Portal:Tropical cyclones/Anniversaries/December/8

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December 8

  • 1984 - Typhoon Doyle (1984) reaches peak strength as a Category 4 typhoon to the east of Luzon.
  • 2002 - Typhoon Pongsona made landfall in Guam becoming one of the strongest and costliest typhoons ever to hit the island. Pongsona caused a total of $700 million of damage.
  • 2009 - Cyclone Cleo (pictured) rapidly intensifies into an intense Category 4 cyclone over in the Indian Ocean.