Typhoon Fung-wong (2008)
Typhoon Fung-wong near peak intensity approaching Taiwan on July 27 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | July 23, 2008 |
| Dissipated | July 30, 2008 |
| Typhoon | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 140 km/h (85 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 960 hPa (mbar); 28.35 inHg |
| Category 2-equivalent typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 175 km/h (110 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 952 hPa (mbar); 28.11 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 23 direct |
| Damage | $541 million (2008 USD) |
| Areas affected | Philippines, Taiwan, and mainland China |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2008 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Fung-wong, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Igme, was a deadly typhoon in the which made landfall on Taiwan and China in late July 2008. Typhoon Fung-wong reached peak intensity of a Category 2 typhoon on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center with peak winds of 95 knots (176 km/h). Damage was extensive in Taiwan, hitting little more than a week later than Typhoon Kalmaegi, but a specific cost is unknown, though later estimated at 541 million (2008 USD).