Typhoon Ganda

Overview
Typhoon Ganda was a large and powerful storm that crossed basins and hemispheres.

Meteorological History
Typhoon Ganda formed from a low pressure system moving off of Hawaii. It then took on tropical looks and was named. With the storm crossing the Pacific ocean, the world watched to see whether Ganda would die out, or become a monster. Eventually it reached a Category 5 equivalent strength, and the Philippines were struck. It then weakened, and the world prepared for a repeat of Ani. But this time, it didn't recurve to Hong Kong, and continued to head for Indonesia. As it navigated through the sliver of land in between mainland Asia and Indonesia, it strengthened, right before making landfall. At this point, many thought the storm would die, but yet again, they were wrong. At this point, the storm was weakened to a TS, and many thought it was over. However, It then took on Extratropical Characteristics, and was now in the Indian ocean. It looked like it would die from cold temperatures at first, but oil platforms in the region were picking up temperatures of over 29 Degrees Celsius, which kept the storm alive. A few days later, the storm took on subtropical characteristics, and was now a Subtropical Storm. Finally, it became tropical again, and hit South Africa. It was again weakened, but living up to its legacy, it survived. The next day, The storm had become an extremely rare South Atlantic Storm. Luckily, It didn't make a landfall, but rather moved back into the northern hemisphere, where it strengthened to its main peak. It attained C6 status while on approach to the Lesser Antilles, And eventually C7 Status. It maintained that strength until just before landfall, where it weakened to a C6. It then went inland from NC, and dissipated near the Great Lakes.

Philippines
The storm was largely no different from any other storm making landfall in the Philippines, but causing unusually low rainfall.

Indonesia
Many villages were destroyed by the storm, causing massive amounts of fatalities.

South Africa
The already unstable weather in the region and the storm caused a massive rogue wave to form that hit a military training operation, sinking many ships in the process.

Lesser Antilles
The effects had destroyed any sign of civilization on the islands, helped by the still immense damge left behind by Hypercane Gerald.

North Carolina and Virginia
Many cities were destroyed due to flooding, surge, rain, and abnormally high amounts of lightning in the hurricane.