Typhoon Soulik (2018)

Typhoon Soulik
Typhoon Soulik over the Ryukyu Islands at peak intensity on August 21, 2018, displaying a large eye with annular characteristics.
Soulik at peak intensity on August 21
Meteorological history
FormedAugust 15, 2018
ExtratropicalAugust 24, 2018
DissipatedSeptember 1, 2018
Very strong typhoon
10-minute sustained (JMA)
Highest winds155 km/h (100 mph)
Lowest pressure950 hPa (mbar); 28.05 inHg
Category 3-equivalent typhoon
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds205 km/h (125 mph)
Lowest pressure943 hPa (mbar); 27.85 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities86 direct
Damage$125 million (2018 USD)
Areas affectedCaroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Northeast China, Japan, Korean Peninsula, Russian Far East, Alaska
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Part of the 2018 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Soulik was an unusually large, and the deadliest typhoon to strike the Korean Peninsula since Khanun in 2012. Soulik formed from an area of low pressure on August 15, and was the twenty-ninth tropical depression, twentieth tropical storm, tenth severe tropical storm, and sixth typhoon of the 2018 Pacific typhoon season.


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