Typhoon Haitang (2005)

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Typhoon Haitang (Feria)

Haitang at peak intensity on July 16
Meteorological history
Formed	July 11, 2005
Dissipated	July 20, 2005
Violent typhoon
10-minute sustained (JMA)
Highest winds	195 km/h (120 mph)
Lowest pressure	920 hPa (mbar); 27.17 inHg
Category 5-equivalent super typhoon
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds	260 km/h (160 mph)
Lowest pressure	898 hPa (mbar); 26.52 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities	20 total
Damage	$1.17 billion (2005 USD)
Areas affected	Ryūkyū Islands, Taiwan, China
IBTrACS
Part of the 2005 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Haitang, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Feria, was the first super typhoon of the 2005 season in the northwestern Pacific. It had winds up to 260 km/h (160 mph) at peak intensity, and caused over 18 serious injuries and 15 confirmed deaths in Taiwan and the People's Republic of China.^[1] Damage totaled about $1.17 billion (2005 USD), most of which occurred in mainland China.