Tropical Storm Bilis (2006)

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Tropical storm Bilis
Severe Tropical Storm ( JMA )
Tropical Storm ( SSHWS )
Bilis at its greatest intensity on July 12th
Bilis at its greatest intensity on July 12th
Emergence July 8, 2006
resolution July 16, 2006
Peak wind
speed
110  km / h (70  mph ) (10 minutes sustained)
95  km / h (60  mph ) (sustained for 1 minute)
Lowest air pressure 970  hPa ( mbar )
dead 859 total
Property damage $ 4.4 billion (2006)
Affected
areas 		Philippines , Taiwan , People's Republic of China
Season overview:
Pacific typhoon season 2006

The Severe Tropical Storm Bilis , also known locally as Tropical Storm Florita in the Philippines , was a weak tropical cyclone that formed over the South China Sea in July 2006 and caused severe damage in the Philippines , Taiwan and southeastern China . The name Bilis was suggested by the Philippines and means something like "speed" or "quickness" in Tagalog .

Although Bilis has never officially the strength reaches a typhoon, but the storm caused damage amounting to $ 4.4 billion dollars (in 2006 prices), and the effects of the storm killed 859 people in the Philippines, Taiwan and the People's Republic China. The majority of the damage is due to heavy rain and the resulting flash floods and landslides . Much of the areas affected by Bilis were later also affected by Typhoons Kaemi , Prapiroon and Saomai .

course

Railway from Bilis

On July 7th, a tropical disturbance developed north-east of Yap , which slowly grew in organization. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert later that day as the disturbance moved northwest. On July 8th, this had formed sufficient convection to be classified as a tropical depression. The Depression continued to intensify and was declared Tropical Storm Bilis by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) on July 9th. The JTWC only classified Bilis as a tropical storm a few hours later. On July 10, the system reached the area of ​​responsibility of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) and was given the local name Florita .

Over the next few days, Bilis moved generally in a northwesterly direction towards Taiwan, slowly strengthening over the open ocean waters. On July 11th, Bilis was upgraded to a severe tropical storm by the JMA, but due to only marginal high-altitude currents and the influx of dry air, the storm hardly intensified as a result. PAGASA classified the system as a typhoon on July 12, but the RSMC did not refer to the storm as such in its official announcements. Bilis officially peaked with a ten-minute wind speed of 60  knots (110 km / h) later that day.

After the first landfall of Bilis in the north of the island of Taiwan on July 13th with a wind speed of 55 kn (100 km / h), the storm landed for the second and last time in the Chinese province of Fujian on July 14th with unchanged intensity. Overland, the storm weakened to a tropical low pressure area the next day, which as such lay over southeastern China until July 16, when it weakened to a residual low. The JMA ran the system as tropical until July 17th; the remaining low of Bilis was able to retain its identity for a few days as it moved westward through China, generating heavy rainfall inland.

Preparations

Provinces of the Philippines for which public storm warnings about “Florita” have been issued

On July 13, PAGASA gave to the Batan Islands and the Babuyan Islands , the storm signal number 3 from a warning of winds with speeds from 100 to 185 km / h. The storm signal number 2 , for wind speeds between 60 and 100 km / h, applied to the north of Luzon with the rest of Cagayan as well as Ilocos Norte and Apayao . Storm signal number 1 (wind speeds of 30 to 60 km / h) applied to central Luzon, including most of the Cordillera Administrative Region and the northern part of the Ilocos region . Schools and government offices in these areas have been closed.

In Fujian Province , the meteorological agency issued a typhoon warning on July 11, in good time for Bilis' arrival. As a result of the warning, the authorities removed more than 800,000 residents from Hunan and 70,000 others from Zhejiang . In addition, 256,000 fishermen and workers were evacuated from the coastal areas in southeast China and around 220,000 fishing boats were ordered back to the ports. In Shanghai , the evacuations resulted in significant delays in rail and coach traffic, and more than 220 flights were canceled before and during the storm.

Effects

Philippines

The strongest winds and rains were observed south and west of central Bilis', and the storm's outer bands of rain swept across Luzon , where torrential rain, gusts of wind, flash floods and landslides occurred. Bilis was responsible for pesos 45 million property damage and the loss of at least 14 lives, including three in Baguio City and six more in Manila .

Taiwan

Property damage in Taiwan was minor due to the rapid movement of Bilis across the island's north coast. The Government of the Republic of China reported four victims; two of the people were fishermen from mainland China whose boat ran aground off the Matsu Islands .

People's Republic of China

TRMM image from Bilis, the asymmetrical distribution of precipitation can be seen

The last landfall of the storm occurred in Fujian Province , which is why this Chinese province was hardest hit by the tropical storm. In total, the storm and its effects caused 92 deaths and three billion renminbi in property damage, mostly through flooding. Schools and tourist destinations in the province have been closed for several days. A total of 4,028,000 people were affected in an area of ​​17,597 km 2 in the province , and around 519,000 residents were evacuated.

39 people drowned in the floods in eastern Guangxi and 183 others in Guangdong . Eight other people were killed in a flash flood in Yunnan that washed away street workers' homes. A weather station in Huizhou , Guangdong, reported 360.6 mm of precipitation within five hours. In Zhejiang , strong winds and heavy rain caused property damage totaling 694 million yuan. In the circle Dongtou a gust 43.1 m / s (155 km / h) was measured.

Severe tropical storm Bilis over eastern China on July 14th

Floods and landslides have blocked several sections of the main Beijing - Guangzhou railway line , causing delays and diversions. A train in Lechang was trapped by flood water, so that the travelers were accommodated in a nearby school. At least 274 trains were affected and the rail company replaced almost two million tickets. Operations on the line resumed on July 18.

Significant damage also occurred in Hunan Province , where severe floods and landslides destroyed more than 31,000 homes and killed 526 people. Most of it happened in the village of Zixing , where, according to local authorities, the floods were the worst in a hundred years and the death toll was said to be "unprecedented". A total of 843 confirmed deaths are attributed to the effects of Bilis, 208 people remained missing. Property damage totaled $ 4.4 billion in southeast China.

consequences

As a result of Bilis and the floods it triggered, over 400,000 residents were left homeless and more than two million had to be evacuated due to rising water levels.

The Red Cross of China provided food, blankets and water treatment equipment to more than 100,000 residents of Hunan Province who had come to evacuation centers. The relief efforts were affected by the earthquake on July 22, 2006 in Yunnan and the three other typhoons, Kaemi, Prapiroon and Saomai. All of these storms were stronger than Bilis and exacerbated flooding and other problems in the region.

Because of the sudden sharp increase in the number of reported deaths in Hunan within hours, Chinese officials accused local authorities of covering up the damage and the number of victims. The Ministry of Civil Defense sent a team to Hunan to investigate the allegations and announced that it would hold anyone involved in cover-ups to account.

The China Meteorological Administration gave four reasons for the extensive damage in a press release after the storm. First, after landfall, the storm slowed its migratory speed and maintained its intensity for 120 hours. Second, the storm was asymmetrical, with rainfall concentrated in the southern semicircle as it moved slightly south from due westward. Also, the storm interacted with the active monsoons over the South China Sea , and the Hong Kong Observatory reported a new 60-minute precipitation record of 115.1 mm. After all, the area was already saturated with rain from previous rainfall and therefore more prone to flooding. At the 39th annual meeting of the ESCAP / WMO Typhoon Committee in Manila in December 2006, the name Bilis and four other names were removed from the list of names of tropical cyclones . In December 2007, the committee chose the name Maliksi from which Bilis would replace.

supporting documents

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  26. ^ Duan Yihong: Why were the impacts of Bilis and Saomai so severe? . China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on March 7, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 1, 2006. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wmo.int
  27. ↑ ESCAP / WMO 台风 委员会 第三 十九次 届 会 在 菲律宾 召开 (39th meeting of the ESCAP / WMO Typhoon Committee held in the Philippines) ( Chinese ) China Meteorological Administration. December 13, 2006. Archived from the original on January 3, 2007. Retrieved on August 21, 2018.
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Web links

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