Typhoon Lionrock

Typhoon Lionrock (Dindo)
Lionrock near peak intensity on August 28
Meteorological history
FormedAugust 17, 2016
DissipatedAugust 30, 2016
Very strong typhoon
10-minute sustained (JMA)
Highest winds165 km/h (105 mph)
Lowest pressure940 hPa (mbar); 27.76 inHg
Category 4-equivalent typhoon
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds220 km/h (140 mph)
Lowest pressure933 hPa (mbar); 27.55 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities550 total
Damage$3.93 billion (2016 USD)
Areas affectedJapan, Russian Far East, North Korea
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Part of the 2016 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Lionrock, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Dindo, was a large, powerful, long-lived and erratic tropical cyclone which caused significant flooding and casualties in North Korea and Japan in late August 2016. It was the tenth named storm and was the third typhoon of the 2016 Pacific typhoon season. Damages recorded after the season were recorded about US$3.93 billion.[1]

  1. ^ "Report on TC's Key Activities and Main Events in the Region, 2016" (PDF). ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee. January 9, 2017.

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