 Paka entered the Marshall Islands between Mili and Majuro as a tropical storm on December 10 , and after strengthening into a typhoon , it left the archipelago on December 14 . The cyclone affected several islands in the nation , and the Majuro and Kwajalein atolls reported wind gusts in excess of 75 km / h ( 45 mph ) . On Jaluit Atoll , the typhoon dropped 217 mm ( 8 @.@ 54 in ) of precipitation in six hours , with a total of about 300 mm ( 11 @.@ 8 in ) recorded in 30 hours . Strong waves inundated low @-@ lying islands , which flooded crops with salt water . The combination of the wind and flooding caused severe damage to banana , papaya , and lime trees across the territory . Typhoon Paka damaged 70 % of the houses on Ailinglaplap Atoll , and most of the coconut trees on the atoll were left toppled or damaged . Strong winds left large portions of Ebeye island without electricity or telephone . The typhoon caused no reported deaths or injuries in the region , and damage was estimated at US $ 80 million . 
