Typhoon Nock-ten (2018)

Typhoon Nock-ten, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Venus, is the most powerful storm of the 2018 Pacific typhoon season. It made landfall in Northern Luzon on December 18, 2018 at peak intensity, making a direct Category 5 landfall in the Isabela-Cagayan provinces after Typhoon Meranti (Ompong) and Typhoon Sarika (Rosita) devastated Northern Luzon in September and October 2018.

History
On November 31, a tropical depression south of Guam developed. By the next day, the depression split into two. Typhoon Tokage first devastated Central Luzon, while the 2nd depression developed in the Philippine Sea, being given the international name Nock-ten. Tropical Storm Nock-ten then entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility, being named Tropical Storm Venus. Tropical Storm Venus (Nock-ten) intensified into a severe tropical storm on December 10, slowly moving northwestward. Severe Tropical Storm Nock-ten then weakened into a tropical depression from the Northeast Monsoon’s windshear, and dissipating while heading southeast. The remnants of Nock-ten redevelops into a tropical storm outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility, and then became a Category 1 typhoon. Typhoon Nock-ten then headed southwest, intensifying into a Category 4 typhoon, making landfall in Guam as it heads back to the Philippines. Nock-ten then reaches a peak intensity of 225kph, before making landfall in Gattaran, Cagayan in December 18 (6:30 PST). Nock-ten weakened into a Category 2 typhoon after landfall, but interaction with Tropical Storm Muifa in Visayas made it head back into Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, and weakened into a tropical storm on December 24, and along with Tropical Storm Muifa, both of them were blocked by wind shear of 50kts, and dissipates on December 25 (12:00 PSTam).

Guam
In Guam, Typhoon Nock-ten hit as a Category 4, being the 3rd storm of greater than tropical storm strength in this year to make landfall in Rota, after Meranti and Sarika. Damages were totalled in all parts of Guam as $198.7mil. damages, and breaking more weak structures after Meranti and Sarika.

Philippines
The category 5 storm Typhoon Nock-ten, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Venus, let the PAGASA raise Signal (TCWS) 5 in Northern Luzon, the first one since Typhoon Matmo (Lawin) last 2016. Deaths and damages were high, with 300 deaths in Ilocos, and 147 deaths in other parts of the country affected by Nock-ten, resulting in 417 deaths total. In Northern Luzon, ₱17.3bil. damages were totalled.

Retirement
Nock-ten was replaced with Himnamnor for future seasons, while Venus was replaced with Vanessa for the 2022 Pacific typhoon season.