| Violent typhoon (JMA scale) | |
|---|---|
| Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS) | |
 Typhoon Peggy near peak intensity on July 6 east of the Philippines | |
| Formed | July 3, 1986 |
| Dissipated | July 11, 1986 |
| Highest winds | 10-minute sustained: 205 km/h (125 mph) 1-minute sustained: 260 km/h (160 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 900 hPa (mbar); 26.58 inHg |
| Fatalities | 422+ |
| Damage | $512 million (1986 USD) |
| Areas affected | Philippines, China |
| Part of the 1986 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Peggy, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Gading, was a very intense super typhoon that formed during the 1986 Pacific typhoon season. At the time of its occurrence, the typhoon was documented by PAGASA as the eight strongest Philippine typhoon on record.[1] A tropical depression developed on July 3 east of the Philippines, and strengthened to a tropical storm the next day. It steadily strengthened to a typhoon, then continued to intensify and reached a peak strength of 130 knots (240 km/h; 150 mph)[nb 1] on July 7. As Peggy continued westward, it slowly weakened, and hit northeastern Luzon on July 9 as a 90 knots (170 km/h; 100 mph) typhoon. A slight weakening of the subtropical ridge brought Peggy northward, where it hit southeastern China as a 55 knots (102 km/h; 63 mph) tropical storm on July 11. It weakened and later dissipated into a remnant low on July 12.
In Baguio and surrounding towns, 44 people are killed by landslides when they are sleeping. In total, Peggy caused at least 333 deaths and $512 million (1986 USD) in damage.[2]
Meteorological history
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Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
Unknown
Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression- ^ "Strongest Typhoons of the Philippines (1947 - 2009)". Typhoon2000.com. MeteoGroup. July 29, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
- ^ a b 1986 Annual Tropical Cyclone Report (PDF). Joint Typhoon Warning Center (Report). Guam, Mariana Islands: United States Navy. 1986. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ "Joint Typhoon Warning Center Mission Statement". Pearl Harbor, Hawaii: Joint Typhoon Warning Center. 2011. Archived from the original on July 26, 2007. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ^ Kenneth R. Knapp; Michael C. Kruk; David H. Levinson; Howard J. Diamond; Charles J. Neumann (2010). 1986 Super Typhoon Peggy (1986179N11175). The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): Unifying tropical cyclone best track data (Report). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ RSMC Tokyo Best Track Data – 1990–1999 (TXT) (Report). Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ "Annual Report on Activities of the RSMC Tokyo – Typhoon Center 2000" (PDF). Japan Meteorological Agency. February 2001. p. 3. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
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