Typhoon Kaemi (2006)

Typhoon Kaemi, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Glenda, was a typhoon that struck Taiwan and China in 2006. Kaemi killed at least 32 people in China.

Typhoon Kaemi
Typhoon (JMA scale)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
FormedJuly 17, 2006
DissipatedJuly 27, 2006
Highest winds10-minute sustained: 150 km/h (90 mph)
1-minute sustained: 140 km/h (85 mph)
Lowest pressure960 hPa (mbar); 28.35 inHg
Fatalities32 total
Damage$450 million (2006 USD)
Areas affectedCaroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Taiwan and China
Part of the 2006 Pacific typhoon season

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

A tropical depression formed on July 18, 2006, near the Caroline Islands and it quickly strengthened to tropical storm strength the same day. On July 19, the storm was named Kaemi by the JMA in Japan. The correct name Gaemi was submitted by South Korea and is a Korean word for ant (개미). Also, PAGASA named the storm Glenda. It strengthened into a severe tropical storm on July 20, and further deepened into a typhoon 24 hours later. Kaemi made landfall in Jinjiang, Fujian at 3:50 p.m. CST on July 25 as a minimal typhoon.

Impact

In Taiwan, heavy rainfall caused flooding and four minor injuries. Also, in the northern Philippines, rain fell heavily.[1] The storm has also killed at least 32 people in China, while another 60 people are missing. Agricultural losses in Taiwan amounted to NT$73 million (US$2.2 million).[2] Total damages from Kaemi amounted to $450 million.

References
  1. "Trmm Sees Typhoon Kaemi". Trmm.gsfc.nasa.gov. July 21, 2006. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
  2. Archived October 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine


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