What is Typhoon Meranti?
{{Infobox hurricane | Name=Typhoon Meranti (Ferdie) | Year=2016 | Basin=WPac | Formed=September 8, 2016 | Dissipated=September 17, 2016 | Extratropical=September 16 | Image location=Meranti 2016-09-13 0800Z.jpg | Image name=Typhoon Meranti near peak intensity on September 13 | 10-min winds=120 | 1-min winds=165 | Pressure=890 | Fatalities=30 confirmed, 15 missing | Damages=2605 <!--2.6b China, 1.4m PH, 3.5 Taiwan--> | Areas=[[Philippines]], [[Taiwan]], [[East China]], [[Korean Peninsula]] <!--including extratropical lifetime--> | Hurricane season=[[2016 Pacific typhoon season]] }} '''Typhoon Meranti''', also known in the [[Philippines]] as '''Typhoon Ferdie''', was one of the strongest [[tropical cyclone]]s on record. The storm struck the Philippines, [[Taiwan]] and [[mainland China]]. In terms of pressure, Meranti was the strongest typhoon since [[Typhoon Megi (2010)|Typhoon Megi in 2010]]. It was also the strongest in terms of wind speeds since [[Typhoon Haiyan]] in 2013. Furthermore, it was the strongest tropical cyclone in 2016. The storm caused more than $2.6 billion in damage. It led to more than 30 deaths.<ref>{{cite news|title=China Braces for Another Typhoon|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=17 September 2016 |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/china-braces-for-another-typhoon-after-meranti-kills-28/articleshow/54382607.cms|access-date=Sep 19, 2016}}</ref> ==References== <references/> {{DEFAULTSORT:Meranti}} [[Category:2016 in weather]] [[Category:Pacific typhoons]] [[Category:September 2016 events]] [[Category:Retired tropical cyclone names]] {{weather-stub}}