December 16[edit]

1964: Super Typhoon Opal, the last of a record 39 named storms in the 1964 Pacific typhoon season, dissipated near Hong Kong.

1997: Typhoon Paka struck Guam, damaging or destroying more than 10,000 structures on the island.

2000: A rare December tornado outbreak killed 12 people in Alabama, including 11 deaths from one F4 tornado in Tuscaloosa.

2011: Tropical Storm Washi made landfall on the Philippine island of Mindanao, causing flash flooding which killed over 1000 people.