Typhoon Kaemi (2006)
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| Typhoon (JMA scale) | |
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| Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
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| Formed | July 17, 2006 |
| Dissipated | July 27, 2006 |
| Highest winds | 10-minute sustained: 150 km/h (90 mph) 1-minute sustained: 140 km/h (85 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 960 hPa (mbar); 28.35 inHg |
| Fatalities | 32 total |
| Damage | $450 million (2006 USD) |
| Areas affected | Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Taiwan and China |
| Part of the 2006 Pacific typhoon season | |
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.
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 depression![[icon]](/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (October 2020) |
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
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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.
External links
References
- ^ "Trmm Sees Typhoon Kaemi". Trmm.gsfc.nasa.gov. July 21, 2006. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
- ^ [1] Archived October 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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