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Typhoon Maemi

Typhoon Maemi, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Pogi, was the most powerful typhoon to strike South Korea since record-keeping began in the country in 1904. Maemi formed on September 4, 2003 from a disturbance in a monsoon trough in the western... Wikipedia
Total fatalities: 120
Highest wind speed: 174 mph
Date: September 4, 2003
Damage: $4.8 billion (2003 USD)
Category: Typhoon (JMA) and Category 5 Hurricane (SSHWS)
Affected areas: South Korea, Okinawa, and Miyako-jima
Location: South Korea, Okinawa, Taiwan, and more