At a Glance
- Sarika made three landfalls as it moved through the western Pacific Ocean.
- Its first landfall was as a Category 4 in the Philippines.
- Sarika then went on to make landfall on China's Hainan Island before moving inland near the Vietnam and China border.
Sarika made three landfalls along its trek through the western Pacific Ocean basin.
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Sarika — given the name "Karen" by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) — first moved ashore about 85 miles northeast of Manila near the town of Baler as the equivalent of a Category 4 storm with 130 mph maximum winds on Oct. 16.
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The town of Virac, capital of the Philippine province of Catanduanes, picked up almost 22 inches of rain Oct. 14-15. Nearby, the town of Daet also picked up just over 21 inches of total rain over that same time period.
Interestingly, prior to Sarika/Karen, the typically typhoon-hit northern Philippines had seen only one typhoon so far in 2016, Typhoon Nida.
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After impacting the Philippines, Sarika made a second landfall on China's Hainan Island Oct. 18 as typhoon.
More than 10 inches of rain fell in the Hainan Island city of Qionghai in the 24 hours ending early in the afternoon on Oct. 18, local time.
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