Typhoon Malakas (2016)

Typhoon Malakas (ma-la-KAS, [mɐlɐˈkas]), known in the Philippines as Typhoon Gener, was a powerful tropical cyclone which affected Taiwan and Japan in mid September 2016. It was the sixteenth named storm and the sixth typhoon of the annual typhoon season in 2016. Malakas formed on September 11, just south of Guam. The system gradually organized and improved its outer bands, which prompted JTWC to give its identifier as Tropical Depression 18W. A few hours later, JMA received its name Malakas for 18W. On September 13, Malakas entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility, which gained the name Gener by PAGASA. Despite its marginal conditions for further development, Malakas continued to intensify into a typhoon.

On September 16, Malakas now on a very favorable development, which allowed the typhoon to upgrade into Category-2. After maintaining its intensity, Malakas intensified into a Category-4 typhoon as well-defined eye circulation popped out. Shortly after it reached its peak intensity, Malakas started to gradually weaken, downgraded back to Category-2 typhoon. However, Malakas gained strength again and attained to Category-3 major typhoon before it made landfall on Ōsumi Peninsula in Japan. It crossed through Cape Muroto and made another landfall over Tanabe. Malakas would transition into an extratropical cyclone before formally dissipating on September 23.