Tropical Storm Pakhar (2017)

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On August 23, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) started to monitor a tropical disturbance that had developed about {{convert|895|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the north of the island of Palau.{{cite web |title=Tropical Disturbance |url=http://ftp.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/wd20vxt/hwrf-init/decks/bwp162017.dat |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827165723/http://ftp.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/wd20vxt/hwrf-init/decks/bwp162017.dat |archive-date=27 August 2017 |access-date=September 14, 2017 |publisher=noaa.gov}} The next day, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) classified the system as a weak tropical depression,{{cite web |title=Tropical Depression |url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WWJP25-RJTD_201708240000.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240523003446/https://www.webcitation.org/6sxZ1UYFD?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WWJP25-RJTD_201708240000.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |access-date=September 14, 2017 |publisher=webcitation.org}} while the JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA).{{cite web |title=TCFA |url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WTPN21-PGTW_201708240100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240523003406/https://www.webcitation.org/6sxYSPxqy?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WTPN21-PGTW_201708240100.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |access-date=September 14, 2017 |publisher=webcitation.org}} Six hours after the TCFA, the JMA began issuing advisories on the depression after they have determined that the system contained winds of {{convert|55|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}.{{cite web |date=August 24, 2017 |title=RSMC Tropical Cyclone Advisory TD |url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WTPQ21-RJTD_201708240600.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240523003650/https://www.webcitation.org/6szLmm0nQ?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WTPQ21-RJTD_201708240600.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |agency=Japan Meteorological Agency}} By 15:00 UTC of the same day, the JTWC had upgraded the system to a tropical depression, assigning the numerical designation 16W.{{cite web |date=August 24, 2017 |title=Tropical Depression 16W (Sixteen) Warning Nr 001 |url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WTPN31-PGTW_201708241500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240523003528/https://www.webcitation.org/6sxZLZlxl?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WTPN31-PGTW_201708241500.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center}} Three hours later, the JMA tracked that 16W had already strengthened into a tropical storm, giving 16W the name Pakhar.{{cite web |date=August 24, 2017 |title=RSMC Tropical Cyclone Advisory TS 1714 PAKHAR (1714) UPGRADED FROM TD |url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WTPQ21-RJTD_201708241800.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240523003608/https://www.webcitation.org/6szLlHsFT?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WTPQ21-RJTD_201708241800.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |agency=Japan Meteorological Agency}} Around the same time, the PAGASA began issuing advisories under the local name Jolina.{{cite web |date=August 24, 2017 |title=3 Luzon areas under Signal No. 1 due to 'Jolina' |url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/local-news/2017/08/25/3-luzon-areas-under-signal-no-1-due-jolina-560262 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227230940/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/local-news/2017/08/25/3-luzon-areas-under-signal-no-1-due-jolina-560262 |archive-date=27 December 2017 |publisher=Sun Star}} After it was depicted by satellite imagery that there was deep convection obscuring its low-level circulation center (LLCC), the JTWC had upgraded the system to a tropical storm.{{cite web |date=August 24, 2017 |title=Tropical Storm 16W (Pakhar) Warning Nr 002 |url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WDPN31-PGTW_201708242100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240523003811/https://www.webcitation.org/6szMBlUKM?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WDPN31-PGTW_201708242100.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center}}

By August 25, Pakhar slightly intensified after convective banding wrapping to its LLCC was depicted by satellite imagery. Pakhar was also located in a very favorable environment such as low wind shear along with warm sea-surface temperatures of {{convert|31|°C|°F|abbr=on}}.{{cite web |date=August 25, 2017 |title=Prognostic Reasoning for Tropical Storm 16W (Pakhar) Warning Nr 003 |url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WDPN31-PGTW_201708250300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240523003851/https://www.webcitation.org/6szMBPkYh?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WDPN31-PGTW_201708250300.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center}} Pakhar slightly intensified after a burst of deep convection developed just prior of making landfall over in Luzon in the province of Aurora.{{cite web|title=Tropical Storm Jolina makes landfall in Aurora|url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/special-coverage/weather-alert/180077-20170825-tropical-storm-jolina-11pm|date=August 25, 2017|publisher=Rappler}}{{cite web |date=August 25, 2017 |title=Prognostic Reasoning for Tropical Storm 16W (Pakhar) Warning Nr 005 |url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WDPN31-PGTW_201708251500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240523003728/https://www.webcitation.org/6szMAiKf5?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WDPN31-PGTW_201708251500.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center}} However, due to land reaction from the archipelago and the inclusion of a weakened convective structure, Pakhar weakened to minimal tropical storm intensity.{{cite web |date=August 25, 2017 |title=Prognostic Reasoning for Tropical Storm 16W (Pakhar) Warning Nr 006 |url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WDPN31-PGTW_201708252100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240523004010/https://www.webcitation.org/6t0ffi48b?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WDPN31-PGTW_201708252100.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center}}

After emerging to the South China Sea on August 26, Pakhar began to re-intensify as the storm entered in an area of a much lower amount of wind shear.{{cite web |date=August 26, 2017 |title=Prognostic Reasoning for Tropical Storm 16W (Pakhar) Warning Nr 007 |url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WDPN31-PGTW_201708260300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240523004051/https://www.webcitation.org/6t0ffNTLm?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WDPN31-PGTW_201708260300.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center}} However six hours later, Pakhar maintained its intensity after its LLCC became exposed and its deep convective banding became fragmented.{{cite web |date=August 26, 2017 |title=Prognostic Reasoning for Tropical Storm 16W (Pakhar) Warning Nr 008 |url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WDPN31-PGTW_201708260900.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240523003932/https://www.webcitation.org/6t0ff33Kh?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WDPN31-PGTW_201708260900.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center}}

By 18:00 UTC of the same day, the JMA upgraded Pakhar's intensity as a severe tropical storm,{{cite web |date=August 26, 2017 |title=RSMC Tropical Cyclone Advisory STS 1714 PAKHAR (1714) UPGRADED FROM TS |url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WTPQ21-RJTD_201708261800.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240523004334/https://www.webcitation.org/6t2JrBS7C?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WTPQ21-RJTD_201708261800.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |agency=Japan Meteorological Agency}} despite its central convection remaining disorganized.{{cite web |date=August 26, 2017 |title=Prognostic Reasoning for Tropical Storm 16W (Pakhar) Warning Nr 010 |url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WDPN31-PGTW_201708262100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240523004453/https://www.webcitation.org/6t2K4zoyT?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WDPN31-PGTW_201708262100.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center}} The PAGASA also stated that the storm had already exited their area of responsibility, issuing its final bulletin on Pakhar.{{cite web|title='Jolina' picks up speed, seen to exit PAR by Saturday night|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/925783/tropical-storm-jolina-weather-bulletn-pagasa-weather-update-northern-provinces|date=August 26, 2017|publisher=Inquirer}} By 00:00 UTC of August 27, Pakhar reached its maximum intensity of {{convert|100|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} with a minimum barometric pressure of 985 hPa while making landfall over in South China in the city of Taishan.{{cite web |date=August 27, 2017 |title=RSMC Tropical Cyclone Advisory STS 1714 PAKHAR (1714) |url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WTPQ21-RJTD_201708270000.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240523004250/https://www.webcitation.org/6t2JqJuZH?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WTPQ21-RJTD_201708270000.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |agency=Japan Meteorological Agency}} The JTWC assessed Pakhar's maximum intensity slightly higher with winds of {{convert|110|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}, however. Three hours later, the JTWC issued their final advisory.{{cite web |date=August 27, 2017 |title=Tropical Storm 16W (Pakhar) Warning Nr 011 |url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WTPN31-PGTW_201708270300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240523004411/https://www.webcitation.org/6t2K1XTxx?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WTPN31-PGTW_201708270300.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center}} By 06:00 UTC, Pakhar began to rapidly weaken as the JMA downgraded Pakhar to a tropical storm.{{cite web |date=August 27, 2017 |title=RSMC Tropical Cyclone Advisory TS 1714 PAKHAR (1714) DOWNGRADED FROM STS |url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WTPQ21-RJTD_201708270600.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240523004212/https://www.webcitation.org/6t2JpTrDy?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WTPQ21-RJTD_201708270600.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |agency=Japan Meteorological Agency}} The JMA tracked the system until 18:00 UTC of the same day when it fully dissipated.{{cite web |date=August 27, 2017 |title=RSMC Tropical Cyclone Advisory TD 1714 PAKHAR (1714) DOWNGRADED FROM TS |url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WTPQ21-RJTD_201708271800.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240523004132/https://www.webcitation.org/6t2JncteY?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WTPQ21-RJTD_201708271800.htm |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |agency=Japan Meteorological Agency}}

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Pakhar was locally named as Jolina within the country by PAGASA. As soon as PAGASA began issuing advisories on the storm, Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal #1 was raised over most of Cagayan Valley and northern Aurora during August 24.{{cite web|title=Severe Weather Bulletin No.01 re Tropical Depression JOLINA|url=http://ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/3183/Severe_Weather_Bulletin_No01_re_Tropical_Depression_JOLINA_issued_24Aug2017_1700H.pdf|access-date=August 24, 2017|publisher=NDRRMC}} Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal #2 was also raised in the same areas with the inclusion of the Cordillera Administrative Region while Signal #1 was extended to the Ilocos Region and Bicol Region.{{cite web|title=Severe Weather Bulletin No.03 re Tropical Storm JOLINA|url=http://ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/3183/Severe_Weather_Bulletin_No03_re_Tropical_Storm_JOLINA_issued_25August2017_0500H.pdf|access-date=August 25, 2017|publisher=NDRRMC}} By August 25, a total of 16 provinces were placed in a warning as they were located within a {{convert|100|km|mi|abbr=on|round=5}} radius of the storm.{{cite web|title=Provinces under red alert due to Tropical Storm Jolina|url=https://www.rappler.com/move-ph/issues/disasters/180050-provinces-red-alert-charlie-jolina|date=August 25, 2017|publisher=Rappler}} Classes were suspended for all levels over in Albay, Bicol due to possible threats of flooding and landslides on August 25.{{cite web|title=Classes suspended in 4 Albay towns as 'Jolina' dumps heavy rains|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/925545/tropical-storm-jolina-weather-bureau-albay-province-weather-disturbance#ixzz4r2wluvu2|date=August 25, 2017|publisher=Inquirer}} The government also announced the suspension of classes for August 26 over in Metro Manila and some parts of Central Luzon and Calabarzon.{{cite web|title=List: Class suspensions for August 26|url=http://www.philstar.com/nation/2017/08/26/1732924/list-class-suspensions-august-26|date=August 26, 2017|publisher=Philstar}} The province of Ilocos Sur declared the suspension of work in all public and private services that same day.{{cite web|title=SitRep No.05 re Preparedness Measures for Tropical Storm JOLINA (I.N. PAKHAR)|url=http://ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/3184/Sitrep_No_05_re_Preparedness_Measures_and_Effects_of_TS_JOLINA_IN_PAKHAR_27AUG2017_1600H.pdf|date=August 27, 2017|publisher=NDRRMC}}{{Rp|page=3}}

The Office of the Civil Defense warned residents of low-lying areas in the provinces of Cagayan and Isabela of potential flooding.{{cite web|title=Cagayan Valley braces for tropical storm 'Jolina'|url=http://www.manilatimes.net/cagayan-valley-braces-tropical-storm-jolina/346671/|date=August 25, 2017|publisher=The Manila Times}} Kennon Road in Benguet were closed due to the threat of landslides. Hiking, trekking, and caving were suspended over in mountainous areas in the Mountain Province.{{cite web|title=Kennon Road closed due to Tropical Storm Jolina|url=https://www.rappler.com/move-ph/issues/disasters/180066-kennon-road-closed-tropical-storm-jolina|date=August 25, 2017|publisher=Rappler}} Heavy rainfall from Pakhar caused the Magat Dam to overflow, which also submerged several bridges over in Isabela.{{cite web|title=Jolina causes Magat dam overflow, swamps Isabela bridges|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/regions/623519/ts-jolina-causes-magat-dam-overflow-swamps-isabela-bridges/story/|date=August 28, 2017|publisher=GMA News}} A total of 11 flights to Hong Kong and South China from Ninoy Aquino International Airport were canceled due to the storm.{{cite web|title=11 flights from Philippines to HK, China cancelled due to storm|url=http://www.asiaone.com/asia/11-flights-philippines-hk-china-cancelled-due-storm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828173407/http://www.asiaone.com/asia/11-flights-philippines-hk-china-cancelled-due-storm|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 August 2017|date=August 28, 2017|publisher=Asia One}} Eight domestic flights were canceled throughout August 25.{{Rp|page=4}}

According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, 3,397 people were affected by the storm with 17 evacuation centers used.{{Rp|page=7}} The town of Balatan, the city of San Fernando, and the province of Ifugao suffered power outages throughout the storm. Overall, no casualties were reported and damages were relatively minor.{{Rp|pages=4, 7}} Recorded damages in Aurora province reached PH₱41.27 million (US$808 thousand).{{cite web|title=Storm Pakhar displaces 929 families in Philippines|url=http://aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/storm-pakhar-displaces-929-families-in-philippines/894854|date=August 27, 2017|publisher=Anadolu Agency}}

Still recovering from the aftermath of Typhoon Hato which impacted the area four days earlier, the Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau issued a Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 8 for Macau late on August 26, as the storm approached.{{cite web|title=Macao hoists Signal No. 8 to face Typhoon Pakhar|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-08/27/c_136558519.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827055843/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-08/27/c_136558519.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 August 2017|date=August 27, 2017|publisher=Xinhua}} An orange typhoon warning was also raised over in the cities of Shenzhen and Guangzhou while red warning was raised in Zhuhai.{{cite web|title=Typhoon Warnings Issued as South China Braces for Pakhar|url=https://www.thatsmags.com/shenzhen/post/20386/typhoon-warnings-issued-as-south-china-braces-for-pakhar|publisher=Thatsmags|date=August 27, 2017}}{{cite web|title=珠海发布台风红色预警：6小时内平均风力可达12级以上|url=http://gd.sina.com.cn/news/zhuhai/2017-08-27/detail-ifykiuaz1151063.shtml|date=August 27, 2017}} A total of 206 flights were cancelled and another 471 delayed while 44 flights had to divert,{{cite web|title=Still recovering from a typhoon, Hong Kong and Macau hit by tropical cyclone Pakhar|url=https://www.thenational.ae/world/asia/still-recovering-from-a-typhoon-hong-kong-and-macau-hit-by-tropical-cyclone-pakhar-1.623144|date=August 27, 2017|publisher=The National}} including roughly 300 flights in total in Hong Kong being either cancelled or delayed, with 30 others diverted.{{cite web|title=Typhoon Pakhar Weakens After Making Landfall in Southern China|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-26/storm-battered-hong-kong-braces-as-another-typhoon-approaches|date=August 27, 2017|publisher=Bloomberg}} There were 13 reports of flooding and 159 fallen trees over in Hong Kong.{{cite web|title=Storm Pakhar hits Hong Kong and Macau days after deadly Hato|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-asia-storm-idUSKCN1B60SA|date=August 27, 2017|publisher=Reuters}} Two people were stranded in Kowloon Peak and moreover, the Government Flying Service deployed a Challenger 604 fixed-wing plane to locate 11 crew members waiting in the control room of a sinking Hong Tai 176 vessel.{{cite web |date=August 27, 2017 |title=Rescuers in Hong Kong save 11 at sea and two on mountain as Tropical Storm Pakhar batters city |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2108481/rescuers-hong-kong-save-11-sea-and-two-mountain |publisher=South China Morning Post}}

While making landfall, Pakhar brought winds of about {{convert|90|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} with gusts of up to {{convert|150|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} over in Hong Kong.{{cite web |date=August 27, 2017 |title=2nd storm in a week batters southern China |url=http://www.mrt.com/news/world/article/2nd-storm-in-a-week-batters-southern-China-12003174.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830022023/http://www.mrt.com/news/world/article/2nd-storm-in-a-week-batters-southern-China-12003174.php |archive-date=30 August 2017 |publisher=MRT}} A total of 9,000 emergency repairers, 97 emergency generator vehicles and 1,691 generators are in place in Guangxi and the Yangtze River flood control headquarters dispatched personnel for the provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan.{{cite web|title=Storm strikes just days after deadly typhoon hit cities|url=http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nation/Storm-strikes-just-days-after-deadly-typhoon-hit-cities/shdaily.shtml|date=August 28, 2017|publisher=Shanghai Daily}}

Around 1:00 p.m local time, both the Macau and Hong Kong Observatory lowered their signal to a Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 3, but it wasn't until 10:10 p.m local time when all signals were down. The Home Affairs Department of Hong Kong opened 27 temporary shelters while the China Ferry Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui was closed temporarily. Ferry services across the Pearl River Delta were also suspended.{{cite web|title=Storm warning downgraded to No 1 as Hong Kong escapes worst of Severe Tropical Storm Pakhar|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2108446/no-8-storm-signal-issued-pakhar-bears-down-hong|date=August 28, 2017|publisher=SCMP}} Part of the Stonecutters Bridge was closed due to strong winds which made vehicles taller than 1.5 metres and motorcycles barred from using the bridge. Moreover, 51 people sought medical treatment in public hospitals and 231 people have sought refuge in shelters.

Furthermore, Hainan had a total of 24,124 fishing boats put into harbor.{{cite web|title=Typhoon Pakhar makes landfall in China|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/typhoon-pakhar-makes-landfall-in-china/1/1034946.html|date=August 27, 2017|publisher=India Today}} All of the water bus service was paused in Guangzhou.{{cite web |date=August 27, 2017 |title=受台风帕卡影响 广州水上巴士全部停航 |url=http://gd.sina.com.cn/news/gz/2017-08-27/detail-ifykiuaz1152580.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828064141/http://gd.sina.com.cn/news/gz/2017-08-27/detail-ifykiuaz1152580.shtml |archive-date=28 August 2017}}

The city of Taishan had recorded gusts of {{convert|119|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}. Pakhar drenched the Pearl River Delta region with the city of Shenzhen having total rainfall of {{convert|162|mm|in|abbr=on}}. The National Meteorological Center of China had forecast torrential rain over in the South China provinces from August 27–28, especially Guangdong and Guangxi could reach up to {{convert|1800|mm|in|abbr=on}} of rain.{{cite web|title=China issues alert for Typhoon Pakhar|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-08/27/c_136558806_2.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827170416/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-08/27/c_136558806_2.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 August 2017|date=August 27, 2017|publisher=Xinhua}}{{BSN|reason=The current source does not mention the information.|date=October 2024}} A total of 9,000 emergency repairers, 97 emergency generator vehicles and 1,691 generators are in place in Guangxi and the Yangtze River flood control headquarters dispatched personnel for the provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan.

A total of 83,000 people were affected by the storm, along with 14,000 people in which were evacuated over in the four main affected provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou and Yunnan.{{cite web |date=August 31, 2017 |title=台风"帕卡"致粤桂黔滇4省份12人死亡 |url=http://www.mca.gov.cn/article/yw/jzjz/zqkb/zqhz/201708/20170800005697.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204171128/http://www.mca.gov.cn/article/yw/jzjz/zqkb/zqhz/201708/20170800005697.shtml |archive-date=4 December 2017 |publisher=中华人民共和国民政部 |language=Chinese}} One person died from a traffic incident while 62 were injured, while an additional two were confirmed hours later.{{cite web|title=Typhoon Pakhar kills 3 in South China|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-08/29/c_136566167.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829190146/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-08/29/c_136566167.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 August 2017|date=August 29, 2017|publisher=Xinhua}} Overall, 12 people were killed by Pakhar, and damages reached CN¥760 million (US$114.4 million).{{cite web| url=http://www.typhooncommittee.org/12IWS/docs/Members/China20171026_final.pdf | title=MEMBER REPORT [China] | access-date=2024-03-21}}

The remnants of Pakhar caused heavy rainfall in Bắc Kạn Province, Vietnam, leaving an estimated 2 billion₫ (US$88,000) in damage.{{cite web |title=Effect of Rain |url=http://backantv.vn/tin-tuc-n15394/hoan-luu-bao-so-7-gay-thiet-hai-khoang-2-ty-dong.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829203312/https://backantv.vn/tin-tuc-n15394/hoan-luu-bao-so-7-gay-thiet-hai-khoang-2-ty-dong.html |archive-date=29 August 2017 |access-date=September 15, 2017 |publisher=backantv.vn}} Pakhar also brought very heavy rainfall in some parts of Thailand despite it not having any direct impact. Due to the torrential rain, a major reservoir in Sakon Nakhon had to be discharged, leading to a flood watch being issued in the northern parts of the country on August 28. The Nam Pung Dam also carried about 170 million cubic meters of water, about 3% over its usual holding capacity.{{cite web|title=Storm Pakhar to bring rain to North, Northeast|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1314395/storm-pakhar-to-bring-rain-to-north-northeast|date=August 28, 2017|publisher=Bangkok Post}}

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• [http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/summary/wnp/s/201714.html.en JMA General Information] of Severe Tropical Storm Pakhar (1714) from Digital Typhoon

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20170827215500/https://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tcdat/tc17/WPAC/16W.PAKHAR/ 16W.PAKHAR] from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
• [http://www.scmp.com/topics/typhoon-hato South China Morning Post Topic : Typhoon Hato]

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