Typhoon Muifa (2022)
Muifa at peak intensity while east of Taiwan on September 11 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | September 3, 2022 |
| Extratropical | September 16, 2022 |
| Dissipated | September 17, 2022 |
| Very strong typhoon | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 155 km/h (100 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 950 hPa (mbar); 28.05 inHg |
| Category 3-equivalent typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 205 km/h (125 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 946 hPa (mbar); 27.94 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 3 total |
| Missing | 2 |
| Damage | $437 million (2022 USD) |
| Areas affected |
|
| IBTrACS / | |
Part of the 2022 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Muifa, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Inday, was a powerful tropical cyclone that affected East China, Taiwan, and the Ryukyu Islands in mid-September 2022. It was the twelfth named storm and fourth typhoon of the 2022 Pacific typhoon season, having originated from an invest in the Pacific Ocean.
Muifa originated from a disturbance near the Philippine Sea, slowly tracking westward until its development into a tropical depression, where it began to move south westward. Muifa underwent rapid intensification as it approached eastern China, with maximum sustained winds of up to 155 km/h (95 mph) Right before its first landfall, Muifa was downgraded to a Category 3, then Muifa made its first landfall over eastern China on September 13 as a Category 1.