10 Facts About Typhoon Mireille

Typhoon Mireille, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Rosing, was the costliest typhoon on record, until it was surpassed by Typhoon Hagibis in 2019 .

Typhoon Mireille intensified further after deleterious effects from a nearby tropical storm subsided.

Typhoon Mireille first threatened Guam, although it passed well to the north of the island, bringing damaging winds to northern Saipan.

For several days, Typhoon Mireille failed to intensify due to wind shear from the larger Tropical Storm Luke to the north.

Around the time of reaching peak intensity, Typhoon Mireille turned more to the northwest along the southwestern periphery of the subtropical ridge.

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Typhoon Mireille quickly weakened while continuing northeastward through Kyushu and western Honshu, and started to become an extratropical cyclone; during the process, the wind field expanded, aided by moist air from the southwest and cold air from the northwest.

Early tropical cyclone computer models anticipated Typhoon Mireille would pass close to Guam, prompting officials to undergo preparations for the storm.

When Typhoon Mireille moved through western Japan, it brought strong winds and heavy rainfall.

Typhoon Mireille struck around the time of high tide, causing extensive storm surge along the coast.

The widespread power outages related to Typhoon Mireille prompted the government to reconstruct transmission towers with anemometer, or wind measurement devices.