Text Box: THE MOST NOTABLE SUPER TYPHOONS OF THE PHILIPPINES (1945-2006) NAME DURATION OF WINDS >240kph SPECIFIC AREA KADING (Rita)A 96 hours (0ct.22-26, 1978) Pacific Ocean, Phil. Sea ROSING (Angela)* 60 hours (Nov.1-3, 1995) Phil. Sea,Camarines N., CALABARZON,NCR SALING (Dot) 54 hours (Oct.16-18, 1985) Phil.Sea, (Bicol Area) RUPING (Mike) 54 hours (Nov.10-12, 1990) Phil Sea (Surigao Area) GILDA 48 hours (Dec.16-18, 1959) Phil. Sea, Samar INING (Louise)* 48 hours (Nov.17-19, 1964) Phil. Sea, Surigao LOLENG (Babs) 30 hours (Oct.20-21, 1998) Lagonoy Gulf GADING (Peggy) 24 hours (July 6-7, 1986) Phil.Sea(Cagayan Area) SISANG (Nina)* 18 hours (Nov. 25, 1987) Albay, Burias Strait, Ragay Gulf SENING (Joan) 18 hours (Oct., 1970) Lagonoy Gulf YOLING (Patsy) 18 hours (Nov.1970) Phil. Sea(Quezon Area) HERMING (Betty) 18 hours (Aug.1987) Phil. Sea, Samar ILIANG (Zeb) 18 hours (Oct.1998) Phil.Sea (Isabela Area) REMING (Durian) 18 hours (Nov.29-30, 2006) Lagonoy Gulf, Albay, Cam.Sur, Ragay Gulf * - intensification or minimal weakening even with land interaction A – was supertyphoon while at the Pacific Ocean and Philippine Sea and lost strength as it reached Baler Bay and further weakened as it made landfall at Aurora and Quezon CALABARZON – Cavite, Laguna, Batngas, Rizal and Quezon (Region 4-A) NCR – National Capital Region (Metro Manila) Notes: Even though Kading (Rita) maintained supertyphoon intensity for the longest period (96 hours), most of its strength was just over the Pacific Ocean and Philippine Sea, as compared to Rosing (Angela) which intensified over the Philippine Sea and maintained supertyphoon intensity for 60 hours over several expanses of land (seven provinces). In 1987 Sisang (Nina) unusually intensified as it crossed the province of Albay. Source: www.weather.unisys.com Compiled by: Dominic Alojado with additional information by David Michael V. Padua of Typhoon2000.com. >> Back to Typhoon2000.com: Information Page © 2008 Typhoon2000.com All Rights Reserved.