Typhoon Man-yi (2007)

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On 4 July, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center began tracking a disturbed area just north of the equator. Although the system was in a "marginal upper-level area" with moderate vertical wind shear, the circulation center and surrounding convection began to take shape.{{Cite FTP |url=ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/GuamStuff/2007070516-ABPW.PGTW |server=ftp.met.fsu.edu |url-status=dead |title=FTP link }}{{Cite FTP |url=ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/GuamStuff/2007070606-ABPW.PGTW |server=ftp.met.fsu.edu |url-status=dead |title=FTP link }} The system further consolidated with "deep convective banding" and improving upper level conditions, with the Joint Typhoon Warning Center issuing a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert, several hours later.{{cite web|url=http://www.australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2008/summ0707.htm|title=Monthly Summary for July 2007|access-date=March 5, 2021}} The JTWC then upgraded into a tropical storm the night when depression gained further organization. The JMA followed suit, upgrading it to a tropical storm later that evening as the large system consolidated, naming it Man-yi.[https://web.archive.org/web/20060829041246/http://twister.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/station/RJTD/WTPQ20.RJTD WebCite query result] Man-yi continued to organize and became a severe tropical storm on July 9, before becoming a typhoon, the next day, according to JTWC. It entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility, as both the PAGASA and JMA stated that Man-yi became a typhoon, with the former naming it Bebeng.{{cite web|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/50506/bebeng-now-a-typhoon-as-it-enters-rp-territory/story/|title='Bebeng' now a typhoon as it enters RP territory|access-date=March 5, 2021|author=GMA News|date=11 July 2007 }}

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Moving over warmer waters, Man-yi underwent rapid intensification late on July 11 and early on July 12, as it churned towards Okinawa in Japan, shortly before the JTWC declared Man-yi as a super typhoon.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUST75963|title=Typhoon heads for Japan, threatening heavy rain|access-date=March 5, 2021|work=Reuters|date=12 July 2007 }} The PAGASA issued their final bulletin for the storm as it left out of their area of responsibility, before hitting Ryukyu Islands as a Category 4 super typhoon. As the typhoon entered unfavorable conditions, adding the brief land interaction with the nearby Japan, it slowly weakened until it made landfall in Kagoshima Prefecture on Kyūshū early the next day before turning to the east and making two more in Kōchi Prefecture on Shikoku and in Wakayama Prefecture on Honshū.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/environment-japan-typhoon-dc-idUST3632020070713|title=Typhoon Man-yi strikes Okinawa|access-date=March 5, 2021|work=Reuters|date=13 July 2007 }}

As it interacted with the country and the nearby jet stream, Man-yi rapidly degraded to a tropical storm and started extratropical transition, on July 14. It became extratropical on the next day, ending the advisories of JMA and the JTWC.{{cite web|url=http://www.typhooncommittee.org/8IWS_2TRCG/docs/Members%20Report/MEMBER%20REPORT_Japan%20-%20Final.pdf|title=ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee 8th Integrated Workshop/2nd TRCG Forum|access-date=March 5, 2021}}

Tropical storm warnings and typhoon watches were put in place for most of Yap State at some point during the storm.

There were no public storm wind signals raised due to the typhoon expected not to make landfall in the Philippines; however, the PAGASA stated that Man-yi will induce the southwest monsoon, which can trigger landslides and flash floods, particularly in the western section of the country.{{cite web|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/50506/bebeng-now-a-typhoon-as-it-enters-rp-territory/story/|title='Bebeng' now a typhoon as it enters RP territory

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The Central Weather Bureau of Taiwan noted that even the typhoon will pass to the east of the country, it might indirectly affect Taiwan's weather conditions when it nears close to the island.{{cite web|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/483272|title=Typhoon Man-Yi unlikely to hit Taiwan despite growing strength|access-date=March 5, 2021}}

The United States Military upgraded the Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness (TCCOR) levels for Kantō, Yokosuka, Sasebo and Okinawa on the afternoon of July 12 as Man-yi neared the islands.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070708184707/http://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/ WebCite query result]

Officials recommended the evacuation of thousands of families, while about 4,200 people fled for themselves to evacuation camps.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUST130566|title=Typhoon Man-yi hits central Japan, three dead|access-date=March 5, 2021|work=Reuters|date=15 July 2007 }} Train services were stopped, roads blocked, 213 flights to and from Shanghai and Seoul, were all cancelled.

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Strong waves from the typhoon capsized a ship {{convert|375|mi|km}} to the northwest of Guam, killing three and leaving six missing.{{cite news|agency=Associated Press |title=At Least 3 Die in Shipwreck After Log Carrier Runs Into Typhoon Man-Yi |access-date=July 14, 2007 |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/at-least-3-die-in-shipwreck-after-log-carrier-runs-into-typhoon-man-yi |work=Fox News |date=July 14, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070818222807/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C289301%2C00.html |archive-date=August 18, 2007 |url-status=live }} Downed electricity lines from Man-yi caused widespread power outages on Guam.{{cite news|title=Storm exposes GPA vulnerabilities|author=Gaynor Dumat-ol Daleno|publisher=Pacific Daily News|date=July 10, 2007}} Damages in Guam amounted to be US$10,000.{{cite web|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=53470|title=Storm Events Database Event Details: High Wind|work=National Centers for Environmental Information|access-date=March 5, 2021}}

Despite Man-yi exiting the PAR on July 13, the big rainbands of the typhoon associated with the prevailing southwest monsoon brought heavy rainfall in parts of the Northern, Central and the Southern Luzon. There were also reports of landslides and flooding.{{cite web|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/50828/typhoon-bebeng-keeps-strength-moves-farther-away-from-rp/story/|title=Typhoon Bebeng keeps strength, moves farther away from RP|access-date=March 5, 2021|author=GMA News|date=13 July 2007 }}

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Some TV footages showed high winds in Shizuoka's central prefecture pounding rocky shorelines, and a landslide in Chiba to the further north flattened one home. Power outages affected a total of 744 households while water was cut by landslides in some areas. {{cn span|The Funagira Dam in Shizuoka Prefecture overflowed due to the heavy rains associated with Man-yi.|date=July 2023}} Three people were killed, among them an 11-year old kid who drowned in a river. Another man was left missing. Damages from Man-yi and the plum rain reached 60.9 billion JPY (US$499 million).{{cite press release|url=https://www.mlit.go.jp/report/press/river03_hh_000136.html|script-title=ja:平成１９年の水害被害額の確報値について|work=Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism|date=February 21, 2009|access-date=March 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110324024150/https://www.mlit.go.jp/report/press/river03_hh_000136.html|archive-date=March 24, 2011|url-status=live|language=Japanese}}

In Kadena Air Base, some trees and branches were knocked down due to the strong winds from Man-yi. There were reports of power outages and an interrupted supply of water due to the typhoon. Post mortem, Typhoon Man-yi has been the most powerful typhoon since 2003 to strike the base.{{cite web|url=https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/126294/kadena-recovers-from-typhoon-man-yi/|title=Kadena recovers from Typhoon Man-Yi|access-date=March 5, 2021|author=Maj. Dani Johnson, 18th Wing Public Affairs|date=14 July 2007 }}

Not after the typhoon passed, the Niigata Chuetsu-oki Earthquake happened, which brought further devastation to Japan as it struck Kaminakaetsu, Niigata Prefecture with a magnitude of 6.6 {{M|w|link=y}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/press/0707/16b/kaisetsu200707161450.pdf|script-title=ja:2007 年７月16 日10 時13 分ころ新潟県上中越沖で発生した地震について|publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency|date=July 16, 2007|access-date=July 19, 2007|language=ja}}{{cite web|title=Powerful earthquake strikes Niigata, causes leak at nuclear power plant|url=http://www.japannewsreview.com/society/chubu/20070716page_id=754|publisher=Japan News Review|date=July 16, 2007|access-date=July 16, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317143212/http://www.japannewsreview.com/society/chubu/20070716page_id=754|archive-date=March 17, 2011|url-status=dead}}

{{Portal|Tropical cyclones}}

• Other tropical cyclones named Man-yi
• Other tropical cyclones named Bebeng
• Typhoon Usagi (2007) - a typhoon that brought further devastation to southern Japan as it made landfall on the area in late-July 2007.
• Typhoon Fitow (2007) - another typhoon that strikes southern Japan on early-September 2007.
• Isewan Typhoon - the strongest and deadliest typhoon to strike Japan.

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