Tropical Storm Wipha (2019)

Tropical Storm Wipha was a tropical cyclone that caused significant damages in Vietnam and China. Wipha was the eleventh depression, and the ninth tropical storm of the 2019 Pacific typhoon season.

Tropical Storm Wipha
Tropical storm (JMA scale)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Wipha at peak over Hainan Island
FormedJuly 30, 2020
DissipatedAugust 4, 2020
Highest winds10-minute sustained: 85 km/h (50 mph)
1-minute sustained: 100 km/h (65 mph)
Lowest pressure985 hPa (mbar); 29.09 inHg
Fatalities27 direct
Damage$76.8 million (2019 USD)
Areas affectedSouth China, Vietnam, Laos
Part of the 2019 Pacific typhoon season

Meteorological history
Map plotting the track and the intensity of the storm, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale

On July 30, a tropical depression formed in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands and Hainan. On the next day, it strengthened into a tropical storm, and the JMA named it Wipha. By July 31, the JTWC upgraded Wipha to a tropical storm, with Wipha making landfall on Hainan Island at peak intensity. On August 3, Wipha weakened to a tropical depression after it made landfall in the northern area of Quảng Ninh Province, delivering drenching rains and strong gusts to northern and north-central localities.[1] On August 4, Wipha dissipated at 12:00 UTC.[2]

Preparation and Impact

Vietnam

In Vietnam, at least 27 people were killed. Thanh Hóa Province was the worst hit province within the nation, with 16 people died alone,[3] and the losses were amounted to 1 trillion đồng (US$43.1 million).[4] Damage in Sơn La Province reached 28 billion đồng (US$1.21 million).[5]

China

Damage in Hainan and Guangxi valued at ¥83.6 million (US$12 million).[6][7]

See also

References
  1. "Typhoon Wipha weakens to tropical depression, bringing widespread rains across the north - Viet Nam". ReliefWeb.
  2. "Wayback Machine". web.archive.org. September 26, 2019. Cite uses generic title (help)
  3. "27 người chết trong trận bão Wipha" (in Vietnamese). Tin Việt Nam. August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  4. "Hàng chục người chết, thiệt hại hơn 1 ngàn tỷ đồng sau bão Wipha tại Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). Radio Free Asia. August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  5. "Sơn La: Bão số 3 gây thiệt hại ước tính trên 28 tỷ đồng" (in Vietnamese). Báo Biên phòng. August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  6. 姜晓莹 (August 1, 2019). "台风"韦帕"致海南受灾人口7.86万人 直接经济损失263.6万元" (in Chinese). 三亚新闻网. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  7. "台风"韦帕"造成风雨洪涝北海市直接经济损失8095万元" (in Chinese). Sina. August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
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