C5category 5
Typhoon Meranti (2016)
Typhoon Meranti formed in the Western Pacific on 8 September 2016 and faded on 17 September 2016. Peak wind 315 km/h (170 kt), category 5, lowest pressure 890 hPa. Landfall: China.
315 km/hPeak wind · 170 kt
890 hPaLowest pressure
8.8 daysDuration
4,555 kmTrack length · ACE 28.9
C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression
Wind along the track
km/h · UTC
Landfalls
| Date | Countries hit | Landfall wind | Nearby | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2016 21:00 UTC | C1 | China | 144 km/h | Longmen · 20 km |
Towns within 100 km of the track
Quanzhou71 km · 157 km/h
Xiamen38 km · 157 km/h
Zhangzhou77 km · 130 km/h
Longyan60 km · 130 km/h
Kaohsiung54 km · 232 km/h
Sanming72 km · 74 km/h
Jinjiang60 km · 157 km/h
Tainan69 km · 232 km/h
Nan'an77 km · 157 km/h
Jimei43 km · 157 km/h
Huli39 km · 157 km/h
Shishi55 km · 157 km/h
Yong'an53 km · 74 km/h
Zhangping21 km · 130 km/h
Pingtung73 km · 232 km/h
Xiaoxi99 km · 130 km/h
Luoyang79 km · 157 km/h
Magong63 km · 204 km/h
Ligang78 km · 232 km/h
Zhongzhuang63 km · 232 km/h
Hukeng90 km · 130 km/h
Basco43 km · 306 km/h
Dazuocun87 km · 157 km/h
Yongning51 km · 157 km/h
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