Typhoon Bavi

{{Storm path|Bavi 2020 track.png}}

On August 19, the JTWC began monitoring a broad area of low pressure situated a couple hundred miles northeast of the Philippine archipelago. By the next day, the system rapidly organised, and the JTWC subsequently issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA), and on August 21, the area of low pressure organized into Tropical Depression 09W.{{Cite web|last=Joint Typhoon Warning Center|date=2020-08-21|title=Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert WTPN21|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp9020web.txt|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821034316/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp9020web.txt|archive-date=2020-08-21|access-date=2020-08-21|website=Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)}} At 15:00 UTC, the PAGASA named the system "Igme" and issued a severe weather bulletin for it.{{Cite web|last=Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration|date=2020-08-22|title=Severe Weather Bulletin #1|url=http://bagong.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tropical-cyclone/severe-weather-bulletin/2|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822014647/http://bagong.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tropical-cyclone/severe-weather-bulletin/2|archive-date=2020-08-22|access-date=2020-08-22|website=PAGASA}} By the next day the system had intensified into a tropical storm, and the JMA gave it the name Bavi and upgraded it, with the JTWC doing the same.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/200824.html|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20200822120801/https://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/200824.html|archive-date=2020-08-22|url-status=dead|title=Japan Meteorological Agency | Tropical Cyclone Information|accessdate=September 9, 2020}} Favorable conditions allowed Bavi to rapidly intensify, and by 12:00 UTC on August 22, the system became a severe tropical storm. The system left the Philippine Area of Responsibility on the same day.{{Cite web|last=Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration|date=2020-08-22|title=SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN #4-FINAL|url=http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/SWB%234-FINAL.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823143215/http://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/SWB%234-FINAL.pdf|archive-date=2020-08-23|access-date=2020-08-23|website=PAGASA}} Bavi's period of rapid intensification was brief, with its intensification significantly slowed on August 23.

On August 24, Bavi was upgraded into a typhoon by the JTWC as it continued to slowly intensify. Later on that day, it became a Category 2 typhoon, with it becoming a Category 3 typhoon on the next day. As Bavi moved closer to the Korean peninsula, one person died in Jeju Island on August 25.{{Cite web|title=태풍 바비 잇단 피해..물놀이 10대 사망-하늘·바닷길 끊겨[태풍 바비 경로]|url=http://www.sisa-news.com/news/article.html?no=133028|access-date=2020-08-26|website=www.sisa-news.com|language=ko}} Soon afterwards, as Bavi moved northwards into very hostile conditions and high wind shear, which caused Bavi to rapidly weaken. Wind shear was still high and the storm started extratropical transition. Around 00:30 UTC on August 27, a weakened Bavi made landfall over North Pyongan Province, North Korea as a minimal typhoon.{{cite web |author1=Wang Qian |title=中央气象台8月27日8时30分发布台风登陆信息 |url=http://www.nmc.cn/publish/typhoon/warning.html |publisher=National Meteorological Center of CMA |accessdate=27 August 2020 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20200827032905/http://www.nmc.cn/publish/typhoon/warning.html |archivedate=27 August 2020 |location=Beijing, China |language=Chinese |date=27 August 2020}} Both the JMA and the JTWC issued their final advisory on Bavi a few hours later as it became an extratropical cyclone over Northeastern China.

{{Clear}}

Bavi caused wind gusts of over {{convert|60|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} and dropped {{convert|300|mm|in|abbr=on}} of rain on the island of Okinawa.{{cite web| url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/bavi-lashes-korean-peninsula-moves-into-china/799752 | title=Bavi lashes Korean Peninsula, moves into China | access-date=2024-02-07}} Agricultural damage in Okinawa Prefecture was JP¥25.14 million (US$237 thousand).{{Cite web|url=https://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/entry-1180667.html|script-title=ja:台風8号の農林漁業被害2514万円 9割がサトウキビ|publisher=Ryukyu Shimpo|date=August 27, 2020|accessdate=September 9, 2020|language=Japanese}} Large waves associated with Bavi were reported as far away as Kagoshima Prefecture.{{Cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/typhoon-bavi-batters-japan-strong-080000515.html|title=Typhoon Bavi batters Japan with strong waves|website=news.yahoo.com|accessdate=September 9, 2020}}

In South Korea, as a precaution over 470 flights were cancelled and railroad services were halted. Public parks were also closed for the typhoon.{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/typhoon-knocks-power-korean-homes-barrels-north-72635468|title=Typhoon damages buildings, floods roads on Korean Peninsula|website=ABC News|accessdate=September 9, 2020}}

In Jeju Island, five people were swept away by strong waves, one of them died later.{{Cite web|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200825000897|title=Jeju coming under direct influence of year's most powerful typhoon|publisher=The Korea Herald|date=August 25, 2020|accessdate=September 9, 2020}} Heavy rainfall was also reported in the island with a maximum amount of {{convert|399.5|mm|in|abbr=on}} being reported near Mount Halla.{{Cite web|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2020/08/26/national/socialAffairs/Typhoon-Bavi-Korea-Summer-2020/20200826181500391.html|title=Typhoon Bavi uproots trees, will graze Seoul tonight|website=koreajoongangdaily.joins.com|date=August 26, 2020 |accessdate=September 9, 2020}} Despite a close pass to mainland South Korea, damage was minimal, consisting mostly of power outages, broken windows, and downed trees. Nevertheless, more than 100 reports of damage was submitted. The typhoon forced about 30 people in Gokseong, South Jeolla Province, to evacuate due to landslides. About 440 flights were cancelled at eleven airports across the country, while nearly 160 passenger ferries were grounded on 99 ferry routes.{{Cite web|url=https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=155851|title = Typhoon Bavi Causes Evacuations, Power Outage in Southern Region}} Roughly 1,600 households in South Korea lost power.{{Cite web|url=http://m.tbs.seoul.kr/efm/newsView.do?typ_800=P&idx_800=3402363&seq_800=20394940|title=Typhoon Bavi Leaves Behind Minor Damage In S. Korea|website=m.tbs.seoul.kr|accessdate=September 9, 2020}} Losses in Jeju reached ₩484 million (US$408 thousand).{{Cite web|author=김정은|url=http://www.jejunews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=2171315|script-title=ko:태풍 ‘바비’ 피해액 약 5억원 집계|publisher=제주일보|date=September 8, 2020|accessdate=September 9, 2020|language=Korean}}

File:Bavi 2020 landfall.gif]]

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held a high-level political conference where he voiced his concerns about Typhoon Bavi and the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/8d5662b487a8a2e577389b709fac6dff|title=N. Korean leader calls for readiness against virus, typhoon|date=August 26, 2020|website=AP NEWS|accessdate=September 9, 2020}} He ordered all levels of the Workers' Party to take steps to protect the country from the threat of the storm.

Snapped utility poles and trees were reported near Bavi's landfall location, as well as flooded roads. A peak precipitation amount of {{convert|224|mm|in|abbr=on}} was reported in Anju. Several homes and public buildings were damaged in North and South Hwanghae provinces.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/typhoon-damages-buildings-floods-roads-on-korean-peninsula/story-bM8daHN0y2SUx3Q5QzjPsI.html|title=Typhoon damages buildings, floods roads on Korean Peninsula|date=August 27, 2020|website=Hindustan Times|accessdate=September 9, 2020}}

In an unusual step, Korean Central Television remained on the air overnight on 27 August as the typhoon impacted the country, interrupting programs every 30 minutes with updates from the State Hydro-Meteorological Administration. It later broadcast images of storm damage, as well as field reports from correspondents in Pyongyang and Nampo—a major divergence from the strict format and content of all other KCTV news bulletins, where the activities of Kim Jong-un take precedence. No other coverage of the storm was included in KCTV bulletins until 28 August, when a story followed Kim as he inspected damage from the storm.{{Cite web|date=2020-08-28|title=We Interrupt this Propaganda…A Dynamic 24 Hours on North Korean TV {{!}} 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea|url=https://www.38north.org/2020/08/mwilliams082820/|access-date=2020-08-29|website=38 North|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nknews.org/2020/08/north-korea-reports-real-time-typhoon-damage-in-rare-overnight-broadcasts/|title=North Korea reports real-time typhoon damage in rare overnight broadcasts | NK News|date=August 27, 2020|website=NK News - North Korea News|accessdate=September 9, 2020}}

Several weather alerts were issued for portions of China as Typhoon Bavi neared. The Chinese Ministry of Emergency Management stated that 20,000 firefighters had been deployed equipped with 329 rescue boats.

In Northeast China, rounds of heavy downpours brought up to {{convert|150|mm|in|abbr=on}} of rainfall in some areas.{{Cite web|url=https://nationalchronicle.in/international/typhoon-bavi/|title=Typhoon Bavi: China renews red alert » National Chronicle|date=August 27, 2020|accessdate=September 9, 2020}} Damage in Dalian amounted to be CN¥76.54 million (US$11.1 million).{{Cite web|url=https://dalian.runsky.com/2020-09/29/content_6082578.html|script-title=zh:【大连发布】8月这俩地降水量历史排名第一|publisher=大连天健网|date=September 29, 2020|accessdate=September 30, 2020|language=Chinese}}

{{portal|Tropical cyclones}}

• Weather of 2020
• Tropical cyclones in 2020
• Typhoon Prapiroon (2000) – Had a similar track.
• Typhoon Kompasu (2010) – Affected the South Korean capital, Seoul.
• Typhoon Bolaven (2012) – Another typhoon that made landfall as a tropical storm in North Korea.
• Typhoon Lingling (2019) – Previous typhoon to hit North Korea prior to Bavi.
• Typhoon Maysak (2020) – A storm that struck South Korea a week later.
• Typhoon Haishen (2020) – A storm that struck the Korean Peninsula after Bavi and Maysak.
• Typhoon Khanun (2023) – A typhoon that also stalled in the Okinawa Islands before making it to the Korean Peninsula.

{{reflist}}

{{Commons category-inline}}

{{2020 Pacific typhoon season buttons}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bavi (2020)}}

Category:Tropical cyclones in 2020

Category:2020 Pacific typhoon season