4.16 million).
May 10–13, 2001: Tropical Storm Cimaron (Crising) brings heavy rainfall throughout most of the country due to its slow movement.
November 7–8, 2001: Typhoon Lingling (Nanang) traverses much of Visayas bringing torrential rainfall, causing flash flooding and several landslides. As a result, 171 people have died.
December 5–6, 2001: Tropical Storm Kajiki (Quedan) brought light to moderate rainfall over Visayas, killing two people and over 6,000 people displaced.
March 21–22, 2002: Tropical Depression Caloy moved over Mindanao, Central Visayas and Palawan. The storm damaged 2,703 homes, including 215 that were destroyed. Damage totaled about $2.4 million (₱124 million PHP). 35 people died from the storm.
May 26–28, 2003: Tropical Storm Linfa (Chedeng) and its slow moment caused severe flooding and torrential rainfall to most of Luzon. 41 people died in total from the storm.
July 21–22, 2003: Typhoon Imbudo (Harurot) batters Luzon with torrential rainfall and gusty winds. Power outages were experienced in Manila and the capacity of the Magat Dam reached its limit. 64 people died, mostly from the Cagayan Province.
August 22, 2003: Typhoon Krovanh (Niña) impacts northern Luzon with heavy rainfall. Rainfall in the country peaked at 342 mm (13.5 in) in Dagupan. Other high rainfall totals included 263 mm (10.4 in) in Baguio and 203 mm (8.0 in) in Iba, Zambales.
September 1, 2003: Typhoon Dujuan (Onyok) passes by the extreme northern islands of Luzon. Along with the southwest monsoon, flash flooding in Metro Manila covered roads, causing traffic jams. Dangerous conditions caused many schools to close.[7]
May 17–18, 2004: Typhoon Nida (Dindo) neared the eastern coastline of the Philippines, bringing gusty winds over Eastern Samar, and torrential rainfall throughout most of Luzon and Visayas.
November 28–30, 2004: Tropical Depression Winnie worsens flooding over much of Luzon. Catastrophic damages occurred and the storm killed about 1,596 people.
December 2, 2004: Typhoon Nanmadol (Yoyong) batters Luzon with strong winds and heavy rainfall. 70 people died from the typhoon.
August 12, 2005: Tropical Storm Sanvu (Huaning) made landfall over the northern tip of Cagayan. Rainfall was only experienced over in the northern provinces.
November 19–20, 2005: Tropical Storm Bolaven (Pepeng) nears northern Philippines, bringing light to moderate rainfall until it made landfall over Cagayan and dissipated.
May 10–12, 2006: Typhoon Chanchu (Caloy) moves through central Philippines. 100 homes were knocked off due to gusty winds in Albay, Bicol, while Metro Manila experienced power outages.
Tracks of typhoons that affected the Philippines during late 2006
November 29–30, 2006: Typhoon Durian (Reming) badly impacts the Bicol Region as a Category 4 super typhoon. The typhoon caused massive loss of life when mudflows from the Mayon Volcano buried many villages.
August 7, 2007: Typhoon Pabuk (Chedeng) triggered monsoonal rains throughout most of the country. The streets of Manila were flooded by rains which left low-lying areas under neck-deep waters.[12]
May 17–18, 2008: Tropical Storm Halong (Cosme) impacts the Ilocos Region, bringing several power outages due to strong winds. Many areas were heavily flooded, which resulted in the deaths of 58 people.
July 27–28, 2008: Typhoon Fung-wong (Igme) and its outer rain bands, along with the southwest monsoon brought heavy rainfall towards the northern part of the country, resulting in several class suspensions and the deaths of seven people.
November 12, 2008: The continuation of Maysak (Quinta), Tropical Depression Siony brings rainfall to the western portion of Luzon. 19 people were killed by Maysak.
August 5–7, 2009: Typhoon Morakot (Kiko) enhances the southwest monsoon bringing torrential rainfall and landslides, which led to class suspensions in many regions.
Severe flooding over Marikina due to Tropical Storm Ketsana (Ondoy)
September 25–26, 2009: Tropical Storm Ketsana (Ondoy) passes through Luzon, where torrential rainfall led to record flood levels to as high as 20 feet (6.1 m) in rural areas and in Metro Manila. 671 people have died from the storm with damages toppling up to ₱11 billion (US$237 million).
July 13, 2010: Typhoon Conson (Basyang) affected much of Luzon as a weak typhoon, killing 102 people. Due to poor forecasting by PAGASA at the time, President Benigno Aquino III reprimanded the weather agency for failing to predict that the storm would pass over Manila.[13]
August 4–5, 2010: Tropical Storm Domeng produced heavy rain which caused several landslides over Northern Luzon. Large swells caused a boat to be capsized which killed three people.
October 17–18, 2010: Typhoon Megi (Juan) makes landfall over Northern Luzon as a Category 5 super typhoon. 31 people were killed by the typhoon.
May 8–9, 2011: Tropical Storm Aere (Bebeng) made landfall over Catanduanes and brought torrential rainfall over much of the country. 44 people died due to flooding.
May 26, 2011: Typhoon Songda (Chedeng) neared the coastline of the eastern portion of the country where its outer rain bands caused flash flooding and landslides.
June 22–24, 2011: A large outer rain bandofTropical Storm Meari (Falcon) brought tremendous rainfall across the country. Within two days, parts of Metro Manila were submerged in up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) of water and multiple dams neared their critical or spill level.
July 26–27, 2011: Tropical Storm Nock-ten (Juaning) brought torrential rainfall over much of the country, especially with Luzon where much of that archipelago was under Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 2. 75 people were killed by the storm.
Amount of rainfall produced from Typhoon Nesat (Pedring)
August 26–27, 2011: Typhoon Nanmadol (Mina) neared Northern Luzon with its peak intensity as a Category 5 super typhoon. The typhoon brought damaging winds which killed 35 people and infrastructural losses of Php40.9 billion (US$907.9 million), making it one of the costliest typhoons in the Philippines.[14]
September 26–27, 2011: Typhoon Nesat (Pedring) brought flash flooding over Central Luzon and Metro Manila. Thousands of residents were out of power and a state of calamity was declared in the aftermath of the typhoon due to the flooding. 85 people were killed while 18 people remained missing.
September 30 – October 1, 2011: Typhoon Nalgae (Quiel) mainly affected Northern Luzon, which made landfall as a Category 4 super typhoon over the Isabela Province. Residents in the archipelago were still recovering from the previous typhoon Nesat when the typhoon hit. 18 people were only killed.
December 16–17, 2011: Tropical Storm Washi (Sendong) passed through the archipelago of Mindanao, killing 2,546 people in total, making it one of the deadliest storms to affect the Philippines.
June 16–17, 2012: The outer rain bands of Typhoon Guchol (Butchoy) brought rainfall across much of the country. Only one person drowned in Rizal Province.
July 28–31, 2012: Typhoon Saola (Gener) and its outer rain bands helped enhance the southwest monsoon which brought torrential rainfall and widespread flooding over much of the country. 54 people died while damage from the storm amounted to ₱728 million (US$17.3 million), more than half of them was due to agricultural losses.[15]
August 23–27, 2012: Typhoon Tembin (Igme) mostly affected the islands of extreme Northern Luzon. Flash flooding was also reported in Luzon which killed 8 people.
September 25–26, 2012: Typhoon Jelawat (Lawin) brought large swells and light rainfall over the eastern seaboards of the country.
October 23–24, 2012: Tropical Storm Son-Tinh (Ofel) passes by the central part of the country, with Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 2 being raised in much of Visayas.
December 3–4, 2012: Typhoon Bopha (Pablo) becomes the strongest tropical cyclone on record to affect Mindanao. Extensive and widespread damage was reported in that archipelago and left a total of 1,901 people dead.
February 19–20, 2013: Tropical Depression Crising affects the southern portion of the country bringing heavy rainfall and flooding.
June 8–10, 2013: Tropical Storm Yagi (Dante) and its southwestern outflow bring heavy rainfall to the country, prompting the PAGASA to declare the 2013 Philippine rainy season on June 10.[16]
August 11–12, 2013: Typhoon Utor (Labuyo) batters Luzon as a strong typhoon. Damage losses from the typhoon amounted to ₱1.58 billion (US$36.4 million), the majority resulting from agricultural damage.[18]
October 10–11, 2013: Typhoon Nari (Santi) strikes and batters Luzon from a Category 3 typhoon. Gusty winds caused damages of up to Php3.3 billion (US$77 million).[19]
November 8, 2013: Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) brushes Visayas as an intense typhoon, killing 6,352 people. It was also the costliest typhoon in the Philippines.
June 10, 2014: Tropical Storm Mitag (Ester) and its outflow helps bring in rainfall to much of the country, also prompting the PAGASA to declare the 2014 wet season to June 10.[21]
July 15–16, 2014: Typhoon Rammasun (Glenda) impacts the Bicol Region as a Category 4 typhoon. In total, Rammasun killed 106 people and caused a damage up to Php38.6 billion (US$885 million).[22]
Tropical Storm Tembin (Vinta) approaching the Philippines on December 21, 2017
July 28–29, 2017: Typhoon Nesat (Gorio) enhanced the southwestern monsoon which brought widespread rainfall and flooding throughout much of the country. Damages reportedly reached ₱247.58 million (US$4.9 million).[25]
December 15–17, 2017: Tropical Storm Kai-tak (Urduja) makes a few landslides over Visayas, bringing torrential rainfall and flash flooding, killing 83 people.
January 1–2, 2018: Tropical Storm Bolaven (Agaton) impacts southern Philippines and the island of Palawan. Rainfall caused several travel delays in many provinces. Total damage was recorded at ₱554.7 million (US$11.1 million), mostly coming from crop damage.[26]
June 8, 2018: Tropical Storm Maliksi (Domeng) brought rainfall which prompted the PAGASA to declare the official start of the rainy season on June 8. Two people were killed by heavy monsoonal rains, enhanced by Maliksi, in the Philippines.[27]
June 13, 2018: Tropical Storm Gaemi (Ester) briefly impacts the extreme northern islands of the country. 3 people died by monsoonal rains.
July 21, 2018: Tropical Depression Josie brings torrential rainfall and ocean-high flooding throughout most of the country, especially Metro Manila. Damages toppled up to ₱4.66 billion (US$87.4 million).
September 14–15, 2018: Typhoon Mangkhut (Ompong) batters most of Luzon. Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 4 was raised over the northern provinces. 127 people died due to gusty winds and rainfall that caused landslides.
October 29–30, 2018: A weakening Typhoon Yutu (Rosita) makes landfall over Northern Luzon as a strong typhoon. Landslides and flooding killed 27 people.
Typhoon Phanfone (Ursula) over Visayas in December 2019
August 5–7, 2019: Typhoon Lekima (Hanna), despite it did not made landfall, passes close to Batanes with Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 1 being raised there. Rainfall and flooding caused several class suspensions. Agricultural damages were recorded over Central Luzon.
December 2–3, 2019: Typhoon Kammuri (Tisoy) passes through Visayas and the Bicol Region as a Category 4 typhoon. Heavy winds and flooding were reported throughout most of the country.
December 24–25, 2019: Typhoon Phanfone (Ursula) passes through the Visayas archipelago as a Category 3 typhoon. The total fatalities of the said typhoon is 50 deaths (with 55 people missing, and over 300 injured) and the damages is at $67.2 million or roughly ₱3.44 billion.[29][30]
May 14–17, 2020: Typhoon Vongfong (Ambo) made landfall over Eastern Samar as a Category 3 typhoon, and affected much of Luzon. Preparations for the typhoon were complicated due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout the Philippines, Vongfong caused around ₱1.57 billion (US$31.1 million) in damage, and killed five people.[31][32]
June 11–12, 2020: Tropical Depression Butchoy prompted the PAGASA to issue Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 1 over the western portion of the country as it brought heavy rainfall. The storm's rainfall also prompted PAGASA to declare the start of the 2020 Philippine rainy season on June 12.[33]
Typhoon Goni (Rolly) at peak intensity near Catanduanes on November 1, 2020
October 31 – November 1, 2020: Typhoon Goni (Rolly) made landfall over Catanduanes as a Category 5 super typhoon; one of the strongest landfalling tropical cyclone on record by 1-minute sustained winds. Damages were up to ₱20 billion (US$369 million), making it the seventh costliest typhoon in the country.
November 11, 2020: Typhoon Vamco (Ulysses) caused the worst flooding in Metro Manila since 2009. 98 people were killed and damages of ₱20.3 billion (US$421 million), the sixth costliest Philippine typhoon on record.
December 18–19, 2020: Tropical Depression Vicky caused flooding and several landslides over southern Philippines. Only nine people were killed.
Typhoon Rai (Odette) at its peak intensity while approaching the Philippines on December 16, 2021
January 19–20, 2021: an unnamed tropical depression affected much of Visayas and Northern Mindanao. Heavy rainfall from the system resulted in one death and agricultural damages of up to ₱642.5 million (US$13.2 million).[36]
September 10–11, 2021: Typhoon Chanthu (Kiko) brushes the northeastern coastline of Luzon bringing gusty winds, while moving directly through Batanes and causing ₱1.49 billion in damage (US$30 million).
October 10–11, 2021: Tropical Storm Kompasu (Maring) brought widespread flooding over much of the country, with severe impacts over the Luzon archipelago. The storm killed 43 people and caused damages estimated at ₱6.4 billion (US$127 million).[39]
December 16–17, 2021: Typhoon Rai (Odette) strikes the Caraga Region and causes catastrophic damage before continuing across southern Visayas and moving through Palawan. The typhoon killed 410 people and left more than ₱51.8 billion (US$1.02 billion) in damage.
April 9–11, 2022: Tropical Storm Megi (Agaton) meandered through the Visayan islands of Samar, Leyte, Cebu and Bohol, causing widespread flooding and landslides. The storm caused 214 fatalities and damages amounting to ₱4.72 billion (US$90.8 million).
The following list are the fourteen most deadly storms that impacted the Philippines from 2000. As shown, all storms in this list have killed over 100 people. Only six storms have exceeded the death toll of 1,000. Total number of deaths recorded are only from the country itself.
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