The most powerful storm on Earth is the Typhoon Tip.
The Typhoon Tip occurred in the Northwest Pacific Ocean and reached the lowest central pressure ever recorded for a tropical cyclone at 870 hPa (25.69 inHg) in 1979.
This made it the most intense tropical cyclone that was ever recorded based on minimum central pressure.
Typhoon Haiyan was also another most powerful storm.
Typhoon Haiyan occurred between November 3rd 2013 to November 11th 2013.
Typhoon Haiyan which is also known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Yolanda was one of the most powerful tropical cyclones.
Upon making landfall, Typhoon Haiyan devastated portions of Southeast Asia and most particularly the Philippines during early November 2013.
The affected areas from Typhoon Haiyan are the Philippines, Vietnam, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Palau, Micronesia and South China.
Typhoon Haiyan was a category 5 hurricane also known as a super typhoon.
The typhoon Haiyan damaged 1.1 million homes, destroyed 33 million coconut trees "which are a major source of livelihoods), and even pushed around 2.3 million people into poverty.
Overall the estimated damage from Typhoon Haiyan is $13 billion and it was called a super typhoon because it had sustained winds of more than 150 mph.