Typhoons in the Korean Peninsula

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Typhoon Bavi approaching South Korea as a Category 3 typhoon in August 2020 Bavi 2020-08-26 0230Z.jpg
Typhoon Bavi approaching South Korea as a Category 3 typhoon in August 2020

The Korean Peninsula is a peninsula region located over Eastern Asia. The region is divided into North Korea and South Korea.

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Climatologically, in the Northwest Pacific basin, most tropical cyclones tend to develop between May and October. Typhoons impacting this region are not uncommon, with the bulk of these storms doing so in the third quarter (July to September). This article includes any tropical cyclone of any intensity that affected the Korean Peninsula.

20th century

Pre-1980s

1980s

1990s

Tropical Storm Gladys in August 1991; it is the seventh deadliest storm to hit the region Gladys 1991 Aug 21 0604Z.jpg
Tropical Storm Gladys in August 1991; it is the seventh deadliest storm to hit the region

21st century

2000s

Typhoon Maemi nearing South Korea on September 12, 2003 ST Maemi 12 sep 2003 0455Z.jpg
Typhoon Maemi nearing South Korea on September 12, 2003

2010s

Typhoon Soulik approaching Korea on August 22, 2018 Soulik 2018-08-22 0450Z.jpg
Typhoon Soulik approaching Korea on August 22, 2018

2020s

Climatology

Storms Affecting the Korean Peninsula by month
MonthNumber of Storms
May
1
June
2
July
23
August
33
September
24
October
5

Deadly storms

The following list are the ten most deadly storms that impacted the Korean Peninsula. Total number of deaths recorded are only from the country itself.

RankNameYearNumber of Deaths
1"1936 Korea typhoon"19361,516
2 Sarah 1959669
3 Lionrock 2016525
4 Rusa 2002236
5 Ewiniar 2006203
6 Thelma 1987123
7 Maemi 2003117
8 Olga 1999106
9 Gladys 199190
10 Khanun 201289

See also

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