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As of: | 12:00 UTC, July 10 | ||
Location: | 33.8°N 136.8°E About 70 km (43 mi) ESE of Owase, Japan | ||
Sustained winds: | 45 (10-min mean) 40 (1-min mean) gusting to 70 | ||
Pressure: | 990 | ||
Movement: | ENE at 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) | ||
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Typhoon Neoguri, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Florita, is currently a relatively weak tropical cyclone affecting the main islands of Japan, which struck Okinawa as a large and powerful typhoon. Neoguri is the eighth named storm and the second typhoon of the annual typhoon season.
Meteorological history
Late on June 30, a tropical disturbance formed about 120 nmi (220 km; 140 mi)* east of Chuuk as a broad area of trough with flaring convection, and the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported that a low-pressure area formed at the same area late on the next day.[1][2][3] Late on July 2, the JMA upgraded the system to a tropical depression, as well as the United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert at the same time, because of formative convective banding features under favourable environmental conditions with low vertical wind shear and good outflow.[4][5] Early on July 3, the JMA began to issue tropical cyclone advisories for the system. Moreover, the JTWC upgraded it to a tropical depression with flaring and chaotic deep convection.[6][7] Late on the same day, the JTWC upgraded the system to a tropical storm and designated it as 08W for an increase in organisation of the low-level circulation centre.[8]
The JMA upgraded the system to a tropical storm and named it Neoguri (Raccoon dog in Korean) early on July 4, when a microwave imagery revealed that an eyewall was developing.[9][10] At 09:00 UTC, the JMA upgraded Neoguri to a severe tropical storm, as well as the agency even upgraded it to a typhoon only three hours later, when the system continued tracking northwestwards along the southern periphery of a deep subtropical ridge.[11][12] Late on the same day, the JTWC upgraded Neoguri to a typhoon, when the system had further consolidated with an almost continuous eyewall.[13] On July 5, Neoguri rapidly deepened and consolidated as curved banding wrapped tighter into a ragged 25 nmi (45 km; 30 mi)* eye, owing to the robust all-around outflow.[14] At noon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) gave it the local name Florita for entering the Philippine Area of Responsibility. The eye of Neoguri became nearly symmetric and attained a large size with a diameter of 35 nmi (65 km; 40 mi)* on July 6.[15] The presence of a tight, intense convective core was detected by the JTWC through the use of an SSMIS microwave image, and animated water vapor imagery indicated radial outflow supportive of the ongoing intensification.[16] Neoguri's intensification continued, and it was soon named a super typhoon, with one-minute sustained winds of 130 knots.[17] The storm has since been downgraded to a Category 3 typhoon and is no longer considered a super typhoon.[18]
Preparations
On July 6, the Japan Meteorological Agency warned residents in the Ryukyu Islands that Typhoon Neoguri could be among the strongest storms to strike the country; it forecast the storm move through the Ryukyu Islands with a pressure of 910 hPa (27 inHg). The JMA compared it to Typhoon Nancy in 1961, locally called 第2室戸台風 (2nd Muroto Typhoon), which had a pressure of 925 hPa (27.3 inHg).[19] After the agency started to monitor Neoguri under the local name of "Florita", the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration stated that it did not expect the typhoon to directly impact any part of the Philippines; however, PAGASA did expect the typhoon to enhance the Southwest Monsoon, bringing rains to some regions of the country.[20]
The Japanese refiner company Nansei Sekiyu KK halted operations in Okinawa for the duration of the storm.[21]
On July 9, Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways cancelled 40 flights collectively, affecting more than 2,000 travelers. Across Kyushu, officials urged nearly 90,000 residents to evacuate; most evacuations were in the city of Amakusa. Offshore drilling operations at JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation's Negishi refinery were suspended on July 8 and 9.[21]
In Okinawa Prefecture, 580,000 people in 18 municipalities were advised to evacuate. Fourteen of these municipalities recommended evacuation for the entire area encompassed by the municipality. Local government encouraged people within these municipalities to take shelter should they feel they were in danger, and advised for them to do so in strong buildings. [22]
Impact
Throughout Okinawa, 5 people were reported killed while 45 others were injured in various incidents.[23][24]
Out ahead of the storm, a man drowned off the coast of Shikoku after his vessel capsized amid large swells.[21]
In the prefectures of Okinawa, Nagano, and Kagoshima, it was reported that there were approximately 10,300 power failures. Three buildings in Nagano Prefecture and Okinawa Prefecture were destroyed completely and, in the same prefectures, eight buildings were partially destroyed. Altogether, 19 buildings took damage in Okinawa Prefecture.[25]
The Idol Group HKT48 had a concert scheduled for July 11th that was cancelled due the Typhoon. However they did not cancel the other show in Kyuushu, that was held in Fukuoka.
See also
References
- ^ "Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans Reissued 302200Z Jun 2014–010600Z Jul 2014". Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "Track file of Typhoon 08W (Neoguri)". U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "Marine Weather Warning for GMDSS Metarea XI 2014-07-01T18:00:00Z". WIS Portal – GISC Tokyo. Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "JMA WWJP25 Warning and Summary July 2, 2014 18z". Japan Meteorological Agency. July 2, 2014. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- ^ "Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert". Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "RSMC Tropical Cyclone Advisory 030000". Japan Meteorological Agency. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "Prognostic Reasoning for Tropical Depression 08W (Eight) Warning Nr 01". Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "Prognostic Reasoning for Tropical Storm 08W (Eight) Warning Nr 04". Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "RSMC Tropical Cyclone Advisory 040000". Japan Meteorological Agency. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "Prognostic Reasoning for Tropical Storm 08W (Eight) Warning Nr 05". Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "RSMC Tropical Cyclone Advisory 050900". Japan Meteorological Agency. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "Prognostic Reasoning for Tropical Storm 08W (Neoguri) Warning Nr 07". Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "Prognostic Reasoning for Typhoon 08W (Neoguri) Warning Nr 08". Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "Prognostic Reasoning for Typhoon 08W (Neoguri) Warning Nr 10". Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ "Prognostic Reasoning for Typhoon 08W (Neoguri) Warning Nr 13". Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ "Prognostic Reasoning for Typhoon 08W (Neoguri) Warning Nr 15". Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ "Prognostic Reasoning for Typhoon 08W (Neoguri) Warning Nr 16". Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ Morgan, Leigh. "Typhoon Neoguri tracking toward Japan is powerful -- but no longer super typhoon". Al.com. Birmingham News. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "猛烈勢力で8日沖縄接近=大型台風8号、早めに警戒―9日以降九州付近へ・気象庁". 時事通信 (in Japanese). Yahoo! News. 6 July 2014. Archived from the original on July 6, 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ "Severe Weather Bulletin Number One: Tropical Cyclone Alert: Typhoon "Florita" (Neoguri)". Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ a b c Jacob Adelman (July 9, 2014). "Japan City Evacuates 90,000 as Typhoon Nears Kyushu". Bloomberg. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ "沖縄 18市町村の約54万人に避難勧告". NHK NEWSWeb (in Japanese). Japan Broadcasting Corporation. July 8, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
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- ^ "Typhoon 'Neoguri' in Japan: five people dead, about 45 wounded". Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- ^ "台風・大雨 全国で2人死亡42人けが". NHK NEWSWeb (in Japanese). Japan Broadcasting Corporation. July 9, 2014.
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External links
- Tropical Cyclone Information of Typhoon Neoguri (1408) from the Japan Meteorological Agency
- Official Website of the Joint Typhoon Warning Center
- JMA General Information of Typhoon Neoguri (1408) from Digital Typhoon
- 08W.NEOGURI from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory