Tropical Storms formed in the entire west pacific basin were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
[2] In light of the damage caused by the storm, the island was declared a major disaster area on June 3 by the American government.
Peaking in intensity on May 20, Lola recurved to the north and northeast, weakening into a tropical storm on May 23 and evolving into an extratropical cyclone later that day.
Forming near Hainan Island on May 21 as a monsoon depression, the initial tropical disturbance moved through the South China Sea while slowly organizing.
Tropical Storm Nancy was named the next and quickly strengthened into a typhoon with max winds of 75 kn (139 km/h) before striking northeastern Taiwan.
Torrential rains fell throughout South Korea, as a result of flooding 12 people were killed and 22,477 acres (90.96 km2) of farmland were destroyed.
While moving north-northeast towards southern Japan, the system devolved into a low level circulation devoid of thunderstorms, and dissipated on July 2.
A slight weakening of the subtropical ridge brought Peggy more northward, where it hit southeastern China as a 55 kn (102 km/h) tropical storm on the July 11.
In Hong Kong, winds gusted to 78 knots (144 km/h) at Tate's Cairn and rainfall totals reached 449 millimetres (17.7 in) at Tai Mo Shan.
Becoming a tropical depression on July 13, the small system turned northwest, recurving gradually around a subtropical ridge to its east and northeast.
After passing east of Okinawa, the system began to transition into an extratropical cyclone, a process which completed on July 17 near the southern coast of Japan.
Sarah's broad circulation center was difficult to locate until it began moving northeast east of Luzon on August 2, when it intensified to its peak intensity.
On August 22, Vera attained winds of 165 km/h (105 mph) before the weakening ridge forced the typhoon to the west, retracing its path it took days before.
[1] One of the longest lasting Western Pacific system on record began its long life on August 16 in the South China Sea, having formed from the monsoon trough.
Because of this, 490 fatalities (most in Vietnam), tens of thousands left homeless,[2] and US$399 million (1986 dollars) in damage can be attributed to Typhoon Wayne.
Originating in the subtropical west-central Pacific, this large cyclone moved westward to a point south of Japan before becoming a tropical storm.
Ben turned north-northwest for a day and a half, moving around an upper level cyclone in its vicinity, before resuming a west-northwest track on September 20.
Ben entered a more favourable environment, achieving typhoon intensity on September 23 before rounding the southwest portion of the subtropical ridge.
Moving through a break in the subtropical ridge, Carmen rapidly strengthened as it turned north, then northeast, on October 6 when maximum sustained winds reached 100 knots (190 km/h).
Crossing the Philippines, the depression caused heavy rainfall and flooding as it emerged into the South China Sea and developed into a tropical storm on October 9.
Continuing to track north of due west, Dom made landfall in Vietnam and dissipated as it moved along the Laos/Vietnam border on October 12.
Weakening began due to westerly winds aloft and land interaction with China, and Ellen dropped back to tropical storm strength on October 17.
[2] The initial tropical disturbance formed near the International Date Line on October 10 before moving on a parabolic track well east of Asia.
The next day, the typhoon reached its peak intensity of 100 knots (190 km/h) and passed near the island of Agrihan where one building was left standing and communications were eliminated.
[2] First noted as a tropical disturbance east of Ulithi within the monsoon trough on October 14, the system moved north of due west.
The system moved north of due west across the central Philippines and emerged into the South China Sea before strengthening into a tropical storm on November 9.
[2] A tropical depression formed in the southern South China Sea on November 24, dissipating the following day without making landfall on any neighbouring land mass.
[2] A long tracked system, the initial tropical disturbance which led to Marge was noted near the International Date Line on December 10.
Marge's circulation aided the global journey of the Rutan Voyager aircraft, which went on to circle the Earth on one tank of fuel.
Norris crossed the southern Philippines on December 31 and January 1, weakening into a tropical depression as it emerged into the South China Sea.