Typhoon Usagi (2024)
{{short description|Pacific typhoon in 2024}}
{{other storms|List of storms named Usagi||List of storms named Ofel}}
{{Infobox weather event
| name = Typhoon Usagi (Ofel)
| image = Usagi 2024-11-13 1710Z.jpg
| caption = Typhoon Usagi nearing landfall at peak intensity on November 13
| formed = November 9, 2024
| dissipated = November 16, 2024
}}
{{Infobox weather event/JMA
| winds = 95
| pressure = 940
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{{Infobox weather event/JTWC
| winds = 130
| pressure = 933
| basin = WPac
}}
{{Infobox weather event/Effects
| fatalities = None
| injuries =
| missing = 1
| year = 2024
| damage = $9.56 – 73.78 million (2024 USD)
| damage-prefix =
| areas = Philippines (particularly Northern Luzon), Taiwan
| refs =
}}
{{Infobox weather event/Footer
| season = 2024 Pacific typhoon season
| active =
}}
Typhoon Usagi, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Ofel, was a powerful tropical cyclone that impacted the Philippines before later affecting Taiwan in mid-November 2024. {{nihongo|Usagi|ウサギ||"Rabbit"}}, which refers to the constellation Lepus in Japanese, It was the fifth of six consecutive tropical cyclones that impacted the Philippines within a span of four weeks, following Tropical Storm Trami and Typhoons Kong-rey, Yinxing, and Toraji, and preceding the stronger Typhoon Man-yi. Additionally, Usagi was also part of the four tropical cyclones to simultaneously exist in the Western Pacific during the month of November, the first time since records began in 1951; the other three were Yinxing, Toraji and Man-yi.
The twenty-fifth named storm and the fifth super typhoon of the annual typhoon season, Usagi, developed from an area of convection located {{convert|267|nmi|km mi|abbr=on|order=out}} east of Chuuk. As it moved westward along the southern periphery of a mid-level subtropical high, the system exhibited formative convective banding wrapping cyclonically around the northern and western quadrants, signaling intensification. On November 13, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) reported that the system had peaked as a Category 4-equivalent super typhoon on the Saffir–Simpson scale, with 1-minute sustained winds of {{convert|130|kn|km/h mph|abbr=on|order=out|round=5|sortable=on}}. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) noted that Usagi reached its maximum strength with 10-minute sustained winds of {{convert|95|kn|km/h mph|abbr=on|order=out|round=5|sortable=on}} and a central pressure of {{convert|940|hPa|inHg|abbr=on|sigfig=4}}. Usagi made landfall in Baggao, Cagayan, on Luzon Island on November 14, as indicated by satellite imagery. After crossing northern Luzon, Usagi emerged into the Babuyan Channel, moving northwestward along the southwestern periphery of a mid-level subtropical high and passing close to the Babuyan Islands and northern Cagayan, with satellite imagery revealing a rapidly weakening low-level circulation and deep convection flaring to the northeast of a broad, partially exposed center. The system, exhibiting a very ragged appearance and weakening significantly due to increasing vertical wind shear, showed disorganized rotation and slow spin just offshore of southwestern Taiwan. The JMA continued to track it until it dissipated on November 16.
PAGASA issued Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal for various areas, and the DSWD announced it had spent {{FXConvert|PHL|{{#expr:1000000000}}|cursign=₱}} in response to Usagi and previous storms. As a precaution, two spillways at the Magat Dam were left open, and authorities advised people evacuated due to earlier typhoons not to return home. In Taiwan, the Central Weather Administration issued a sea warning for the southern part of the Taiwan Strait on November 14, followed by a land warning for Pingtung County and the Hengchun Peninsula. Usagi caused US$9.56–73.78 million in damages and left one person missing in the Philippines.
Meteorological history
{{storm path|Usagi 2024 path.png|left|300px|colors=new}}Typhoon Usagi emerged from an area of convection {{convert|267|nmi|km mi|abbr=on|order=out}} east of Chuuk, with satellite imagery showing a broad area of persistent convection that began to consolidate on November 8.{{Cite JTWC|date=November 8, 2024|type=abpw|designation=94W|time=01Z|url=https://wiki.chlod.net/jtwc/text/2024-11-08-0110-abpwweb.txt}} At 12:00 UTC the following day, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) classified the system as a tropical depression, citing a favorable environment for development, with low to moderate vertical wind shear, moderate divergence aloft, and warm sea surface temperatures.{{cite report |url=https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/ww/wwjp27.rjtd..txt |title=Warning and Summary 091200 |date=November 9, 2024 |publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency |location=Tokyo, Japan |access-date=November 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241109143002/https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/ww/wwjp27.rjtd..txt |archive-date=November 9, 2024}}{{Cite JTWC|date=November 9, 2024|type=abpw|designation=94W|time=03Z|url=https://wiki.chlod.net/jtwc/text/2024-11-09-0250-abpwweb.txt}} By 13:00 UTC on November 10, the United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued a tropical cyclone formation alert, citing increasing curved convective banding around the periphery and convection building over the center of the system, indicating an intensifying tropical system.{{cite JTWC|date=November 10, 2024|type=tcfa|designation=94W|time=03Z|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp9024web.txt|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241110141833/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/wp9424web.txt|archive-date=November 10, 2024|access-date=November 10, 2024}} The next day, the JTWC designated the system as 27W, as it developed at the southeast end of an active zone extending from the Philippine Sea off the northeast coast of Luzon.{{Cite JTWC|date=November 11, 2024|type=prog|category=TD|designation=27W|no=1|name=Twenty-Seven|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20241111/030000/A_WDPN34PGTW110300_C_RJTD_20241111022116_23.txt|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241111090823/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20241111/030000/A_WDPN34PGTW110300_C_RJTD_20241111022116_23.txt|url-status=dead|archive-date=2024-11-11}} As it moved westward along the southern periphery of a mid-level subtropical high, the system exhibited formative convective banding wrapping cyclonically around the northern and western quadrants, signaling intensification,{{Cite JTWC|date=November 11, 2024|type=prog|category=TS|designation=27W|no=3|name=Twenty-Seven|url=https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/wd/wdpn34.pgtw..txt|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241111152104/https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/wd/wdpn34.pgtw..txt|url-status=dead|archive-date=2024-11-11}} and at 18:00 UTC on the same day, the JMA upgraded the system to a tropical storm and named it Usagi;{{cite report |url=https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/wt/wtpq30.rjtd..txt |title=Prognostic Reasoning No. 8 for TS Usagi (2425) |date=November 4, 2024 |publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency |location=Tokyo, Japan |access-date=November 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241111202259/https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/wt/wtpq33.rjtd..txt |archive-date=November 11, 2024}} it then moved into the Philippine Area of Responsibility, where PAGASA named it Ofel.{{Cite PAGASA|date=2024-11-12|name=Ofel|intl-name=Usagi|type=tcb|no=1|category=TS|url=https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/TCB%231_ofel.pdf}}
File:Yinxing, Toraji, Usagi, and Man-yi 2024-11-11 0000Z.jpg, Toraji, Usagi, and Man-yi, the first occurrence since 1951{{Cite web |last=Shackelford |first=Robert |date=2024-11-12 |title=Four storms churning the West Pacific at the same time mean more bad news for the Philippines |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/12/climate/philippines-storms-west-pacific-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=CNN |language=en}}]]
Early the next day, the JMA upgraded the system to a severe tropical storm, as improved convective banding wrapped around the western periphery.{{cite report |url=https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/wt/wtpq30.rjtd..txt |title=Tropical Cyclone Advisory for STS Usagi (2425) |date=November 12, 2024 |publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency |location=Tokyo, Japan |access-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241112102445/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20241112/030000/A_WTPQ53RJTD120300_C_RJTD_20241112034138_3.txt |archive-date=November 12, 2024}}{{Cite JTWC|date=November 12, 2024|type=prog|category=TS|designation=27W|no=5|name=Usagi|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20241112/030000/A_WDPN34PGTW120300_C_RJTD_20241112032916_59.txt|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241112102851/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20241112/030000/A_WDPN34PGTW120300_C_RJTD_20241112032916_59.txt|url-status=dead|archive-date=2024-11-12}} On November 12, both the JMA and the JTWC upgraded the system to a minimal typhoon, as it exhibited well-defined convective banding tightly wrapping around an obscured low-level circulation center.{{cite report |url=https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/wt/wtpq30.rjtd..txt |title=Tropical Cyclone Advisory for TY Usagi (2425) |date=November 12, 2024 |publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency |location=Tokyo, Japan |access-date=November 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241113092119/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20241112/180000/A_WTPQ53RJTD121800_C_RJTD_20241112184432_95.txt |archive-date=November 13, 2024}}{{Cite JTWC|date=November 12, 2024|type=prog|category=TS|designation=27W|no=9|name=Usagi|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20241113/030000/A_WDPN34PGTW130300_C_RJTD_20241113033722_48.txt|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241113092320/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20241113/030000/A_WDPN34PGTW130300_C_RJTD_20241113033722_48.txt|url-status=dead|archive-date=2024-11-13}} Satellite imagery reveals that the pinhole eye has contracted even further, indicating extremely rapid intensification.{{Cite JTWC|date=November 13, 2024|type=prog|category=TS|designation=27W|no=11|name=Usagi|url=https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/wd/wdpn34.pgtw..txt|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241113150131/https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/wd/wdpn34.pgtw..txt|url-status=dead|archive-date=2024-11-13}} On November 13, the JTWC reported that the system had peaked as a Category 4-equivalent super typhoon after Usagi attained 1-minute sustained winds of {{convert|130|kn|km/h mph|abbr=on|order=out|round=5|sortable=on}},{{Cite JTWC|date=November 13, 2024|type=prog|category=STY|designation=27W|no=12|name=Usagi|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20241113/210000/A_WDPN34PGTW132100_C_RJTD_20241113214111_8.txt|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241114095002/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20241113/210000/A_WDPN34PGTW132100_C_RJTD_20241113214111_8.txt|url-status=dead|archive-date=2024-11-14}} while the JMA indicated that Usagi reached its peak intensity with 10-minute sustained winds of {{convert|95|kn|km/h mph|abbr=on|order=out|round=5|sortable=on}} and a central pressure of {{convert|940|hPa|inHg|abbr=on|sigfig=4}}.{{cite report |url=https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/wt/wtpq30.rjtd..txt |title=Tropical Cyclone Advisory for TY Usagi (2425) |date=November 14, 2024 |publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency |location=Tokyo, Japan |access-date=November 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241114094703/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20241114/000000/A_WTPQ53RJTD140000_C_RJTD_20241114004816_7.txt |archive-date=November 14, 2024}} Usagi made landfall in Baggao, Cagayan, on Luzon Island at around 1:30 PM PHT (05:30 UTC) on November 14,{{Cite web |last=Arceo |first=Acor |date=2024-11-14 |title=Ofel weakens into typhoon, makes landfall in Cagayan |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/weather/typhoon-ofel-update-pagasa-forecast-november-14-2024-2pm/ |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=Rappler |language=en-US}} as indicated by satellite imagery, with the eye quickly filling and the central dense overcast becoming more asymmetric.{{Cite JTWC|date=November 14, 2024|type=prog|category=TY|designation=27W|no=14|name=Usagi|url=https://wiki.chlod.net/jtwc/prog/2024-11-14-1000-wp2724prog.txt}} After crossing northern Luzon, Usagi emerged into the Babuyan Channel, moving northwestward along the southwestern periphery of a mid-level subtropical high and passing close to the Babuyan Islands and northern Cagayan,{{Cite JTWC|date=November 14, 2024|type=prog|category=TY|designation=27W|no=15|name=Usagi|url=https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/wd/wdpn34.pgtw..txt|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241114153909/https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/wd/wdpn34.pgtw..txt|url-status=dead|archive-date=2024-11-14}} leading the JMA to downgrade the system to a severe tropical storm,{{cite report |url=https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/wt/wtpq30.rjtd..txt |title=Prognostic Reasoning No. 20 for STS Usagi (2425) |date=November 14, 2024 |publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency |location=Tokyo, Japan |access-date=November 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241115085420/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20241114/180000/A_WTPQ33RJTD141800_C_RJTD_20241114194718_97.txt|archive-date=November 15, 2024}}{{Cite PAGASA|date=2024-11-15|name=Ofel|intl-name=Usagi|type=tcb|no=18|category=TY|url=https://ia800102.us.archive.org/26/items/pagasa-24-TC15/PAGASA_24-TC15_Ofel_TCB%2318.pdf}} while satellite imagery shows a rapidly weakening low-level circulation with deep convection flaring to the northeast of a broad, partially exposed center.{{Cite JTWC|date=November 14, 2024|type=prog|category=TS|designation=27W|no=18|name=Usagi|url=https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/wd/wdpn34.pgtw..txt|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241115094149/https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/wd/wdpn34.pgtw..txt|url-status=dead|archive-date=2024-11-15}} The system, exhibiting a very ragged appearance just southwest of Taiwan and weakening significantly due to increasing vertical wind shear,{{Cite JTWC|date=November 15, 2024|type=prog|category=TS|designation=27W|no=20|name=Usagi|url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20241115/210000/A_WDPN34PGTW152100_C_RJTD_20241115212816_8.txt|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241116092344/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/PGTW/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20241115/210000/A_WDPN34PGTW152100_C_RJTD_20241115212816_8.txt|url-status=dead|archive-date=2024-11-16}} exhibited disorganized rotation and slow spinning just offshore of southwestern Taiwan, prompting the JTWC to issue its final warning on November 16 as it weakened into a tropical depression.{{Cite JTWC|date=November 16, 2024|type=warn|category=TD|designation=27W|no=22|name=Usagi|url=https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/wt/wtpn34.pgtw..txt|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241116084448/https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/wt/wtpn34.pgtw..txt|url-status=dead|archive-date=2024-11-16}} Afterward, the JMA continued to track the system until it dissipated at 12:00 UTC on the same day.{{cite report |url=https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/ww/wwjp27.rjtd..txt |title=Warning and Summary 161200 |date=November 16, 2024 |publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency |location=Tokyo, Japan |access-date=November 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241116144009/https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/ww/wwjp27.rjtd..txt |archive-date=November 16, 2024}}
Preparations, impact, and aftermath
= Philippines =
File:2024 CIMSS 27W Twentyseve visible infrared satellite loop.gif
Beginning November 12, PAGASA issued Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 for Cagayan, the Babuyan Islands and parts of Apayao and Isabela.{{Cite PAGASA|date=2024-11-12|name=Ofel|type=tcb|no=4|category=STS|url=https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/TCB%234_ofel.pdf}} The next day, Signal No. 2 was raised over Cagayan (including Babuyan Islands) and parts of Isabela and Apayao, while Signal No. 1 was raised in Abra, Batanes, Ifugao, Ilocos Norte, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Quirino and parts of Aurora and Nueva Vizcaya.{{Cite PAGASA|date=2024-11-13|name=Ofel|intl-name=Usagi|type=tcb|no=7|category=TY|url=https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/TCB%234_ofel.pdf}} On November 12, Signal No. 3 was raised in northeastern Cagayan, while Signal No. 1 was extended to parts of Ilocos Sur.{{Cite PAGASA|date=2024-11-13|name=Ofel|intl-name=Usagi|type=tcb|no=9|category=TY|url=https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/TCB%239_ofel.pdf}} PAGASA also warned of storm surges and torrential rainfall affecting northern Luzon and Aurora.{{Cite web |title=Cagayan, Isabela to see torrential rain as Typhoon Ofel strengthens |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/weather/typhoon-ofel-tropical-storm-man-yi-update-pagasa-forecast-november-13-2024-8pm/ |access-date=November 13, 2024 |website=Rappler |date=13 November 2024 |language=en}} On November 14, PAGASA initiated Signal No. 5, its highest wind signal, for the northern portion of Cagayan, while Signal No. 4 was raised for Babuyan Islands and other parts of the province.{{Cite PAGASA|date=2024-11-14|name=Ofel|intl-name=Usagi |type=tcb |no=13 |category=STY |url=https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/tamss/weather/bulletin/TCB%2313_ofel.pdf}} The DSWD said that it had spent {{FXConvert|PHL|{{#expr:1000000000}}|cursign=₱}} in funds to respond to Usagi and previous storms Tropical Storm Trami (Kristine), Typhoon Kong-rey (Leon), Yinxing (Marce) and Toraji (Nika).{{Cite web |title=DSWD: 5 last cyclones depleted P1B quick response fund |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/926941/dswd-5-last-cyclones-depleted-p1b-quick-response-fund/story/ |access-date=November 13, 2024 |website=GMA News |date=13 November 2024 |language=en}}
Two spillways in the Magat Dam were left open as a precaution.{{Cite web |title=Still recovering from Nika, Isabela braces for Typhoon Ofel |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/926984/still-recovering-from-nika-isabela-braces-for-typhoon-ofel/story/ |access-date=November 13, 2024 |website=GMA News |date=13 November 2024 |language=en}} Authorities advised people evacuated due to previous typhoons Yinxing (Marce) and Toraji (Nika) not to return home.{{Cite web |title=Typhoon Nika evacuees in Cordillera told to stay put ahead of Ofel |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/11/12/typhoon-nika-evacuees-in-cordillera-told-to-stay-put-ahead-of-ofel-1458 |access-date=November 12, 2024 |website=ABS-CBN |language=en}} The DILG advised officials in the Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, and Cordillera Administrative Region to prepare resources for the storm.{{Cite web |title=DILG asks northern Luzon LGUs to prepare resources for Ofel |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/926831/dilg-asks-northern-luzon-lgus-to-prepare-resources-for-ofel/story/ |access-date=November 12, 2024 |website=GMA News |date=12 November 2024 |language=en}} Evacuations were also ordered in Cagayan,{{Cite web |title=Evacuations, call for aid as Typhoon Ofel approaches Philippines |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/11/13/evacuations-call-for-aid-as-typhoon-ofel-approaches-philippines-1316 |access-date=November 13, 2024 |website=ABS-CBN |language=en}} where a red alert status was retained.{{Cite web |date=12 November 2024 |title=Epekto ng Bagyong Ofel aasahan na sa Isabela at Cagayan |trans-title=Effects of Bagyong Ofel already expected in Isabela and Cagayan |url=https://cauayan.bomboradyo.com/epekto-ng-bagyong-ofel-aasahan-na-sa-isabela-at-cagayan/ |access-date=November 13, 2024 |website=Bombo Radyo |language=fil}} More than 5,000 families were evacuated in the province,{{Cite web |title=Evacuees in Cagayan swell as Ofel makes landfall |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/927099/evacuees-in-cagayan-swell-as-ofel-makes-landfall/story/ |access-date=November 14, 2024 |website=GMA News |date=14 November 2024 |language=en}} while 3,471 individuals were evacuated in Isabela.{{Cite web |last=Antonio |first=Jhene Vie |date=14 November 2024 |title=Bilang ng mga inilikas sa Isabela dahil sa pananalasa ng Bagyong Ofel, umabot na sa 3,471 indibidwal |trans-title=Number of evacuees in Isabela due to Typhoon Ofel reaches 3,471 individuals |url=https://tuguegarao.bomboradyo.com/bilang-ng-mga-inilikas-sa-isabela-dahil-sa-pananalasa-ng-bagyong-ofel-umabot-na-sa-3471-indibidwal/ |access-date=November 14, 2024 |website=Bombo Radyo |language=fil}} Usagi destroyed infrastructure in Baggao, where more than 1,000 families were evacuated.{{Cite web |title=Ilang istruktura sa paaralan sa bayan ng Baggao, Cagayan, nawasak dahil sa pananalasa ng Bagyong Ofel |url=https://tuguegarao.bomboradyo.com/ilang-istruktura-sa-paaralan-sa-bayan-ng-baggao-cagayan-nawasak-dahil-sa-pananalasa-ng-bagyong-ofel/ |access-date=November 14, 2024 |website=Bombo Radyo |date=14 November 2024 |language=fil}} In Gonzaga, two houses were swept away, while uprooted trees caused a bridge to collapse in the same town, cutting off access to the neighboring town of Santa Ana,{{Cite news |date=2024-11-15 |title=Typhoon Man-yi bears down on Philippines still reeling from Usagi |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241115-as-philippines-picks-up-from-usagi-a-fresh-storm-bears-down |work=France 24}}{{Cite web |title=Tulay sa San Jose, Gonzaga sa Cagayan, nahati |url=https://www.net25.com/news/tulay-sa-san-jose-gonzaga-sa-cagayan-nahati |access-date=November 15, 2024 |website=Net 25 |language=fil}} which was in turn affected by floods.{{Cite news |date=2024-11-15 |title=Typhoon Ofel leaves trail of destruction in Cagayan |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/927228/typhoon-ofel-leaves-trail-of-destruction-in-cagayan/story/ |work=GMA News}} A six-year-old boy went missing after falling into a river in Amulung, Cagayan.{{Cite web |title=Search and rescue operation sa anim na taong gulang na bata sa bayan ng Amulung, nagpapatuloy |url=https://tuguegarao.bomboradyo.com/search-and-rescue-operation-sa-anim-na-taong-gulang-na-bata-sa-bayan-ng-amulung-nagpapatuloy/ |access-date=November 16, 2024 |website=Bombo Radyo |date=16 November 2024 |language=fil}} The South Korean government provided aid valued at {{FXConvert|PHL|{{#expr: 30000000 }}|cursign=₱}} through the World Food Programme to assist those affected by Trami and other recent storms, including Kong-rey, Yinxing, Toraji, and Usagi.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-17 |title=South Korea gives P30M to help typhoon-affected families in PH |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/927314/south-korea-gives-p30m-to-help-typhoon-affected-families-in-ph/story/ |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=GMA News Online |language=en}} The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office donated disaster relief supplies worth over {{FXConvert|PHL|{{#expr: 5000000.00 }}|cursign=₱}} to the Philippines.{{Cite web |last=Rocamora |first=Joyce Ann L. |date=November 22, 2024 |title=Taiwan donates P5-M disaster relief to storm-battered PH |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1238547 |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=Philippine News Agency |language=en}}
{{As of|2024|November|17|df=US}}, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported that 852,475 people were affected, with 111,658 displaced from their homes. Infrastructure damage in the Philippines amounted to {{FXConvert|PHL|{{#expr: 469800000}}|cursign=₱}}, while agricultural damage in Central Luzon reached {{FXConvert|PHL|{{#expr: 855326}}|cursign=₱}}.{{Cite web |last=Ombay |first=Giselle |date=2024-11-17 |title=Infra damage due to Nika, Ofel, Pepito hits P469M —NDRRMC |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/927326/infra-damage-due-to-nika-ofel-pepito-hits-p469m-ndrrmc/story/ |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=GMA News |language=en}} The Philippine Coast Guard opened a donation drive for those affected by the storm.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-17 |title=Coast Guard calls for donations for typhoon-hit families |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/927355/coast-guard-calls-for-donations-for-typhoon-hit-families/story/ |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=GMA News |language=en}} However, in the NDRRMC's report on November 24, the damage of three typhoons Toraji (Nika), Usagi (Ofel) and Man-yi could reached {{FXConvert|PHL|{{#expr: 699329812.48 + 85346600}}|cursign=₱}} in agriculture, while infrastructure damage reached {{FXConvert|PHL|{{#expr: 2848833065.62}}|cursign=₱}} for a total of {{FXConvert|PHL|{{#expr:699329812.48 + 85346600 + 2848833065.62}}|cursign=₱}}. Additionally, 232 cities experienced power outages, and 123,441 houses were damaged. Flooding continued to impact at least 360 areas across the country.{{Cite report |url=https://ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/4274/SitRep_No_26_for_the_Combined_Effects_TCs_NIKA_OFEL_and_PEPITO_2024.pdf |title=Situational Report No. 26 for the Combined Effects TCs Nika, Ofel, and Pepito (2024) |date=November 24, 2024 |publisher=National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council |location=Quezon City, Philippines |access-date=November 24, 2024}}
==Relation to climate change==
A study by World Weather Attribution (WWA) in December 2024 examined the impact of six consecutive typhoons that had affected Luzon between late October and November, including Tropical Storm Trami and Typhoons Kong-rey, Yinxing, Toraji and Usagi, Man-yi. Using statistical modeling, scientists projected that a {{Convert|1.3|C|F|abbr=on}} rise in sea surface temperatures would cause such an event to occur once every 15 years, with the likelihood increasing to every 12 years. They concluded that climate change has increased the probability of at least three Category 3–5 typhoons hitting the Philippines in a year.{{Cite web |date=12 December 2024 |title=Climate change supercharged late typhoon season in the Philippines, highlighting the need for resilience to consecutive events |url=https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-change-supercharged-late-typhoon-season-in-the-philippines-highlighting-the-need-for-resilience-to-consecutive-events/ |website= |publisher=World Weather Attribution}}{{Cite web |date=2024-12-16 |title=New study shows typhoon season made worse by climate change: Greenpeace Philippines responds |url=https://www.greenpeace.org/international/press-release/71814/new-study-shows-typhoon-season-made-worse-by-climate-change-greenpeace-philippines-responds/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Greenpeace International |language=en}}
= Taiwan =
In Taiwan, the Central Weather Administration released a sea warning for the storm covering the southern part of the Taiwan Strait on November 14, followed by a land warning covering Pingtung County and the Hengchun Peninsula later in the day.{{Cite web |title=Taiwan issues land warning for Typhoon Usagi |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202411140021 |access-date=November 14, 2024 |website=Focus Taiwan |date=14 November 2024 |language=en}} Several flights, ferries and train services were cancelled.{{Cite web |title=Flights, trains, ferry services in Taiwan affected by Typhoon Usagi |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202411140034 |access-date=November 15, 2024 |website=Focus Taiwan |date=14 November 2024 |language=en}}
Retirement
{{See also|List of retired Pacific typhoon names|List of retired Philippine typhoon names}}
On February 20, 2025, PAGASA retired the name Ofel from the rotating naming lists on account of the contributing typhoons that carved a path of destruction in the country in November 2024, and it will never be used again as a typhoon name within the Philippine Area of Responsibility. It will be replaced with Onos — Bikol god of storms, deluge, and flood waters— for the 2028 season.{{cite press release |title=PAGASA decommissions eight tropical cyclone names from the 2024 season |date=February 20, 2025 |url=https://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/press-release/171 |author=Servando, Nathaniel T}}{{Cite web |last=Rojas |first=Ariel |title=PAGASA retires 8 storm names from 2024, including Kristine, Pepito {{!}} ABS-CBN News |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2025/2/26/pagasa-retires-8-storm-names-from-2024-including-kristine-pepito-1541 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250226103541/https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2025/2/26/pagasa-retires-8-storm-names-from-2024-including-kristine-pepito-1541 |archive-date=2025-02-26 |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=ABS-CBN |language=en-US}}
At their 57th Session in February 2025, the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee announced that the name Usagi, along with eight others, would be retired from the naming lists for the Western Pacific.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-21 |title=Typhoon Committee is a showcase for regional collaboration |url=https://wmo.int/media/news/typhoon-committee-showcase-regional-collaboration |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=World Meteorological Organization |language=en}}
See also
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References
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External links
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- [https://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tcdat/tc24/WPAC/27W.USAGI/ 27W.USAGI]{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} from the United States Naval Research Laboratory
- [http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/summary/wnp/s/202425.html.en General Information] of Typhoon Usagi (2425) from Digital Typhoon
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