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2018 Pacific Typhoon Season is an event of tropical cyclone activity. The season’s first storm, Bolaven, developed on April 14, while the season’s last system, a tropical depression, dissipated on November 22, making the season having an early end. It also featured Typhoon Shanshan, the longest-lived Pacific Typhoon on record, surviving for 26 days, beating the record held by Typhoon Rita in 1972, and being 5 days ahead of the old record. Regardless of this, it is a below average season overall, with only 22 named storms, 10 typhoons and 3 super typhoons. It also featured the third-latest season for the first typhoon to develop, with Prapiroon reaching this intensity on July 21, only in front the 2017 and 1998 seasons.
On April 14, the JMA started to track a tropical depression that formed in the Sulu Sea. The JTWC recognised the system the next day with 01W. The system moved slowly, eventually becoming a tropical storm on April 16, with the name Bolaven assigned. The system also made some rainfall in Palawan and killed one, however, Bolaven was not recognised by PAGASA. The system continued to move towards Vietnam, and became a strong severe tropical storm on early April 18, just before landfall. After Bolaven made landfall, it quickly weakened, and was already considered as a remnant low by the JTWC on noon April 18. The JMA, however, tracked the system until 1800 UTC April 18 before considered as a remnant low.
Tropical Depression 02W formed east of Guam on May 16. 02W passed through Guam late the same day, leaving with serval planes damaged. Early on the next day, the JMA named it Sanba as it became a tropical storm. PAGASA also named it Agaton that same time. Sanba moved westwards, targeting the Visayas. Shortly before Sanba approached the coasts of Visayas on May 19, JTWC declared Sanba as a Category 1 typhoon. However, the JMA only declared it as a severe tropical storm.
Heavy rain and flood affected the Visayas and Luzon as Sanba striked the coasts of Visayas and Luzon between May 19 and May 21. The remnants of Sanba also brought heavy rain the northern Luzon on May 22 and May 23.
As of May 29, 1 person has been confirmed dead, while with still 6 missing. Damages are estimated up to 2 million (2018 USD).
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