Typhoon Megi Trail Characteristics
Track and Movement Characteristics
The lifecycle of Typhoon Megi (201617) began over the Northwest Pacific, and its overall track showed a steady northwestward movement. From its formation at 02:00 on September 23 at 15.4°N, 141.2°E until its landfall on September 27, the system’s center latitude rose from 15.4°N to 22.4°N, while longitude advanced from 141.2°E to 124.3°E, indicating sustained and powerful west-northwestward movement. During this period, the typhoon showed no obvious changes in direction or prolonged stagnation, and its movement speed was relatively steady.
该Typhoon 具有典型的“双Landfall”特征. 首先 at 9月27日14:10在Taiwan花莲coastal 实施第一次Landfall, 随后穿越Taiwan岛Go to Taiwan海峡, intensity 短暂调整后, at 9月28日04:40在FujianQuanzhou City惠安 County进行第二次Landfall. Landfall后, 系统继续 toward NW direction深入内陆, 直至9月30日02:00在(28.8°N, 117.5°E)减弱消散, 总生命周期约7天, 涵盖29个路径采样点.
Intensity evolution and historical comparison
Megi’s intensity evolution went through three stages: rapid intensification, a period of peak intensity, and weakening after landfall. It initially formed as a tropical depression with winds of 13 m/s, then rapidly intensified into a severe tropical storm within 48 hours. From September 25 to 26, wind speed increased from 33 m/s to 45 m/s, while pressure fell to 950 hPa, marking its transition from a typhoon to a severe typhoon. At 02:00 on September 27, shortly before reaching its recorded peak, wind speed reached 48 m/s and pressure fell to 945 hPa. Although the peak intensity was listed as a super typhoon with winds of 52 m/s and a pressure of 940 hPa, sampling data showed that it maintained severe typhoon intensity as it approached Taiwan.
Due to friction from the terrain, intensity dropped significantly after the first landfall, with wind speed decreasing from 45 m/s to 35 m/s. After its second landfall in Fujian, the system weakened further into a tropical storm and eventually dissipated.
Compared with storms of the same name, the intensity of Megi in 2016 fell between those in 2010 and 2022. Megi in 2010, identified as 201013, reached an extremely low pressure of 895 hPa, with intensity far exceeding that of the 2016 storm. Megi in 2022, identified as 202202, reached only tropical storm intensity, with a pressure of 995 hPa. In 2016, Megi recorded a minimum pressure of 940 hPa and maximum winds of 52 m/s, demonstrating considerable destructive potential. Its intensity was significantly higher than that of the same-named typhoons in 2004 and 2022, but weaker than the extreme case in 2010.
Typhoon Megi Route Data
| Time | Position | Intensity | Wind · Pressure | Moving Toward |
|---|
| 09-23 02:00 | 15.4°N
141.2°E | Tropical Depression | 13 m/s
1002 hPa | - |
| 09-23 20:00 | 16°N
138.6°E | Tropical Storm | 18 m/s
998 hPa | WNW |
| 09-24 14:00 | 18.2°N
135.3°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 25 m/s
990 hPa | NW |
| 09-25 05:00 | 19.2°N
132.2°E | Typhoon | 36 m/s
970 hPa | WNW |
| 09-25 20:00 | 20.1°N
129.4°E | Typhoon | 38 m/s
965 hPa | W |
| 09-26 08:00 | 20.8°N
127.3°E | Severe Typhoon | 42 m/s
955 hPa | WNW |
| 09-26 17:00 | 21.6°N
125.8°E | Severe Typhoon | 45 m/s
950 hPa | NW |
| 09-26 21:00 | 22.02°N
125.23°E | Severe Typhoon | 46 m/s
949 hPa | NNW |
| 09-27 01:00 | 22.48°N
124.47°E | Severe Typhoon | 48 m/s
946 hPa | WNW |
| 09-27 05:00 | 22.5°N
123.85°E | Severe Typhoon | 50 m/s
942 hPa | NW |
| 09-27 09:00 | 23.18°N
123.08°E | Super Typhoon | 51 m/s
942 hPa | WNW |
| 09-27 13:00 | 23.92°N
122.02°E | Severe Typhoon | 46 m/s
948 hPa | NW |
| 09-27 17:00 | 24.1°N
120.9°E | Severe Typhoon | 42 m/s
955 hPa | W |
| 09-27 21:00 | 23.7°N
120.3°E | Typhoon | 39 m/s
962 hPa | W |
| 09-28 01:00 | 24.3°N
119.6°E | Typhoon | 36 m/s
968 hPa | NW |
| 09-28 05:00 | 25°N
118.75°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 32 m/s
978 hPa | NW |
| 09-28 09:00 | 24.92°N
117.52°E | Severe Tropical Storm | 27 m/s
986 hPa | W |
| 09-28 13:00 | 24.98°N
116.98°E | Tropical Storm | 21 m/s
989 hPa | W |
| 09-28 17:00 | 25.15°N
116.75°E | Tropical Storm | 19 m/s
992 hPa | WSW |
| 09-28 21:00 | 25.2°N
116.38°E | Tropical Storm | 18 m/s
995 hPa | W |
| 09-29 05:00 | 25.9°N
115.9°E | Tropical Depression | 15 m/s
999 hPa | N |
| 09-30 02:00 | 28.8°N
117.5°E | Tropical Depression | 10 m/s
1008 hPa | NNE |
Sampled rows shown; all 85 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .
FAQ
Typhoon Megi is the 2016 Typhoon.
Typhoon Megi's international code is 201617, is the 17th Typhoon of 2016, international name MEGI.
What is the highest level of Typhoon Megi?
Typhoon Megi peak intensity is Super Typhoon, max wind 52m/s, minimum central pressure 940 hPa.
Where is Typhoon Megi Landfall?
2016-09-27 14:10:00 in Taiwan Coastal Landfall; 2016-09-28 04:40:00 in Quanzhou City Huan County Landfall.
Where can I view typhoon Megi's live track map?
TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Megi's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range with IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/201617.
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