Typhoon Soulik (2018)

Typhoon Soulik was the deadliest typhoon to strike the Korean Peninsula since Maemi in 2003. Soulik formed from an area of low pressure on August 15, and was the twenty-ninth tropical depression, twentieth tropical storm, tenth severe tropical storm, and sixth typhoon of the 2018 Pacific typhoon season.

Typhoon Soulik
Typhoon (JMA scale)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Typhoon Soulik over the Ryukyu Islands at peak intensity on August 21, 2018, displaying a large eye with annular characteristics.
FormedAugust 15, 2018
DissipatedAugust 24, 2018
(Extratropical after August 25)
Highest winds10-minute sustained: 185 km/h (115 mph)
1-minute sustained: 205 km/h (125 mph)
Lowest pressure950 hPa (mbar); 28.05 inHg
Fatalities86 direct
Damage$125 million (2018 USD)
Areas affectedCaroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Northeast China, Japan, Korean Peninsula, Russian Far East, Alaska
Part of the 2018 Pacific typhoon season

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

A low-pressure area in the Philippine Sea organized into a tropical depression late on August 15. The JTWC followed at 00:00 UTC on August 16 and the tropical depression was designated as 22W. Later on that day, the JMA upgraded 22W to tropical storm and it was given the international name Soulik. On August 17, JMA upgraded Soulik to a typhoon, marking it the sixth typhoon formation of the season. Then Soulik rapidly intensified onto a severe typhoon, and on the next day, Soulik reached its peak intensity, with winds of 165 km/h (103 mph), and remained that intensity for several days. It also began to display some annular characteristics. After passing the Ryukyu Islands early on 22 August, the storm gradually weakened due to low sea-surface temperatures. On August 23, Soulik made landfall over Haenam County, South Jeolla Province of South Korea at around 23:00 KST (14:00 UTC).[1]

Impact
Typhoon Soulik weakening while approaching Korea on August 23, 2018

Total damage in South Korea were at ₩50.7 billion (US$45 million).[2] Economic loss in Northeast China were counted to be CN￥550 million (US$79.9 million).[3] Flooding in North Korea triggered by Soulik killed 86 people.[4]

See Also

References
  1. 태풍 현황과 전망 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. August 23, 2018. Archived from the original on August 23, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  2. 태풍 솔릭·호우 피해지역 복구비 1338억 확정 (in Korean). Wikitree. September 20, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  3. "台风"苏力"致吉林黑龙江损失5.5亿元". 中华人民共和国减灾部. August 27, 2018. Archived from the original on September 22, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  4. Hamish Macdonald (September 3, 2018). "Dozens dead, tens of thousands displaced by flooding in North Korea: UN". NK News. Archived from the original on October 21, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
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