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Typhoon Goni (2020) facts for kids

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Typhoon Goni, also called Super Typhoon Rolly in the Philippines, was an incredibly powerful storm. It hit Catanduanes Island in the Philippines and became the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded to make landfall.

Goni was the 19th named storm and the second "super typhoon" of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season. It began as a small storm system near Guam on October 26. The next day, it grew stronger and was officially named Tropical Storm Goni.

Goni stayed at its strongest, a Category 5 typhoon, for over a day. When it hit Catanduanes, it had winds of 220 kilometers per hour (140 mph) over 10 minutes, and even stronger winds of 315 kilometers per hour (195 mph) over 1 minute. Its central pressure was very low at 905 hPa. This made it the strongest tropical cyclone seen anywhere in the world in 2020, and one of the most powerful storms ever recorded.

Images for kids

  • Molave, Goni, 90W

    Three tropical cyclones present in the western Pacific Ocean simultaneously on October 28. From left to right: Molave, Goni, and a low-pressure area which later became Atsani (at bottom-right).

  • Goni 2020-10-30 0444Z

    Typhoon Goni near its initial peak intensity and over the Philippine Sea on October 30, 2020, showing a very clear pinhole eye.

  • TCWS Rolly

    Highest TCWS raised by PAGASA across the Philippines in advance of Typhoon Goni

  • Goni making landfall on the Philippines on October 31

    Satellite animation of Typhoon Goni making landfall on Catanduanes Island on October 31

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