Typhoon Mawar
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Typhoon Mawar, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Betty, was one of the strongest Northern Hemisphere tropical cyclones on record in the month of May, and the strongest tropical cyclone worldwi
Mawar at its peak intensity over the Philippine Sea on May 26
Typhoon Mawar as viewed from the International Space Station on May 23
The last NEXRAD radar scans of Typhoon Mawar before the radar went out. The NEXRAD velocity (right side) had a max wind speed of 193 mph (311 km/h) about 400 feet (120 m) above the surface.
Damage in Guam from the typhoon
Tropical cyclones in 2023
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During 2023, tropical cyclones formed in seven major bodies of water, commonly known as tropical cyclone basins. They were named by various weather agencies when they attained maximum sustained winds
Typhoon Mawar
…Super Typhoon Betty, was one of the strongest Northern Hemisphere tropical cyclones on record in the month of May, and the strongest tropical cyclone worldwide in 2023. The second named storm, the first typhoon and the first violent typhoon of the 2023 Pacific typhoon season, Mawar originated from an area of low…
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