Super Typhoon Nari (2019)

Typhoon Nari, known as Typhoon Kristine in the Philippines, was the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded, which devastated most of Asia, and was the longest lasting storm on record, breaking the record of 31 days set by Hurricane John (1994), lasting 14 days (2 weeks) longer than John.

Nari originated through a cluster of thunderstorms generated from an Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) on July 30, 2019, and became a depression in just 48 hours. Nari intensified in just 36 hours from a Severe Tropical Storm into a Category 5 Super Typhoon before hitting Guam. Nari became the strongest storm to directly hit Metro Manila since Super Typhoon Mirinae 3 years ago.