Tropical Storm Wipha (2019)

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Tropical Storm Wipha
Tropical storm (JMA scale)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
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Wipha at peak over Hainan Island
FormedJuly 30, 2020
DissipatedAugust 4, 2020
Highest winds10-minute sustained: 85 km/h (50 mph)
1-minute sustained: 100 km/h (65 mph)
Lowest pressure985 hPa (mbar); 29.09 inHg
Fatalities27 direct
Damage$76.8 million (2019 USD)
Areas affectedSouth China, Vietnam, Laos
Part of the 2019 Pacific typhoon season

Tropical Storm Wipha was a tropical cyclone that caused significant damages in Vietnam and China. Wipha was the eleventh depression, and the ninth tropical storm of the 2019 Pacific typhoon season.

Meteorological history[]

Map plotting the track and intensity of the storm, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale

On July 30, a tropical depression formed in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands and Hainan. On the next day, it strengthened into a tropical storm, and the JMA named it Wipha. By July 31, the JTWC upgraded Wipha to a tropical storm, with Wipha making landfall on Hainan Island at peak intensity.[citation needed] On August 3, Wipha weakened to a tropical depression after it made landfall in the northern area of Quảng Ninh Province, delivering drenching rains and strong gusts to northern and north-central localities.[1] On August 4, Wipha dissipated at 12:00 UTC.[2]

Preparation and Impact[]

Vietnam[]

In Vietnam, at least 27 people were killed. Thanh Hóa Province was the worst hit province within the nation, with 16 people died alone,[3] and the losses were amounted to 1 trillion đồng (US$43.1 million).[4] Damage in Sơn La Province reached 28 billion đồng (US$1.21 million).[5]

China[]

Damage in Hainan and Guangxi valued at ¥83.6 million (US$12 million).[6][7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Typhoon Wipha weakens to tropical depression, bringing widespread rains across the north - Viet Nam". ReliefWeb.
  2. ^ . September 26, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190926215344/https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/ax/axpq20.rjtd..txt. Archived from the original on 2019-09-26. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "27 người chết trong trận bão Wipha" (in Vietnamese). Tin Việt Nam. August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  4. ^ "Hàng chục người chết, thiệt hại hơn 1 ngàn tỷ đồng sau bão Wipha tại Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). Radio Free Asia. August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  5. ^ "Sơn La: Bão số 3 gây thiệt hại ước tính trên 28 tỷ đồng" (in Vietnamese). Báo Biên phòng. August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  6. ^ 姜晓莹 (August 1, 2019). "台风"韦帕"致海南受灾人口7.86万人 直接经济损失263.6万元" (in Chinese). 三亚新闻网. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  7. ^ "台风"韦帕"造成风雨洪涝北海市直接经济损失8095万元" (in Chinese). Sina. August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
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