Typhoon Muifa (2011)

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A parade of low-pressure areas and tropical disturbances formed from the Intertropical Convergence Zone late on 15 July. Late on 23 July, one of the last low-pressure systems developed further to a weak tropical disturbance, which formed southeast of Chuuk in Micronesia.{{cite web|title=NWS Guam — Tropical Cyclone Advisory 231930 for pre-tropical storm Muifa |url=http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/raw/ab/abpw10.pgtw..txt |publisher=NOAA |accessdate=28 July 2011 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111023031836/http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/raw/ab/abpw10.pgtw..txt |archivedate=23 October 2011 }} The system drifted to the west, and on 25 July the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) upgraded the low-pressure area to a tropical depression. At that time, it was located approximately {{convert|505|nmi}} west of Guam.{{cite web|title=JTWC — Tropical Cyclone Advisory 001 – Pre-tropical storm Muifa |url=http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/raw/wt/wtpn32.pgtw..txt |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center |accessdate=28 July 2011 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605170509/http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/raw/wt/wtpn32.pgtw..txt |archivedate=5 June 2011 }} At midnight that day, the JMA began monitoring the system as a tropical depression.{{cite web|title=JMA — Tropical Cyclone Advisory 260000 – Pre-tropical storm Muifa |url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WTPQ21-RJTD_201107260000.htm |publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency |accessdate=28 July 2011 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240523101514/https://www.webcitation.org/60Sd1kaqw?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WTPQ21-RJTD_201107260000.htm |archivedate=23 May 2024 }}

File:Muifa Aug 1 2011 0150Z.jpg on 1 August|alt=Satellite photo of Muifa with double eyewalls]]

Early on 28 July, the JTWC upgraded the system to a tropical storm.{{cite web|title=JTWC — Tropical Storm 11W — Warning 011 |url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WTPN32-PGTW_201107280300.htm |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center |accessdate=28 July 2011 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240523101633/https://www.webcitation.org/60VpPt4EC?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WTPN32-PGTW_201107280300.htm |archivedate=23 May 2024 }} A few hours later the JMA also upgraded the system to a tropical storm, naming it Muifa.{{cite web|title=JMA — Tropical Cyclone Advisory 280600 – Tropical Storm Muifa |url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WTPQ21-RJTD_201107280600.htm |publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency |accessdate=28 July 2011 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240523101554/https://www.webcitation.org/60VpA9ynR?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WTPQ21-RJTD_201107280600.htm |archivedate=23 May 2024 }} Also on 28 July, the storm entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR); the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) named it Kabayan.{{cite web|title=PAGASA — Severe Weather Bulletin Number ONE — Tropical Storm Kabayan |url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/TCUPDATE_201107280900.htm |publisher=PAGASA |accessdate=28 July 2011 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240523101714/https://www.webcitation.org/60Vpzd5JJ?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/TCUPDATE_201107280900.htm |archivedate=23 May 2024 }} The storm drifted north over the next day, while maintaining tropical-storm strength. On the night of 29 July, Muifa was upgraded to a severe tropical storm.{{cite web|title=JMA Tropical Cyclone Advisory 300000 for Severe Tropical Storm Muifa |url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WTPQ21-RJTD_201107300000.htm |publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency |accessdate=30 July 2011 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240523101753/https://www.webcitation.org/60Yr2rA8z?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WTPQ21-RJTD_201107300000.htm |archivedate=23 May 2024 }} Overnight, the storm strengthened rapidly and was upgraded to a typhoon the next morning.{{cite web|title=JMA – Tropical Cyclone Advisory 300600 – Typhoon Muifa |url=http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/raw/wt/wtpq21.rjtd..txt |publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency |accessdate=30 July 2011 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812163243/http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/raw/wt/wtpq21.rjtd..txt |archivedate=12 August 2011 }} According to the JTWC, Muifa had strengthened from a tropical storm to a super typhoon in less than 24 hours; it reported that the storm was reaching one-minute sustained wind speed of {{convert|140|kn}}. However, the typhoon weakened later in the day. According to the JTWC, on 31 July the typhoon encountered an upper-level trough and weakened to a category-4 typhoon on the SSHS.{{cite web|title=JTWC – Super Typhoon Muifa – Warning 24 |url=http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/raw/wt/wtpn32.pgtw..txt |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center |accessdate=31 July 2011 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605170509/http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/raw/wt/wtpn32.pgtw..txt |archivedate=5 June 2011 }}

The system gradually moved north, then turned west and drifted towards Okinawa before turning northwest again (when it was finally downgraded to a tropical storm by the JTWC).{{cite web|title=JTWC – Tropical Cyclone Warning 51 – Post-Super Typhoon Muifa |url=http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/raw/wt/wtpn32.pgtw..txt |publisher=Joint Typhoon Warning Center |accessdate=7 August 2011 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605170509/http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/raw/wt/wtpn32.pgtw..txt |archivedate=5 June 2011 }} Soon afterwards, the JMA downgraded Muifa to a severe tropical storm.{{cite web|title=JMA – Tropical Cyclone Advisory 070600 – Severe Tropical Storm Muifa |url=http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/raw/wt/wtpq21.rjtd..txt |publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency |accessdate=7 August 2011 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812163243/http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/raw/wt/wtpq21.rjtd..txt |archivedate=12 August 2011 }} After weakening to a tropical storm, Muifa made landfall at the estuary of the Yalu River on 8 August and the JTWC issued its final warning. Early on 9 August, Muifa weakened to a tropical depression in northeast China and later became a low-pressure area.

Japanese officials canceled several flights to Okinawa, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded. On 5 August, China Airlines cancelled several flights to Okinawa as the storm passed within {{convert|45|nmi|km}} of the island.{{cite web| url = https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/archives/2011/h2011_Muifa.html| title = NASA - Hurricane Season 2011: Tropical Storm Muifa (Western North Pacific Ocean)}} {{cite web|title=China Airlines cancels Taipei-Okinawa flights due to typhoon|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201108050016|publisher=The Central News Agency|accessdate=5 August 2011}}

Light rain with moderate winds were reported throughout Taiwan, as the outer rain bands of the system brushed the island nation.{{cite web|title=Powerful typhoon dusts Taiwan, heads for China|url=http://www.newsday.com/news/powerful-typhoon-dusts-taiwan-heads-for-china-1.3076492|work=Newsday|accessdate=5 August 2011}} The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) announced that heavy rains and strong winds would impact the Republic of China.{{cite web|title=Heavy rains expected around midnight: CWB|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201108050027|publisher=The Central News Agency|accessdate=5 August 2011}} On 6 August the CWB lifted the sea warning for Taiwan, since the system had turned northwest and was no longer expected to cause any damage to the island.{{cite web|title=CWB lifts sea warning for Typhoon Muifa|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aLIV&ID=201108060007|publisher=The Central News Agency|accessdate=6 August 2011}}

As the system approached mainland China, PRC authorities began ordering fishing boats back to shore. Residents of Shanghai were also warned, since the storm was expected to be as strong as Typhoon Matsa in 2005.{{cite web|title=China, Japan Brace as Super Typhoon Muifa Approaches|url=http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2011/08/04/china-japan-brace-as-super-typhoon-muifa-approaches/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926201647/http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2011/08/04/china-japan-brace-as-super-typhoon-muifa-approaches/|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 September 2011|publisher=Voice of America|accessdate=4 August 2011 }} To prevent railway accidents during the storm, Shanghai railway authorities set up a team to inspect high-speed railway facilities.{{cite news|title=UPDATE 1-Shanghai, nearby ports brace for powerful typhoon|url=https://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFL3E7J44JM20110804|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925084256/http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFL3E7J44JM20110804|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 September 2012|publisher=Thomson Reuters|accessdate=4 August 2011|date=4 August 2011}} The Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) issued a decree on 4 August ordering civil agencies in Shanghai and the provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi and Shandong to carry out disaster-relief operations, preventing as many casualties as possible.{{cite web|title=Eastern China on alert as typhoon Muifa approaches|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-08/04/c_131029426.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108003211/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-08/04/c_131029426.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 November 2012|agency=Xinhua News Agency|accessdate=4 August 2011}} An orange alert, the second highest in the four-level sea-wave alert system, was issued on the East China Sea as the system neared land.{{cite web|title=China issues alert as Typhoon Muifa approaches|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-08/04/content_13051681.htm|agency=Xinhua News Agency|accessdate=4 August 2011}} On 5 August the port of Ningbo, one of China's busiest ports, was partially shut down due to the typhoon.{{cite news|title=China's Ningbo port partially shut ahead of typhoon|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/05/china-port-idUSL3E7J51A720110805|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120910063123/http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/05/china-port-idUSL3E7J51A720110805|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 September 2012|work=Reuters|accessdate=5 August 2011|first=Fayen|last=Wong|date=5 August 2011}} PRC officials declared that the system was the strongest that year to date to impact the nation, as it passed Taiwan maintaining typhoon strength.{{cite news|title=Typhoon Muifa approaches China, prompting high alert|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/aug/05/china-typhoon-muifa-warning|publisher=Guardian News and Media|accessdate=5 August 2011|location=London|date=5 August 2011}} As a result, PRC officials temporarily closed several oil, dry-bulk and container ports.{{cite news|title=UPDATE 2-Japan, China shut ports in path of powerful typhoon|url=https://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL3E7J50N520110805|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925084307/http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL3E7J50N520110805|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 September 2012|publisher=Thomson Reuters|accessdate=5 August 2011|date=5 August 2011}} Millions of people living along the coast were ordered to stay indoors, and several hundred flights were cancelled as the typhoon was expected to be the worst to affect China's commercial centre since 2005.{{cite web|title=China braces for worst typhoon in years|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hQ3-U_3cBp8C_J7rg0Kb3MXyiogA?docId=CNG.04cd45a9ede4b3fdccb636651ab227bb.6a1|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124224503/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hQ3-U_3cBp8C_J7rg0Kb3MXyiogA?docId=CNG.04cd45a9ede4b3fdccb636651ab227bb.6a1|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 January 2013|accessdate=5 August 2011}} Landfall was initially expected over Zhejiang Province on Saturday, 6 August. The storm was expected to bring rainfall to more than ten provinces, over an area of one million square kilometers.{{cite web|title=Typhoon Muifa likely to land in east China over weekend|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-08/05/c_131032281.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806170438/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-08/05/c_131032281.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 August 2011|agency=Xinhua News Agency|accessdate=5 August 2011}}

On 6 August, as the typhoon approached, over 200,000 people were evacuated from low-lying areas; however, although 140 more flights were cancelled the typhoon was no longer expected to directly impact the nation.{{cite web|title=China evacuates 200,000 ahead of typhoon|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/china-evacuates-200000-ahead-of-typhoon/story-e6frf7jx-1226109621721|work=Herald and Weekly Times|accessdate=6 August 2011}} The meteorological agency announced that heavy rain and strong winds would affect the nation for three days, beginning on 7 August.{{cite web|title=Typhoon Muifa to bring gales, rain to China over next three days|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-08/06/c_131032654.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108003455/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-08/06/c_131032654.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 November 2012|agency=Xinhua News Agency|accessdate=6 August 2011}} Some 11,000 rescue workers in 120 teams were mobilized to respond to the storm and protect as many people as possible.{{cite web|title=Coast girds itself for Typhoon Muifa|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-08/06/content_13062175.htm|work=China Daily|accessdate=6 August 2011}} The National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center issued a red alert (the highest alert in the four-level high-wave warning system) as the system swept across the East China Sea at typhoon strength. Waves as high as 9–11 meters were expected throughout the East China Sea.{{cite web|title=China issues highest alert as Typhoon Muifa sweeping East China Sea|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-08/06/c_131032944.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108003519/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-08/06/c_131032944.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 November 2012|agency=Xinhua News Agency|accessdate=6 August 2011}} Shanghai railway authorities established an emergency response plan: if Muifa's winds were less than 62 km/h in Shanghai, the subway would be manually operated at low speed. If winds were greater than 89 km/h, the trains would be cancelled.{{cite web|title=East China braces for Typhoon Muifa|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-08/06/c_131032952.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108003531/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-08/06/c_131032952.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 November 2012|agency=Xinhua News Agency|accessdate=6 August 2011}} Both airports in Shanghai were closed, and all outdoor events were also cancelled or postponed.{{cite web|title=Powerful typhoon bears down on China's east coast|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gZbg0rEah88FoZ4_WmssPrVLJodQ?docId=854d40026cfc4141b621b9d30aff3ef7|agency=The Associated Press|accessdate=6 August 2011}}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} As the system neared land, the Shanghai government urged residents to stay indoors with first-aid kits and emergency supplies.{{cite web|title=Typhoon Muifa bears down towards China|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i4Xor9czgKLCvAVmLnrGpnRko9Sw?docId=CNG.51218efcd99809188fe255a9602fa847.471|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124163728/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i4Xor9czgKLCvAVmLnrGpnRko9Sw?docId=CNG.51218efcd99809188fe255a9602fa847.471|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 January 2013|accessdate=6 August 2011}} A message from the federal government of the United States to Americans living in China advised them to "stock up on emergency supplies of food, water, and cash in case of storm-related power outages".{{cite news|title=Powerful typhoon bears down on China's east coast|url=https://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/08/06/general-as-asia-typhoon_8605945.html|work=Forbes|accessdate=6 August 2011}}{{dead link|date=January 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

As the system brushed Shanghai, residents of Qingdao began their preparations for the storm. Although weaker, the system's heavy surf battered Qingdao's waterfront and the beaches were closed.{{cite news|title=China's Qingdao braces for major typhoon's arrival|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/typhoon-blows-past-shanghai-on-way-to-neast-china|publisher=Fox News Network|access-date=7 August 2011|date=6 August 2011}} As reported on 9 August, some 1.35 million people were evacuated as the system approached its final landfall in northern China.{{cite web|title=1.35 mln evacuated as Muifa passes China|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/video/2011-08/09/c_131038043.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108011654/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/video/2011-08/09/c_131038043.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 November 2012|agency=Xinhua News Agency|accessdate=9 August 2011}}

Although the storm did not directly impact the Philippines, its rain bands caused considerable damage to the nation. According to a situation report by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), the typhoon killed four people and caused damage worth US$59,203.{{cite web|title=NDRRMC Update re SitRep No. 6 on Typhoon "KABAYAN" (MUIFA) |url=http://www.ndcc.gov.ph/attachments/article/257/NDRRMC%20Update%20SitRep%20No.%206%20for%20Typhoon%20KABAYAN%20(Muifa).pdf |publisher=National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council |accessdate=1 August 2011 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/60c1RMJN0?url=http://www.ndcc.gov.ph/attachments/article/257/NDRRMC%20Update%20SitRep%20No.%206%20for%20Typhoon%20KABAYAN%20%28Muifa%29.pdf |archivedate=1 August 2011 }} On 2 August thousands of people living near the Marikina River in Metro Manila fled as alert level 2 was issued, after water rose to dangerously-high levels.{{cite web|title=Marikina residents start to flee as Alert Level 2 sounded|url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/228119/nation/marikina-residents-start-to-flee-as-alert-level-2-sounded|publisher=GMA Network Inc.|accessdate=2 August 2011}} Minutes before the announcement was made, the Malacañan Palace released an order closing schools, colleges and offices.{{cite web|title=Palace suspends college classes, govt work in NCR|url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/228113/nation/palace-suspends-college-classes-govt-work-in-ncr|publisher=GMA Network Inc.|accessdate=2 August 2011}} Authorities mobilized emergency personnel to ready evacuations from areas near the capital region's rivers and canals, where flood waters were rising.{{cite web|title=Heavy flooding swamps Manila, gov't suspends work|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_18599756?nclick_check=1|work=San Jose Mercury News|accessdate=2 August 2011}} On 4 August, the NDRRMC raised the death toll to eight and total damage to agriculture and infrastructure to US$59,428. It was reported that CGAC in Iloilo coordinated commercial vessels rescuing 178 passengers after a passenger ship, M/V Asia Malaysia, sank near Calabazas Island, Ajuy, Iloilo.{{cite web|title=NDRRMC Update re SitRep No. 12 on Typhoon "KABAYAN" (MUIFA)|url=http://www.ndcc.gov.ph/attachments/article/257/NDRRMC%20Update%20for%20SitRep%20No%2012%20for%20TY%20KABAYAN%204%20Aug%202011%207PM.pdf|publisher=National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council|accessdate=4 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007120637/http://www.ndcc.gov.ph/attachments/article/257/NDRRMC%20Update%20for%20SitRep%20No%2012%20for%20TY%20KABAYAN%204%20Aug%202011%207PM.pdf|archive-date=7 October 2011|url-status=dead}}

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On 5 August, the storm passed just {{convert|45|nmi|km}} southwest of Kadena Air Base, bringing sustained winds of {{convert|65|kn|mph km/h}} and {{convert|41|in|mm}} of rain.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kadena.af.mil/About-Us/History/Typhoon-Alley/|title=Typhoon Alley}} Thirty-seven people were injured, six critically. Nearly 300 flights were cancelled, leaving 13,630 stranded.{{cite web|title=Typhoon 11 W (Muifa), # 30; UPDATED Storm Watch declared|url=http://www.stripes.com/blogs/pacific-storm-tracker/pacific-storm-tracker-1.106563/typhoon-11-w-muifa-30-updated-storm-watch-declared-1.151245|publisher=Stars and Stripes|accessdate=6 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816221851/http://www.stripes.com/blogs/pacific-storm-tracker/pacific-storm-tracker-1.106563/typhoon-11-w-muifa-30-updated-storm-watch-declared-1.151245|archive-date=16 August 2011|url-status=dead}}

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Offshore, ten fishing vessels (with about 200 people aboard) were reported missing; however, there was uncertainty about whether Muifa was the cause.{{cite web|author=Melanie Lee and Helen Ding |work=Reuters |date=6 August 2011 |accessdate=6 August 2011 |title=China braces for Typhoon Muifa, 200,000 evacuated |url=http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL3E7J604320110806 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610051402/http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL3E7J604320110806 |archivedate=10 June 2022 }} On 7 August, as the typhoon brushed the coast of Shanghai, a major sea bridge linking the urban area to an outlying island was closed.{{cite web|title=Shanghai closes major bridges as Typhoon Muifa sweeps past|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-08/07/c_131034171.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108003617/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-08/07/c_131034171.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 November 2012|agency=Xinhua News Agency|accessdate=7 August 2011}} Heavy rains and strong winds battered the city, and some 400,000 people were moved to evacuation centers. Tens of thousands of fishing boats remained in port.{{cite web|title=Shanghai soaked as typhoon heads along China coast|url=http://www.newsday.com/news/shanghai-soaked-as-typhoon-heads-along-china-coast-1.3080328|work=Newsday|accessdate=7 August 2011}} Hundreds of flights were cancelled, leaving thousands of passengers stranded. One person was reported missing as a boat sank off Zhejiang in storm surge associated with Muifa.{{cite web|title=Flights cancelled as typhoon nears Chinese coast|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iKjQuzk3jRurXs-YuJh5racuzw-w?docId=CNG.56032e9a3b83846acd1ce36f39db30c0.521|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124165129/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iKjQuzk3jRurXs-YuJh5racuzw-w?docId=CNG.56032e9a3b83846acd1ce36f39db30c0.521|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 January 2013|accessdate=7 August 2011}} Strong winds knocked down billboards and cut power in two residential areas of Shanghai. However, the typhoon weakened before it reached the city and many stores remained open.{{cite news|title=Typhoon Muifa misses Shanghai, veers toward Shandong|url=https://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL3E7J701F20110807|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926020742/http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL3E7J701F20110807|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 September 2012|publisher=Thomson Reuters|accessdate=7 August 2011|date=7 August 2011}}

Although weakened, the storm wreaked havoc in Zhejiang province; 169 houses, 3,500 tonnes of crops and 121,300 tonnes of aquatic products were destroyed. Economic losses were estimated at US$289.9 million.{{cite web|title=Typhoon Muifa weakens as it moves along China's east coast|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-08/07/c_131034320.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108003721/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-08/07/c_131034320.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 November 2012|agency=Xinhua News Agency|accessdate=7 August 2011}} The system threatened the chemical plant in Dalian; authorities reported that loads of rocks were dumped along the coastline to prevent damage to the plant from the {{convert|25|m|adj=on}}-high waves spawned by the storm.{{cite web|title=ke breach under control in NE China city|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-08/08/c_131036410.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108004309/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-08/08/c_131036410.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 November 2012|agency=Xinhua News Agency|accessdate=8 August 2011}}

On 9 August, as the system approached its final landfall, a total of 183 counties in China's coastal provinces were reported to be battered by the system and estimates of economic loss were raised to US$480 million.{{cite web|title=Muifa downgrades, rain continues in northeast China|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-08/09/c_131038358.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108011743/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-08/09/c_131038358.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 November 2012|agency=Xinhua News Agency|accessdate=9 August 2011}} The system battered the provinces of Liaoning, Zhejiang and Jiangsu, affecting 1.74 million residents and damaging 101,000 hectares of farmland.{{cite web|title=Tropical storm Muifa causes economic losses of 3 bln yuan in China|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-08/09/c_131038796.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108011728/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-08/09/c_131038796.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 November 2012|agency=Xinhua News Agency|accessdate=9 August 2011}}

In South Korea the system felled trees, outed power and caused the cancellation of many Seoul-bound flights.{{cite news|title=Tropical storm Muifa nears Chinese mainland|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14420501|publisher=BBC|accessdate=8 August 2011|date=8 August 2011}} Heavy rain and strong winds were experienced on the west Korean coast.{{cite web|title=Tropical storm brings rain, wind to China, NKorea|url=http://www.newsday.com/news/tropical-storm-brings-rain-wind-to-china-nkorea-1.3081867|agency=The Associated Press|accessdate=8 August 2011}} Four people were killed and two others were missing in South Korea due to the storm.{{cite web|title=(2nd LD) Typhoon Muifa passes S. Korea along west coast, killing 4|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2011/08/08/53/0302000000AEN20110808008100315F.HTML|publisher=Yonhap News Agency|accessdate=11 August 2011}} In North Korea the storm destroyed 2,400 acres of cropland, 100 houses and 10 public buildings, leaving 10 people dead.{{cite web|title=NKorea: Tropical storm causes casualties, damage|date = 9 August 2011|url=http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=1675238|publisher=Taiwan News|accessdate=9 August 2011}}

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• [http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/summary/wnp/s/201109.html.en JMA General Information] of Typhoon Muifa (1109) from Digital Typhoon
• The JMA's [http://www.data.jma.go.jp/fcd/yoho/data/typhoon/T1109.pdf Best Track Data] on Typhoon Muifa (1109) {{in lang|ja}}
• The JMA's [http://www.data.jma.go.jp/fcd/yoho/data/typhoon/T1109.png RSMC Best Track Data (Graphics)] on Typhoon Muifa (1109)
• The JMA's [http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/jma-center/rsmc-hp-pub-eg/besttrack.html RSMC Best Track Data (Text)]
• The JTWC's [http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/best_tracks/2011/2011s-bwp/bwp112011.dat Best Track Data] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702115028/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/best_tracks/2011/2011s-bwp/bwp112011.dat |date=2 July 2012 }} on Super Typhoon 11W (Muifa)
• [http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tcdat/tc11/WPAC/11W.MUIFA/ 11W.MUIFA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202120228/http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tcdat/tc11/WPAC/11W.MUIFA/ |date=2 February 2016 }} from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

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