Typhoon Catastrophe Rammasun , known Know in the Philippines as Typhoon Florita , was the first of four typhoons to contribute Creating to heavy rainfall and deadly flooding in the Philippines in July 2002 .

The fifth tropical cyclone of the 2002 Pacific typhoon season , Rammasun developed Coming_to_be around the same time as Typhoon Chataan , only further to the west .

Rammasun turned Becoming northward , passing Motion_directional east of Taiwan and China .

After affecting Influence Taiwan and China , Rammasun began Process_start weakening Cause_change_of_strength due to an approaching trough , which turned the typhoon northeastward .

After weakening Cause_change_of_strength to a tropical storm , Rammasun passed Motion_directional just west of the South Korean island of Cheju-do , killing one person from high waves .

Typhoon Rammasun , known Know in the Philippines as Typhoon Butchoy , was recognized Know as the second typhoon of the 2008 Pacific typhoon season by the Japan Meteorological Agency ( JMA ) and the Philippine Atmospheric , Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration ( PAGASA ) .

Rammasun formed Coming_to_be on May 5 as a tropical disturbance .

Later that day both the JMA and the JTWC upgraded Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the depression to a tropical storm with the JMA naming the storm Rammasun .

On May 9 both the JTWC and the JMA upgraded Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale Rammasun to a typhoon .

The next day the JMA and the JTWC reported Reporting that Rammasun had reached Achieve its peak winds of 195 km/h ( 120 mph ) and 250 km/h ( 155 mph ) respectively , which made Causation Rammasun a Category 4 super typhoon on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale .

The next day the JMA and the JTWC reported Reporting that Rammasun had reached Achieve its peak winds of 195 km/h ( 120 mph ) and 250 km/h ( 155 mph ) respectively , which made Causation Rammasun a Category 4 super typhoon on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale .

After reaching Achieve its peak intensity , Rammasun weakened Cause_change_of_strength and was downgraded Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to severe tropical storm on May 12 , before the JTWC declared Expressing_publicly it extratropical and issued Creating their final advisory .

Typhoon Rammasun , known Know in the Philippines as Typhoon Glenda , was one of the only two Category 5 super typhoons on record in the South China Sea , with the other one being Pamela in 1954 .

Rammasun had destructive impacts Influence across the Philippines , South China , and Vietnam in July 2014 .

Rammasun is a Siamese word for thunder god .

After Lingling and Kajiki earlier in 2014 , Rammasun became Becoming the third tropical cyclone , and first typhoon to directly impact Influence the Philippines in 2014 .

The ninth named storm and the third typhoon of the annual typhoon season , Rammasun formed Coming_to_be in the Intertropical Convergence Zone , an area near the equator where the northeast and southeast trade winds come together Come_together , and slowly drifted Motion northwest .

Rammasun posed a significant threat Warning to the Philippine island of Luzon , as it was expected to reach Achieve typhoon intensity before making landfall Self_motion there .

On July 11 , NASA satellites revealed Reveal_secret Rammasun passing Motion_directional directly over Guam .

Rammasun only made landfall Self_motion on Guam as a tropical depression , with winds much weaker than earlier anticipated .

Along with the Philippines , Taiwan also expected impact Influence from Rammasun .