Typhoon Hagupit (2020)

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In late July 2020, the JMA designated a weak tropical depression that developed approximately 991 km (616 mi) east-northeast of Manila, Philippines. [2] [3] Later on the same day, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration named the depression as Dindo. [4] In the following hours, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center gave a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on the system. [5] The next day, the JTWC designated Dindo as 03W. [6]

Within an overall favorable environment of low vertical wind shear, strong equatorial outflow and 31 °C sea surface temperatures, [6] Dindo further organized in the Philippine Sea, and around midday of the same day, the JMA upgraded the depression to a tropical storm, naming it as Hagupit. [7] Hagupit then began gradually intensifying, and by 09:00 UTC on August 2, the JTWC upgraded the storm to a category 1 typhoon. [8] Late on the same day, JMA upgraded Hagupit to a severe tropical storm. [9] As Hagupit moved generally northwestward, it exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), prompting PAGASA to issue its final advisory on the system. [10]

Now northeast of Taiwan, Hagupit was upgraded into a typhoon by the JMA. [11] The storm will later peak in intensity when the JMA reported a pressure drop into 975 hPa (28.28 inHg). [12] At around 19:30 UTC, Hagupit made landfall in Zhejiang, China, with winds of 85 mph and pressure of 975 mbar (hPa). [13] After its landfall, Hagupit began gradually weakening, and on early August 3, Hagupit was downgraded into a tropical storm by the JTWC. [14] At the same time, the JMA downgraded Hagupit into a severe tropical storm. [15] Around midday of the same day, the JTWC downgraded Hagupit into a tropical depression, and later issued their final advisory on the weakening storm, [16] but the JMA still monitored Hagupit as a tropical storm, although the said storm was undergoing an extratropical transition. [17]

The transition completed on August 6, and the JMA issued their final advisory on Hagupit. [18] Over the next several days, Hagupit's remnants moved northeastward, and then eastward, before dissipating just south of Alaska on August 14. [1]

Preparations and impact

China

Damage from Hagupit in Yuhuan City, China Effects of Typhoon Hagupit in Yuhuan, taken on 2020-08-04 morning-63.jpg
Damage from Hagupit in Yuhuan City, China

In advance of Hagupit, Chinese officials ordered the evacuation of areas vulnerable to flooding. [19] At least 200,000 people evacuated to shelters in Wenzhou. [20] Ferry services were shut down and trains ran shortened routines in the cities of Taizhou and Wenzhou. Fishing boats in the provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang were advised to return to shore. [21]

Hagupit caused torrential rainfall over portions of China peaking at 13.11 inches (333 mm) in the Jingshan district of Wenzhou. [22] Waves up to 14 ft. (4.2 m) were reported, in association with Hagupit. [23] Over 830,000 customers lost power in China. A 62-year-old woman was killed when she fell 11 stories out of a broken window in Yuhuan, where a panel truck was toppled by high winds. [24] [25] Direct economic losses reached ¥10.46 billion (US$1.5 billion). [26]

Elsewhere

The Central Weather Bureau posted a heavy rain warning for portions of Taiwan. Hagupit dropped heavy precipitation up to 3.15 inches (80 mm) in parts of the country. [27] A government employee drowned due to heavy rains caused by Hagupit and a motorcyclist was injured when they collided with a fallen tree. [28] Hagupit brought tropical storm-force winds to the southern portion of the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. Fortunately, no injuries or damage were reported. [29] In the Korean Peninsula, another round of torrential rainfall caused by Hagupit worsened already severe flooding in the area. Up to 5.7 inches (145 mm) of rain was reported in the South Korean city of Suwon. [30] 15 people were reported dead across South Korea, 6 of them following a landslide in South Chungcheong Province, 11 people were reported missing, and 9 people were injured. [31] [32]

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Typhoon Hagupit (Dindo)
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Typhoon Hagupit approaching China near peak intensity on August 3