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2002 Pacific typhoon season
Season summary map |
| First storm formed: |
January 12, 2002 |
| Last storm dissipated: |
December 11, 2002 |
| Strongest storm: |
Fengshen - 920 hPa (mbar), 185 km/h (115 mph) (10-minute sustained) |
| Total storms: |
26 official, 2 unofficial |
| Typhoons: |
15 |
| Super typhoons: |
8 (unofficial) |
| Total fatalities: |
311 |
| Total damage: |
Unknown |
Pacific typhoon seasons
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
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The 2002 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 2002, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. [1] These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator and west of the International Date Line. Storms that form east of the date line and north of the equator are called hurricanes; see 2002 Pacific hurricane season. Tropical Storms formed in the entire west pacific basin are assigned a name by the Tokyo Typhoon Center. Tropical depressions in this basin have the "W" suffix added to their number. Tropical depressions that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility are assigned a name by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA. This can often result in the same storm having two names.
[edit] Storms
In storm information below, wind-speed advisories differ from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) to the JMA as the JTWC uses the United States criteria of 1-minute mean to designate maximum sustained winds, while the JMA uses the 10-minute mean wind criteria to designate tropical cyclone maximum sustained winds. This difference generally results in JTWC maximum winds appearing higher than the maximum winds described by the JMA for the same cyclone. Most of the 31 cyclones that developed this year either remained out at sea or were weak at landfall.
[edit] Tropical Storm Tapah (Agaton)
An area of convection formed Southeast of Yap on January 8 [2]. The Joint Typhoon Warning Centre, issued an Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert, on the Developing system on January 9. On January 10 it was designated Agaton by PAGASA & 01W by the JTWC with an initial Wind Speed of 30 kts. [3] The Japan Meteorological Agency upgraded the System on January 12 to Tropical Storm Tapah, which was submitted by Malaysia, and refers to a fresh water Catfish. [4]. Later that day Tapah reached its peak 1 minute wind speed of 50 kts [5] and started to weaken as Tapah was experiencing some shear with most of the deep convection sheared to the north of the Low Level Circulation Center. [6] It was downgraded to a Tropical Depression on 13 January [7] and then dissipated the next day [8]
[edit] Typhoon Mitag (Basyang)
[edit] Typhoon Hagibis
[edit] Severe Tropical Storm Noguri (Espada)
[edit] Typhoon Rammasun (Florita)
[edit] Typhoon Chataan (Gloria)
- Main article: Typhoon Chataan
On July 2, 55 mph Tropical Storm Chataan passed through Chuuk, causing numerous mudslides on the island. The storm continued to the northwest, passing close to Guam before reaching a peak of 150 mph winds on the 7th. Chataan turned to the northeast, and became extratropical on the 11th. Chataan killed 55 and $59.8 million in damage between Chuuk and Guam, making it the first typhoon to hit the area since Typhoon Paka in 1997.
[edit] Typhoon Halong (Inday)
[edit] Severe Tropical Storm Nakri (Hambalos)
[edit] Typhoon Fengshen
[edit] Tropical Storm Kalmaegi
[edit] Typhoon Fung-wong (Kaka)
[edit] Severe Tropical Storm Kammuri (Lagalag)
- Main article: Tropical Storm Kammuri (2002)
Kammuri was a name contributed by Japan which means 'crown'. Lagalag was a Filipino name and an adjective meaning 'wandering, or 'roving'.
Tropical Depression 16W formed at 0600 UTC on the August 2 as it tracked west-northwestward. The system turned northward the next day under the influence of a low to mid-level ridge over the East China Sea. The depression turned back to the west shortly later as it became less influenced by the southwesterly monsoon flow. The system was consolidating, and six hours later, the cyclone was upgraded to Tropical Storm Kammuri. Soon afterwards, a surge in the southwest monsoon was pushing Kammuri on an east-northeast and the cyclone started to lift out of the monsoon trough. Kammuri made landfall with winds of 60 mph (50 kts) at 2200 UTC, just east of Shanwei. The storm began to accelerate ahead of an approaching mid-latitude low-pressure system and was downgraded to a tropical depression at midday as it moved farther inland. The surface cyclone dissipated over the mountainous coastline of eastern China and its remnants linked up with a cold front by August 5.
107 people died because of Kammuri and the direct economic losses are estimated at 4.219 billion yuan. The reported number of collapsed houses was 20,182. [9]
[edit] Typhoon Phanfone
[edit] Tropical Storm Vongfong (Milenyo)
Tropical Storm Vongfong was considered by the JMA and the Thai Metrological Department (TMD) to be a redevelopment of Tropical Storm 18W (Milenyo). However when the JTWC started to issue advisories for this tropical depression they did not consider this depression to be a redevelopment of Tropical Storm 18W , instead they considered it to be a new Tropical Depression designating it Tropical Depression 20W.
Early on August 18 both the JTWC and the JMA upgraded the Tropical Depression to a Tropical Storm with the JMA designating it as Tropical Storm Vongfong. The name Vongfong was submitted by Maco China and is a wasp.
[edit] Typhoon Rusa
- Main article: Typhoon Rusa
When 80 mph Typhoon Rusa, which peaked at 135 mph winds earlier in its lifetime, hit South Korea, it caused torrential flooding, causing 113 casualties (with 71 missing) and nearly $6 billion in damage (2002 USD). The name Rusa was retired after this year.
[edit] Typhoon Sinlaku
Typhoon Sinlaku made landfall about 100 km South of Wenzhou.
[edit] Typhoon Ele
An eastern extension of the monsoon trough south of Hawaii organized into Tropical Depression Two-C on August 27 and strengthened into Tropical Storm Ele six hours later. Despite the nearby presence of Alika, Ele developed rapidly and strengthened into a hurricane on August 28. After contributing to the demise of Alika, Ele continued strengthening. It reached Category 2 intensity late on August 28 and became a major hurricane 6 hours later. Ele then crossed the International Date Line and became a typhoon. Typhoon Ele turned to the northwest after crossing the dateline and continued to strengthen. It reached Category 4 before turning north and weakening again. After briefly restrengthening back into a Category 4, the typhoon declined and turned to the northwest. Ele fell to a tropical storm on September 7, a depression on September 9, and dissipated shortly after that. Ele was of no threat to land.[2]
[edit] Tropical Storm Hagupit
Hagupit developed as a Tropical Depression about 140km southeast of DongShaDao on 10 September and moved steadily over northern part of South China Sea. It intensified into a Tropical Storm and later to a severe Tropical Storm on 11 September. On 12 September Hagupit made landfall near Yangjiang in Western Guangdong and weakened into a Tropical Storm. On 12 September night it weakened into a Tropical Depression and later weakened into a low pressure on 13 September over the coastal areas of Guangxi.
[edit] Tropical Storm Changmi
[3]
[edit] Tropical Storm Mekkhala
[edit] Typhoon Higos
Typhoon Higos, after weakening from a peak of 155 mph winds, hit near Tokyo, Japan on October 1 as a 90 mph typhoon, the 3rd strongest since 1945. 9 deaths and widespread flooding can be attributed to Higos.
[edit] Severe Tropical Storm Bavi
[edit] Severe Tropical Storm Maysak
[edit] Typhoon Huko
- Main article: Hurricane Huko (2002)
An area of convection formed Tropical Depression Three-C on October 24. It drifted north, strengthened into a tropical storm, and was named Huko (Hawaiian for Hugo). On October 28, it became a hurricane. Due to the proximity of Lowell, shear weakened the cyclone. After Lowell's demise, Huko again became a hurricane. It crossed the dateline and became a typhoon. Huko eventually recurved and lasted until November 7. At that time, it went extratropical, having never threatened land. [4]
[edit] Typhoon Haishen
[edit] Typhoon Pongsona
- Main article: Typhoon Pongsona
Typhoon Pongsona was the last typhoon of the season, and was the costliest disaster in 2002 in the United States.[10] The name "Pongsona" was contributed by North Korea and is the Korean name for the garden balsam. Pongsona developed out of an area of disturbed weather on December 2, and steadily intensified to reach typhoon status on December 5. On December 8 it passed through Guam and the Northern Marianas Islands while near its peak 10-min winds of 175 km/h (110 mph). It ultimately turned to the northeast, weakened, and became extratropical on December 11.
Considered by some to be the worst typhoon to have struck Guam, Pongsona produced strong wind gusts peaking at 278 km/h (173 mph), which left the entire island without power and destroyed about 1,300 houses. With strong building standards and experience from repeated typhoon strikes, there were no fatalities directly related to Pongsona, though there was one indirect death from flying glass. Damage on the island totaled over $700 million (2002 USD, $800 million 2007 USD), making Pongsona among the five costliest typhoons on the island. The typhoon also caused heavy damage on Rota and elsewhere in the Northern Marianas Islands, and as a result of its impact, the name was retired.
[edit] Other storms
These systems were not officially named as tropical storms by the JMA, although the JMA might have monitored them as tropical depressions. They were, however, designated as tropical cyclones by the Philippines (PAGASA), China (CMA), and/or the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC).
[edit] Tropical Depression 03W (Caloy)
When Tropical Depression 03W crossed the southern and central Philippines on March 21 and 22nd, it caused 35 casualties and $1.7 million in damage (2002 USD).
[edit] Tropical Depression 04W
[edit] Tropical Depression 06W (Dagul)
A Tropical cyclone formation alert was issued on May 27 by the JTWC on a developing system in the South China sea. Early the next day both PAGASA, and JTWC upgraded the system with the JTWC designating it as Tropical Depression 06W whilst PAGASA named the system Dagul. Dagul moved slowly north east towards Taiwan. The JTWC issued its final advisory on Tropical the next day however PAGASA continued to monitor for another day until it made landfall in Taiwan on May 30.
[edit] Tropical Storm 13W (Juan)
[edit] Tropical Depression 17W
A TCFA was released on a Tropical Disturbance, which was located South-east of Japan, on August 5, by the JTWC. The disturbance was upgraded to Tropical Depression 17W later that day with peak wind speeds of 25 knots. However the depression did not develop any further, and the final advisory was released later that day due to Moderate vertical shear, a weak outflow, and cool sea surface temperatures. [11]
[edit] Tropical Storm 18W (Milenyo)
A Tropical Disturbance Formed in the Philippine Sea on August 8. A Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert was issued on August 10 by The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) who upgraded the disturbance to Tropical Depression 18W later that day when they issued their first advisory. PAGASA Then issued their first warning on the depression and named it Milenyo. The JTWC then upgraded the Depression to Tropical Storm Status on August 12, However PAGASA or the JMA upgraded the system to Tropical Storm Status as they both analysed the depression as having peak winds of 30kts. The JTWC then downgraded the system to a tropical depression, early on August 13 due to it having its Low Level Circulation Centre exposed. Later that day tropical depression 18W (Milenyo) made landfall on Luzon Philippines, there were no casualties reported though. The JTWC issued their last advisory on August 13 after the depression made landfall.
[edit] Tropical Depression 27W
On October 16, a tropical disturbance formed about 700 nautical miles northeast of Saipan. Later that day, a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert was issued by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center {JTWC}. The next day the JTWC designated the system Tropical Depression 27W. However, it failed to develop any further and dissipated on October 19 due to a weak outflow and moderate vertical shear.
[edit] Tropical Depression 28W
On October 17 a Tropical Disturbance formed just east of the International Dateline.[12] Later that day the Joint Typhoon Warning Center Issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on the developing system. [13] It was then designated as Tropical Depression 28W the next day [14]. However it did not develop any further and quickly dissipated due to shear. [12]
[edit] Storm names
Western North Pacific tropical cyclones are named by the RSMC Tokyo-Typhoon Center of the Japan Meteorological Agency. Names are selected from the following sequential list, there is no annual list. Names were contributed by 13 members of the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee, except for Singapore. The 13 nations or territories, along with Micronesia, each submitted 10 names, which are used in alphabetical order by the English name of the country. The first storm of 2002 was named Tapah and the final one was named Pongsona.
| Contributing Nation |
Names |
| Cambodia |
Damrey |
Kong-rey |
Nakri 11W |
Krovanh |
Sarika |
| China |
Longwang |
Yutu |
Fengshen 12W |
Dujuan |
Haima |
| DPR Korea |
Kirogi |
Toraji |
Kalmaegi 15W |
Maemi |
Meari |
| Hong Kong |
Kai-Tak |
Man-yi |
Fung-wong 14W |
Choi-wan |
Ma-on |
| Japan |
Tenbin |
Usagi |
Kammuri 16W |
Koppu |
Tokage |
| Laos |
Bolaven |
Pabuk |
Phanfone 19W |
Ketsana |
Nock-ten |
| Macau |
Chanchu |
Wutip |
Vongfong 20W |
Parma |
Muifa |
| Malaysia |
Jelawat |
Sepat |
Rusa 21W |
Melor |
Merbok |
| Micronesia |
Ewinlar |
Fitow |
Sinlaku 22W |
Nepartak |
Nanmadol |
| Philippines |
Bilis |
Danas |
Hagupit 23W |
Lupit |
Talas |
| RO Korea |
Gaemi |
Nari |
Changmi |
Sudal |
Noru |
| Thailand |
Prapiroon |
Vipa |
Mekkhala 24W |
Nida |
Kulap |
| U.S.A. |
Maria |
Francisco |
Higos 25W |
Omais |
Roke |
| Vietnam |
Saomai |
Lekima |
Bavi 28W |
Conson |
Sonca |
| Cambodia |
Bopha |
Krosa |
Maysak 29W |
Chanthu |
Nesat |
| China |
Wukong |
Haiyan |
Haishen 30W |
Dianmu |
Haitang |
| DPR Korea |
Sonamu |
Podul |
Pongsona 31W |
Mindule |
Nalgae |
| Hong Kong |
Shanshan |
Lingling |
Yanyan |
Tingting |
Banyan |
| Japan |
Yagi |
Kajiki |
Kujira |
Kompasu |
Washi |
| Laos |
Xangsane |
Faxai |
Chan-hom |
Namtheun |
Matsa |
| Macau |
Bebinca |
Vamei |
Linfa |
Malou |
Sanvu |
| Malaysia |
Rumbia |
Tapah 01W |
Nangka |
Meranti |
Mawar |
| Micronesia |
Soulik |
Mitag 02W |
Soudelor |
Rananin |
Guchol |
| Philippines |
Cimaron |
Hagibis 05W |
Imbudo |
Malakas |
Talim |
| RO Korea |
Chebi |
Noguri 07W |
Koni |
Megi |
Nabi |
| Thailand |
Durian |
Rammasun 09W |
Morakot |
Chaba |
Khanun |
| U.S.A. |
Utor |
Chataan 08W |
Etau |
Aere |
Vicente |
| Vietnam |
Trami |
Halong 10W |
Vamco |
Songda |
Saola |
Two central pacific storms, Hurricane Ele 02C and Hurricane Huko 03C, crossed into this basin. They became Typhoon Ele and Typhoon Huko keeping their original name and "C" suffix.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) uses its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones within its area of responsibility. Lists are recycled every four years.
- Agaton 01W
- Basyang 02W
- Caloy 03W
- Dagul 06W
- Espada 07W
- Florita 09W
- Gloria 08W
|
- Hambalos 11W
- Inday 10W
- Juan 13W
- Kaka 14W
- Lagalag 16W
- Milenyo 20W
- Neneng (unused)
|
- Ompong (unused)
- Paeng (unused)
- Queenie (unused)
- Reming (unused)
- Seniang (unused)
- Tomas (unused)
- Usman (unused)
|
- Venus (unused)
- Waldo (unused)
- Yayang (unused)
- Zeny (unused)
- Agila (unused)
- Bagwis (unused)
- Chito (unused)
|
- Diego (unused)
- Elena (unused)
- Felino (unused)
- Gundig (unused)
- Harriet (unused)
- Indang (unused)
- Jessa (unused)
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
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