User:Jarda2020/Tropical Storm Malakas (2022)
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Severe tropical storm (JMA scale) | |
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Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
Formed | February 10, 2022 |
Dissipated | February 21, 2022 |
Highest winds | 10-minute sustained: 95 km/h (60 mph) 1-minute sustained: 110 km/h (70 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 993 hPa (mbar); 29.32 inHg |
Fatalities | 46 total |
Damage | $200 million (2022 USD) |
Areas affected | Philippines |
Part of the 2022 Pacific typhoon season |
Severe Tropical Storm Malakas was a deadly system that caused severe impacts on Philippines. The second tropical depression and first named storm of the 2022 Pacific typhoon season, the storm was first noted on Februrary and quickly intensified into a tropical storm and given the name Malakas by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). After a few hours, PAGASA followed the suit, and named it Agaton.