Typhoon Vera (1986)

The JTWC accurately predicted that the typhoon would strike Okinawa 66 hours in advance.[2] As a result of the long lead times, authorities in the island were able to take precautions well in advance.[2] All scheduled flights between Okinawa and the Japanese main islands were cancelled and inter-island ferry service was suspended.[10] Due to the advance warning, damage on Okinawa was slight,[2] although 30,000 customers lost power.[10] The typhoon dropped heavy rains,[11] peaking at Yabitsudake, where 674 mm (26.5 in) of rain fell.[12] Within a 24-hour time span, Mount Yonaha received the greatest amount of rainfall, with a total of 330 mm (13 in).[13] Hongawa received 61 mm (2.4 in) of rain in an hour, the highest hourly rainfall total measured during the storm.[14] On Kadena Air Base, a wind gust of 156 km/h (97 mph) was measured.[2] Forty people were evacuated due to high waves in Kunigami.[10] Offshore, high seas disrupted several ships,[2] including the 464 short tons (420 t) Tatong, which sent a signal of distress.[10] A 30-year-old man was killed after being struck by a heavy rope while preparing for the storm. Throughout Okinawa, five houses were flooded and two walls beside a road collapsed.[15]

Due to the impending threat of Vera to Shanghai, more than 3,000 ships were piloted into port and 120 pumping stations were readied to avert potential flooding. Furthermore, 20,000 cruise passengers were evacuated to shelter.[16] Despite tracking east of Shanghai, seven people were killed and twenty-eight others were injured in the city. The New China News Agency reported that over 500 homes were destroyed.[2] There were also a total of 25 accidents and the storm disrupted power supplies in 1,000 different locations across the city.[16] A total of 3,000 emergency workers were recalled to restore electrical supplies across Shanghai.[2] In nearby Shengshi Qunado, one person was killed, and 70 fishing boats sunk.[9] Nationwide, 500 homes were destroyed, eight others were damaged,[17] 1,400 power lines were cut, and eight people were killed.[18]

Prior to striking South Korea, a storm alert was declared for the entire country. Medical teams acquired tents, blankets, and other emergency supplies ready to hurry to stricken areas.[19] Greater than 2,400 schools across South Korea closed,[20] and thousands of fishing boats took shelter in ports.[19] All domestic airline flights and ferry services were halted, stranding more than 2,000 tourists on Cheju Island alone. However, international flights out of Seoul, except those to Japan, were unaffected by Vera. For two days, the typhoon drenched South Korea, with much of the country receiving 100 to 200 mm (4 to 8 in) of precipitation. The highest rainfall total recorded in the country occurred in Cheju Island, where 340 mm (13.4 in) was recorded[21] and hundreds were left homeless.[22] At the Taegu Air Base, more than 75 trees fell, which damaged roofs of many homes and power lines.[2] Over 100 industrial plants along the nation's southern coast were forced to stop operation for two hours after 13 transmission towers collapsed. Access to water supplies in the nearby cities of Pusan and Yosu was temporarily revoked, stranding hundreds of tourists.[20] Six boats sunk,[20] including three offshore Pusan. A 2,908 short tons (2,638 t) ship, the New Genshine, went missing due to the typhoon;[19] the vessel's 25 member crew was later presumed dead.[23]

Nationwide, a total of 1,852 structures were damaged,[24] and 384 others were demolished,[25] which resulted in 6,623 homeless. The storm also wrecked 929 fishing boats[24] and damaged 37 ports. A total of 9,145 ha (22,600 acres) of farmland were flooded.[18] Eight people were confirmed to have been killed while eighteen others were reported missing and feared dead[25] and 81 individuals were injured.[20] Damage amounted to $22 million,[9] including $4.3 million in property damage.[18] Almost immediately following the storm, the Government of South Korea ordered the military to provide assistance to help in the cleanup as early as possible.[20] In the Soviet Far East, 40,000 ha (98,840 acres) of farmland was flooded, primarily near Vladivostok.[9]