#11 Typhoon Nina (1953)

Duration: August 8-18, 1953
Origin: Open Pacific Ocean
Highest 1-minute Sustained Winds: 185 mph (295 kph)
Lowest central atmospheric pressure: 885 millibars

Super Typhoon Nina was a Category 5 typhoon that initially formed in the open Pacific and reaching maximum sustained winds of 185 mph. It gradually gained intensity as it travelled north-northwest, barely missing Taiwan and making landfall in the eastern side of the Chinese Mainland as a Category 4 cyclone. Little is known of the damage it caused on Chinese soil but with a central pressure measurement of 885 millibars, was one of the strongest typhoons of the season.

#10 Typhoon Megi (2010)

Duration: October 12-24, 2010
Origin: Pacific Ocean, east-southeast of Guam
Highest 1-minute Sustained Winds: 185 mph (295 kph)
Lowest central atmospheric pressure: 885 millibars

Typhoon Megi, one of the most powerful typhoons on record and the only super typhoon of the 2010 Pacific Typhoon season was a destructive cyclone that made landfall in the Philippine’s main island of Luzon. Known locally as Typhoon Juan, it killed 31 people in the Southeast Asian nation and continued to wreak havoc in Taiwan, killing another 38, making it the deadliest typhoon of 2010.