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Tropical Storm Melor
Severe tropical storm (JMA scale)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
FormedOctober 29, 2003
DissipatedNovember 6, 2003
(Extratropical after November 5)
Highest winds10-minute sustained: 95 km/h (60 mph)
1-minute sustained: 140 km/h (85 mph)
Lowest pressure980 hPa (mbar); 28.94 inHg
Fatalities5 total, excluding 3 missing
DamageUnknown
Areas affectedPhilippines, Taiwan, China, Japan
Part of the 2003 Pacific typhoon season

Tropical Storm Melor, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Viring, was a tropical storm that impacted the Philippines, Taiwan, and Japan. As the twenty-fourth tropical depression and the nineteenth tropical storm of the season, it originated from an area of convection near Palau, which strengthened into a tropical depression on October 29. The PAGASA designated it as Viring as it moved west-northwestward toward the Philippines. The depression intensified into a tropical storm, gaining the name Melor the following day. Melor means jasmine flower in Malay.[1]

Melor brought heavy rain to the Philippines, Taiwan, and Japan. A total of 5 people died; 4 in the Philippines and 1 in Taiwan. Damage from Melor is unknown.

Meteorological history

Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
Map key
Saffir–Simpson scale
  Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
  Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
  Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
  Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
  Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
  Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
  Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
  Unknown
Storm type
triangle Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression

Late in the month of October 2003, an area of convection persisted northwest of Palau and quickly organized into a tropical depression on October 29. The PAGASA named the system Viring as it moved west-northwestward toward the Philippines due to a ridge to the east.[2] The depression intensified into a tropical storm, gaining the name Melor on October 30.[2] With minimal wind shear, the storm strengthened further and developed an eye. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center upgraded Melor to a typhoon on October 31, estimating winds of 140 km/h (85 mph), although the Japan Meteorological Agency estimated the storm only attained peak 10 minute winds of 95 km/h (60 mph). Early on November 1, Melor made landfall on northeastern Luzon in the Philippines, south of Palanan. The storm weakened over land and emerged into the South China Sea. By that time, it was moving northward along the periphery of the ridge to the east. On November 2, Melor turned to the northeast, passing east of Taiwan. The following day, Melor weakened to a tropical depression, and after meandering offshore eastern Taiwan, Melor continued northeastward, turning extratropical on November 5, dissipating the next day near southern Japan.[3][4][5]

Preparations and impact

Japan

On the Japanese island of Hateruma, rainfall totaled 197 mm (7.8 in),[6] which broke the hourly and daily record for the station in November.[5]

Philippines

In the Philippines, Melor dropped about 150 mm (6 in) of rainfall, which flooded the Cagayan River and killed four people.[7]

Taiwan

In Taiwan, Melor brought rainfall, which reached a total of 554 mm (21.8 in) in Pingtung County, and reached a total of 191 mm (7.5 in) in Taitung County.[5] One cleaning worker died in a hotel basement and three others are missing. Many floods and landslides caused major damage. Torrential rainfall was also reported due to Melor.[8] Rescue workers were reported as looking for a daughter and mother who were swept away while attempting to cross the Taimali River.[9] Over 60 Chinese fishing boats with 898 fishermen aboard were allowed to seek refuge in Taiwan.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "List of names for tropical cyclones adopted by the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee for the western North Pacific and the South China Sea (Archived)". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2022-11-22. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)
  2. ^ a b "Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary October 2003". australiasevereweather.com. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  3. ^ Annual Report on Activities of the RSMC Tokyo – Typhoon Center 2003 (PDF) (Report). Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
  4. ^ Joint Typhoon Warning Center. 2003 Annual Tropical Cyclone Report (PDF) (Report). United States Navy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
  5. ^ a b c Padgett, Gary; Boyle, Kevin; Chunliang, Huang (October 2003). "Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary October 2003". Summaries and Track Data. Australiansevereweather.com. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
  6. ^ Digital Typhoon. Typhoon 200319 (Melor) (Report). Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  7. ^ Flooding in Luzon, The Philippines (Report). NASA Earth Observatory. 2003-11-11. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  8. ^ a b "CNN.com - Tropical storm drenches Taiwan - Nov. 2, 2003". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  9. ^ "Typhoon Melor bears down on Taiwan". UPI. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
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