Typhoon Tapah (2019)
{{short description|Pacific typhoon in 2019}}
{{Other hurricanes|List of storms named Tapah|the 2019 typhoon}}
{{Infobox weather event
| name = Typhoon Tapah (Nimfa)
| image = File:Tapah 2019-09-21 0520Z.jpg
| caption = Typhoon Tapah (Nimfa) in the East China Sea on September 21, 2019
| formed = September 17, 2019
| dissipated = September 22, 2019
}}{{Infobox weather event/JMA
| winds = 65
| pressure = 970
}}{{Infobox weather event/SSHWS
| winds = 75
| pressure = 967
| basin = Wpac
}}{{Infobox weather event/Effects
| year = 2019
| fatalities = 3
| damages = 7900000
| damage-prefix = >
| areas = Taiwan, East China, Japan, South Korea
}}{{Infobox weather event/Footer
| season = 2019 Pacific typhoon season
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Typhoon Tapah, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Nimfa was a Category 1 equivalent typhoon that caused damages in Japan and South Korea in mid September 2019. The seventeenth named storm and the seventh typhoon of the 2019 Pacific typhoon season, Tapah formed on September 17 from the remnants of Tropical Depression Marilyn.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}
Meteorological history
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On September 17, a tropical depression formed from the remnants of Tropical Depression Marilyn east of Batanes.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} The PAGASA later named the tropical cyclone as "Nimfa" as it entered its area of responsibility, with the JTWC issuing a medium warning.{{cite web|url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/special-coverage/weather-alert/240343-tropical-depression-nimfa-pagasa-forecast-september-17-2019-5pm|title=LPA east of Batanes now Tropical Depression Nimfa|last=Arceo|first=Acor|date=17 September 2019 |access-date=September 18, 2019}} {{citation needed span|Tropical Depression Nimfa was later given a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert by the JTWC but it was still classified as a monsoon depression. The JTWC later designated Nimfa as 18W. Tropical Depression Nimfa was upgraded by the Japan Meteorological Agency into a tropical storm, and was named Tapah.|date=September 2019}} A non-warning tropical depression in the South China Sea merged with the circulation of Tapah on Thursday, September 19.{{cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/09/18/1952904/nimfa-may-exit-par-saturday|title=Nimfa' may exit PAR on Saturday|website=www.philstar.com|access-date=September 18, 2019}} {{citation needed span|Tapah still had a disorganized and mostly exposed center on September 19, though later it re-organized itself, and further intensified into a severe tropical storm.|date=September 2019}}
On September 21, Tapah exited the PAR, with the PAGASA issuing its last advisory on it. Tapah intensified further as it passed the Ryukyu Islands, intensifying into a typhoon as per the JMA. Later, Tapah weakened into a severe tropical storm, as its wind field diameter expanded.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} Tapah then began to rapidly weaken, transitioning into an extratropical storm on September 23 at 00:00 UTC. Then, by 18:00 UTC of the same day, the extratropical remnants of Tapah fully dissipated in the Sea of Japan.{{cite web |url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Analysis/Miscellaneous/20191122/040000/A_AXPQ20RJTD220400_C_RJTD_20191122042416_65.txt |title=Archived copy |website=www.wis-jma.go.jp |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127123710/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Analysis/Miscellaneous/20191122/040000/A_AXPQ20RJTD220400_C_RJTD_20191122042416_65.txt |archive-date=27 November 2019 |url-status=dead}}
Preparation
JMA issued a red warning for stormy weather and high waves over the coastal Prefectures of central and northern Honshu. Moderate rainfall to locally heavy rainfall was forecasted for the area.{{cite web | url=https://reliefweb.int/report/japan/japan-south-korea-tropical-cyclone-tapah-gdacs-jtwc-jma-media-echo-daily-flash-23 | title=Japan, South Korea - Tropical Cyclone TAPAH (GDACS, JTWC, JMA, media ) (ECHO Daily Flash of 23 September 2019) - Japan | ReliefWeb | date=23 September 2019 }}
Impact and aftermath
Across the Okinawa and the Miyazaki Prefecture, 21 people were injured and regional authorities had issued evacuation advisories for more than 2,000 people. In addition, media reported that more than 400 flights were canceled and that several railway disruptions and power outages affected around 28,500 buildings.{{cite web | url=https://reliefweb.int/report/japan/japan-south-korea-tropical-cyclone-tapah-gdacs-jtwc-jma-media-echo-daily-flash-23 | title=Japan, South Korea - Tropical Cyclone TAPAH (GDACS, JTWC, JMA, media ) (ECHO Daily Flash of 23 September 2019) - Japan | ReliefWeb | date=23 September 2019 }}
During the passage of Tapah, three people were killed in Japan,{{cite news|url=https://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/entry-994745.html|script-title=ja:沖縄タイムス配達員の79歳女性が死亡 台風の暴風で転倒か|language=ja|publisher=Ryukyu Shimpo|date=September 23, 2019|access-date=September 25, 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/general/news/201909210000952.html|script-title=ja:台風17号九州接近 日向市でサーフィンの男性死亡|language=ja|publisher=Nikkan Sports|date=September 21, 2019|access-date=September 25, 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.sankei.com/life/news/190924/lif1909240034-n1.html|script-title=ja:台風１７号、長野で死者１人|language=ja|publisher=Sankei Shimbun|date=September 24, 2019|access-date=September 25, 2019}} and the agricultural damage amounted to ¥583 million (US$5.42 million).{{cite news|url=https://www.okinawatimes.co.jp/articles/-/474931|script-title=ja:台風17号 沖縄県内の農作物の被害額は|language=ja|publisher=Okinawa Times|date=September 24, 2019|access-date=September 25, 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.ncctv.co.jp/news/72772.html|script-title=ja:台風１７号被害 農林業５億円超|language=ja|publisher=Nagasaki Culture Telecasting Corporation|date=September 27, 2019|access-date=September 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930210438/https://www.ncctv.co.jp/news/72772.html|archive-date=September 30, 2019|url-status=dead}} Damages in South Korea were at ₩2.96 billion (US$2.48 million).{{cite news|url=http://tk.newdaily.co.kr/site/data/html/2019/09/24/2019092400229.html|script-title=ko:포항시, 태풍 '타파' 13억6100만원 피해|language=ko|publisher=News Daily|date=September 25, 2019|access-date=September 25, 2019}}{{cite news|author=문서현|url=http://www.jejudomin.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=116653|script-title=ko:제17호 태풍 타파 재난지원금 109억 잠정집계|language=ko|publisher=News Daily|date=October 8, 2019|access-date=October 10, 2019}} Though three deaths were reported during the storm, officials said that they were not related to Tapah.{{cite news|url=https://www.apnews.com/3ee32713c4b443d4908498beecc199d1|title=Powerful typhoon causes minor injuries, damage in S. Korea|publisher=Associated Press|date=September 23, 2019|access-date=September 25, 2019}}
See also
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References
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External links
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- {{Digital Typhoon|201917|TAPAH}}
- [https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/indexe.html Japan Meteorological Agency's website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20171222221633/http://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/jtwc.html Joint Typhoon Warning Center's website]
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