Typhoon Kate (1970)

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Tropical Storm Kate strengthened into a typhoon at 11 a.m. UTC October 15, and continued to move westwards. Two days later, on October 17, Kate, now a typhoon, started turning to the northwest, putting Davao Gulf of Mindanao right in its path. Kate became a super typhoon 24 hours later. It made landfall 30 miles (48 km) south of Davao City on October 19, thus becoming the second super typhoon to strike the Philippines in four days.] Kate made landfall on October 25 south of Da Nang, Vietnam as a tropical storm. 40 knot sustained winds, with 66-knot gusts, were reported by the airfield in Da Nang. Kate then dissipated inland.

Impact

Philippines

In southern Mindanao, over 5,000 houses and other such structures were damaged or destroyed by Kate's winds and the storm surge, heavy rains and flooding brought on by Kate.] Damage estimates were set at $50 million (1970 USD, $252 million 2006 USD), or about 1.75 billion Philippine pesos (1970).]

ee also

* Tropical cyclone
* List of tropical cyclones
* 1970 Pacific typhoon season

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