Typhoon Kompasu, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Glenda, was a strong tropical cyclone that moved along Okinawa, Japan and west coast of the Korean Peninsula before striking the Seoul Metropolitan Area in early-September 2010. It was the first significant system to directly strike the Seoul Metropolitan since Typhoon Prapiroon in 2000 and the strongest typhoon to directly impact the area since Tropical Storm Janis in 1995.
Typhoon Kompasu approaching the Korean Peninsula on September 1
Lionrock (left), Namtheun (middle) and Kompasu (right) on August 31
Okuma Recreation Facility staff members cleaning up debris left in the wake of Typhoon Kompasu
Tropical Storm Kompasu over South Korea on September 2
Typhoon Prapiroon, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Lusing, was the costliest tropical cyclone to strike the Korean Peninsula and the tenth costliest in the West Pacific on record, as of August 2023.
Prapiroon prior to peak strength on August 30