Storms near Northern Samar
The record holds 175 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Northern Samar, Philippines between 1885 and 2026. The busiest month is November, with 38 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 5 strength. 78 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 175storms within 50 km
- 17major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 39at category 1 strength or more
A storm counts once, however many times it came close. The category is the storm's strongest point within 50 km, which can be weaker than its peak elsewhere.
How strong were the storms near Northern Samar?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 34 | 19% |
| Tropical storm | 24 | 14% |
| Category 1 | 13 | 7% |
| Category 2 | 9 | 5% |
| Category 3 | 4 | 2% |
| Category 4 | 8 | 5% |
| Category 5 | 5 | 3% |
| Unknown intensity | 78 | 45% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Northern Samar storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2026, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1885, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 2 |
| 1890s | 9 |
| 1900s | 10 |
| 1910s | 10 |
| 1920s | 7 |
| 1930s | 14 |
| 1940s | 11 |
| 1950s | 12 |
| 1960s | 11 |
| 1970s | 16 |
| 1980s | 24 |
| 1990s | 16 |
| 2000s | 10 |
| 2010s | 9 |
| 2020s | 14 |
Earlier decades hold fewer storms partly because they were harder to see. Before weather satellites (about the 1960s) many storms that stayed at sea went unrecorded, so compare decades with care.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| Jan | 9 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 5 |
| May | 14 |
| Jun | 17 |
| Jul | 14 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 14 |
| Oct | 27 |
| Nov | 38 |
| Dec | 29 |
Strongest storms near Northern Samar
- Gilda (1959)11 December 1959 to 22 December 1959, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 925 hPa
- Joan (1970)9 October 1970 to 18 October 1970, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 905 hPa
- Nina (1987)16 November 1987 to 30 November 1987, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 930 hPa
- Betty (1987)7 August 1987 to 17 August 1987, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 890 hPa
- Nida (2004)13 May 2004 to 22 May 2004, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 935 hPa
Most recent storms near Northern Samar
- Nokaen (2026)13 January 2026 to 22 January 2026, peak Tropical storm (51 kt), 996 hPa, provisional
- Unnamed storm of December 2025 (Western North Pacific)4 December 2025 to 7 December 2025, peak Unknown intensity
- Fengshen (2025)15 October 2025 to 23 October 2025, peak Tropical storm (51 kt), 990 hPa, provisional
Many of these storms killed people and destroyed homes. The figures are the official record's, and this page says nothing about their human cost.