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889:United Press International (October 18, 1970).
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344:Super Typhoon Kate was first identified by the
228:within a week in October 1970, the first being
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864:"Asian Bishops Convene In Typhoon-Hit Manila"
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706:. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command
636:"Destructive Typhoons 1970-2003: TS Titang"
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612:List of Equatorial tropical cyclones
21:Tropical Storm Kate (disambiguation)
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868:The Lewiston Daily Sun
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536:in 1960 or
513:Sun Journal
504:storm surge
490:Philippines
394:1970 season
390:named storm
226:Philippines
175:Philippines
1491:Categories
975:2006-06-05
623:References
548:increase.
540:in 1964).
434:Davao City
424:island of
422:Philippine
366:diffluence
362:convection
304:Storm type
143:Fatalities
59:Dissipated
545:Red Cross
518:deadliest
465:Indochina
179:Indonesia
953:July 13,
927:July 13,
901:July 13,
874:July 13,
848:July 13,
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710:July 13,
687:July 13,
646:July 13,
590:See also
500:Mindanao
479:Cambodia
446:Sulu Sea
430:landfall
426:Mindanao
298:Unknown
1461:Karding
1456:Florita
1431:Ulysses
1340:Seniang
1315:Yolanda
1295:Sendong
1290:Pedring
1280:Juaning
1270:Katring
1219:Milenyo
1209:Violeta
1199:Harurot
1122:Herming
1117:Katring
1035:Welming
568:Da Nang
564:Vietnam
552:Vietnam
470:Vietnam
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398:eyewall
392:of the
248:Map key
190:IBTrACS
183:Vietnam
151:Missing
68:Typhoon
1476:Goring
1451:Agaton
1446:Odette
1441:Maring
1436:Jolina
1421:Quinta
1400:Ursula
1385:Rosita
1380:Ompong
1370:Urduja
1320:Glenda
1305:Labuyo
1275:Bebeng
1249:Pepeng
1224:Reming
1214:Winnie
1204:Unding
1194:Nanang
1178:Loleng
1173:Iliang
1168:Rosing
1163:Monang
1153:Ruping
1137:Yoning
1132:Unsang
1127:Sisang
1112:Undang
1107:Nitang
1091:Kading
1081:Unding
1076:Didang
1071:Wening
1066:Yoling
1061:Titang
1056:Sening
1051:Pitang
1030:Dading
530:Manila
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51:Formed
1466:Paeng
1426:Rolly
1409:2020s
1395:Tisoy
1390:Usman
1375:Vinta
1360:Lawin
1355:Karen
1345:Lando
1330:Mario
1310:Santi
1300:Pablo
1258:2010s
1244:Ondoy
1239:Feria
1234:Frank
1229:Cosme
1187:2000s
1158:Uring
1146:1990s
1100:1980s
1086:Atang
1044:1970s
1023:1960s
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119:SSHWS
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1416:Ambo
1365:Nina
1350:Nona
1335:Ruby
1325:Jose
1285:Mina
1265:Juan
955:2010
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526:Trix
524:and
386:inHg
378:mbar
123:JTWC
100:inHg
96:mbar
90:940
522:Amy
417:eye
382:hPa
164:USD
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146:631
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