Typhoon Shanshan (2018)
Typhoon Shanshan approaching Japan at peak intensity on August 7, 2018. | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | August 2, 2018 |
| Extratropical | August 10, 2018 |
| Dissipated | August 10, 2018 |
| Typhoon | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 150 km/h (90 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 970 hPa (mbar); 28.64 inHg |
| Category 2-equivalent typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 155 km/h (100 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 953 hPa (mbar); 28.14 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | none |
| Damage | $866,000 |
| Areas affected | Mariana Islands, Japan |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2018 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Shanshan was a strong and slow-moving typhoon that passed close to Japan before moving out to the sea. Shanshan was the fourteenth named storm and fifth typhoon of the 2018 Pacific typhoon season.