Typhoon Ewiniar
| Typhoon ( JMA ) | |||
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| Category 4 Typhoon ( SSHWS ) | |||
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| Emergence | June 29, 2006 | ||
| resolution | July 11, 2006 | ||
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Peak wind speed |
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| Lowest air pressure | 930 hPa ( mbar ) | ||
| dead | At least 40 | ||
| Property damage | 1.4 billion US $ (2006) | ||
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Affected areas |
Palau , Yap , East China , Ryūkyū Islands ( Japan ), South Korea , North Korea | ||
| Season overview: Pacific typhoon season 2006 |
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Typhoon Ewiniar was the third named storm of the Pacific typhoon season 2006. During its route northward he influenced Palau , Yap, East China , to Japan belonging to the Ryukyu Islands and North and South Korea . It caused heavy rains in the affected regions.
Storm course
On June 29, tropical disturbance east of Palau was reported by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center . The system migrated northwest and was classified as a tropical storm the next day , the Japan Meteorological Agency named it Ewiniar . This name referred to the storm god of the population of the Chuuk Islands of Micronesia . For the next two days, Ewiniar moved north-northwest, bringing heavy rains and storm surges to the Yap Islands.
The storm then migrated northwest and reached its maximum strength with wind speeds of 240 km / h and a minimum pressure of 930 hPa . Ewiniar moved further north and encountered eastern China. When the typhoon reached South Korea on July 10th, it had already weakened over cold water and hit the country as a tropical storm. It missed the capital Seoul by 50 kilometers and continued to weaken over the Sea of Japan .
Effects
Yap and Palau
Ewiniar caused a storm surge 1.5 m high on Yap and caused property damage of 100,000 US dollars . The maximum wind speeds were 98 km / h on Yap and 85 km / h in Koror , Palau.
China
The typhoon killed at least 34 people in China, mostly from landslides in Gansu and Shanxi . To date, it is unclear whether the landslides were actually caused by Ewiniar or a combination of different weather conditions. Thus, the 34 killed Chinese can only be classified as indirect victims. 300 flights starting in Beijing had to be canceled, Air China and China Eastern Airlines stopped all flights from China to South Korea.
Japan
Ewiniar - name in Japan: Typhoon No. 3 (of the year Heisei 18) - hit Okinawa with heavy rain, flights and ferries to the neighboring islands were stopped. Around 3,500 tourists had to stay at the airports. In Nanjo seven people were injured by a falling sign in Nago was a young girl in Yaese injured an elderly woman by strong winds. Ewiniar achieved the highest wind speeds in Japan with 126 km / h. The total property damage amounted to 20 million yen.
South Korea
Of all the states, South Korea was hit hardest. 150 square kilometers of arable land were flooded, at least six people died and three were reported missing. Almost all flights were canceled and storm surges damaged 600 houses, according to official reports.
North Korea
Due to the political situation in North Korea, little information is available about the impact of the typhoon in that state. However, the Asian Times reports about 60,000 homeless people from the storm.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Earth-Observatory: Typhoon Ewiniar (English)
- ↑ CRIenglish.com: Planes Grounded as Bad Weather Strikes Beijing , July 12, 2006 (English)
- ↑ Weekly Japan Update: Typhoon skirts island with little damage done (English)
- ↑ Six Dead, Three Missing from Typhoon Ewiniar ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , dated July 11, 2006 (English)
