Super Typhoon Mangkhut, the strongest storm of 2018, produced winds exceeding 165 miles per hour before striking the Philippines in late September 2018.
Notes on verification
Wind speed and status as strongest 2018 storm are well corroborated by NASA, NOAA, Wikipedia, and insurance industry sources. Minor discrepancy: landfall occurred mid-September (Sept 15), not 'late September' as claimed. [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=silver indep_score=0.983 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- The Pacific Ocean—facts and information (seed:science_and_space)
- https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news/typhoon-mangkhut-slams-china-and-the-philippines (corroboration)
- https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/typhoon-mangkhut-reaches-luzon-92761/ (corroboration)
- https://www.guycarp.com/insights/2018/09/super-typhoon-mangkhut.html (corroboration)