Typhoon Flo (1993)
Typhoon Flo, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Kadiang, was a typhoon that hit the Philippines in October 1993.[1]
| Typhoon (JMA scale) | |
|---|---|
| Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
 Flo (Oct 3) | |
| Formed | October 1, 1993 |
| Dissipated | October 8, 1993 |
| Highest winds | 10-minute sustained: 120 km/h (75 mph) 1-minute sustained: 130 km/h (80 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 970 hPa (mbar); 28.64 inHg |
| Fatalities | 576 total |
| Areas affected | Philippines |
| Part of the 1993 Pacific typhoon season | |
Overview
track of Flo
Typhoon Flo developed on the 28th of September from the monsoon trough and hit the northern part of the Philippines on October 4 as a minimal typhoon. It stalled just off the West Coast, and turned North Eastward, where it became extratropical on 9 October.
There were at least 50 deaths attributed to heavy flooding on the Philippine island of Luzon. Typhoon Flo killed a total of 576 people and displaced 52,431 families. [2][3][4]
References
- "Philippines Typhoon Flo Oct 1993 UN DHA Information Reports 1-5 - Philippines". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- "THE DEADLIEST TYPHOONS OF THE PHILIPPINES (1947 – 2014)" (PDF).
- Bacani, Louis. "Deadliest, most destructive cyclones of the Philippines". philstar.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- "Philippines Typhoon Flo Oct 1993 UN DHA Information Reports 1-5". reliefweb.int. 6 Oct 1993. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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