Typhoon Vicki (1998)
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| Typhoon (JMA scale) | |
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| Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
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| Formed | September 17, 1998 |
| Dissipated | September 22, 1998 |
| Highest winds | 10-minute sustained: 140 km/h (85 mph) 1-minute sustained: 165 km/h (105 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 960 hPa (mbar); 28.35 inHg |
| Fatalities | 108 total |
| Damage | $81.7 million (USD) |
| Areas affected | Philippines, Japan |
| Part of the 1998 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Vicki, also known in the Philippines as Typhoon Gading was a typhoon that hit Philippines and Japan in September 1998.[1] Vicki killed 108 people in total.
Meteorological history
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
Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depressionIn September 17, Vicki was formed at South China Sea west of Luzon. Vicki moved east and crossed Luzon.[2][3] After that, Vicki moved northeast and landed on the Kii Peninsula at Japan in September 22.[4]
Impact
Philippines
In September 18, Vicki dropped torrential downpour of rains near Luzon, causing deaths of 9 people in Philippines and affecting more than 300,000 people. The ferry MV Princess of the Orient sank during the storm's onslaught, killing 70 and leaving 80 others missing and presumed dead.[5] The ferry sank near Fortune Island in the Verde Island Passage.[5]
Japan
After landfalling in Luzon, Vicki speeds up in the northeastward direction towards Japan and hit southern Japan killing two people in Nara prefecture, damaging Kasuga Grand Shrine in Nara city and the five-storied pagoda at Muro temple, disrupting train and passenger service and cancelling over 60 domestic flights in the country.[4]
References
- ^ Extratropical Transformation of Typhoon Vicki (9807): Structural Change and the Role of Upper-tropospheric Disturbances
- ^ "デジタル台風：台風199807号 (VICKI) - 詳細経路情報（Google Maps版）". agora.ex.nii.ac.jp. National Institute of Informatics. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ^ An Analysis of Typhoon 9807 (Vicki) Based on Surface Meteorological Records Obtained from Fire Stations
- ^ a b "台風第８・７号 平成10年（1998年） ９月20日～９月23日". www.data.jma.go.jp. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ^ a b News, ABS-CBN (2008-07-03). "Sulpicio loses court case on Princess of the Orient fatality". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
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