Typhoon Kammuri
Meteorological history | |
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Formed | November 24, 2019 |
Dissipated | December 6, 2019 |
Very strong typhoon | |
10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
Highest winds | 165 km/h (105 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 950 hPa (mbar); 28.05 inHg |
Category 4-equivalent typhoon | |
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
Highest winds | 220 km/h (140 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 938 hPa (mbar); 27.70 inHg |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 17 |
Damage | $130 million (2019 USD) |
Areas affected | Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Philippines |
IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2019 Pacific typhoon season |
Typhoon Kammuri, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Tisoy, was a powerful typhoon which impacted the Philippines in early December 2019.
Kammuri, which means
Upon leaving the Philippines, Kammuri significantly weakened as wind shear increased and interaction with the Philippine islands caused the structure of the system to degrade rapidly, and throughout December 3, it stayed as a category 1-equivalent typhoon, with its outer rainbands barely on land. By December 4, Kammuri drifted over the South China Sea as a weakening tropical storm. Through December 5 and 6, Kammuri weakened significantly and its low-level circulation center became exposed; as a result, it dissipated on December 6.
Meteorological history
On November 23, 2019, a low pressure system developed to the southeast of Guam. It then began to show signs of development and earned a defined circulation, developing into a tropical depression on November 25, with the JTWC assigning it as 29W. The depression then began to develop banding features to the northeast of its center, confirming intensification and allowing it to earn the name Kammuri (which is a
Through midnight and early morning of December 3, Kammuri crossed the Bicol Region and weakened due to land interaction.
Preparations
Highest Public Storm Warning Signal
PSWS# | Luzon | Visayas | Mindanao |
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3 | Catanduanes, Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon, Southern portion of Camarines Norte, Masbate, Romblon, Southern Portion of Quezon | Northern Samar, Northern portion of Eastern Samar, Northern portion of Samar | None |
2 | Metro Manila, Bulacan, Bataan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Southern Aurora, Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, Rizal, Rest of Quezon, Polillo Islands, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Rest of Camarines Norte, Calamian Islands, Southern Portion of Zambales | Rest of Eastern Samar, Rest of Samar, Biliran, Aklan, Capiz, Northern Portion of Antique, Northern Portion of Iloilo, Northern Portion of Negros Occidental, Northern portion of Leyte | None |
1 | Southern Isabela, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, Nueva Vizcaya, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Quirino, rest of Aurora, rest of Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Zambales, and Calamian Islands, Southern Isabela, Calamian Islands | Aklan, Capiz, Antique, Iloilo, Guimaras, Northern Portion of Negros Occidental, Northern Cebu, Metro Cebu, Leyte, Southern Leyte | Dinagat Islands, Siargao Islands |
At their 119th Climate Forum,
On November 30, local governments in Bicol Region started preparing in anticipation of Kammuri's arrival.
Impact and aftermath
In the 12th severe weather bulletin issued by PAGASA on December 2, 2019, reported that prior to its first landfall, the southern
The Bicol Region (Region V) was impacted the most by the typhoon. After the passage of the storm, roads between regions, especially routes from the Bicol Region towards Manila were not passable due to fallen branches and uproot trees. Several vehicles and passengers were stranded along highways due to this.[34] On December 4, the provinces of Albay and Sorsogon, and the city of Naga were issued a state of calamity after widespread damages were seen.[35] The region's Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) estimated that an estimated 130,000 children were affected by the storm.[36] In Camarines Sur, about 293 classrooms suffered from major damages while the province of Albay had a total of 883 classrooms damaged as of December 5.[36] By December 6, Catanduanes experienced heavy damages and therefore, a state of calamity was issued.[37]
On December 4, Northern Samar's Province Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) recommended a
As of January 22, 2020, the NDRRMC stated that at least 17 people were dead and at least 318 were injured.[40] There has been an estimated damages of ₱6.65 billion (US$130 million) across the nation and about ₱95.7 million (US$1.87 million) to relief efforts and assistance.[41] Totals of 2,249 damaged schools and 558,844 damaged houses, of which 63,466 were "totally" damaged, were reported.[41] 121 road sections and 5 bridges were damaged due to Kammuri, of which six road sections and one bridge were still considered impassable a week after landfall.[41]
Sporting tournaments
The
Occidental Mindoro also withdrew as hosts of the 2020 Palarong Pambansa, the national students sports competition of the Philippines, due to damage caused by Kammuri in the province.[43]
Retirement
Due to the extensive damage brought by the typhoon in the Bicol Region and other parts of Southern Luzon, PAGASA officially retired the name Tisoy from the rotating lists and it will never be used again as a typhoon within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). It will be replaced with Tamaraw, which went unused in 2023.[44][45]
The name Kammuri was also retired during the 52nd annual session of the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee in February 2020. In February 2021, the Typhoon Committee subsequently chose Koto as its replacement name.[46]
See also
- Weather of 2019
- Tropical cyclones in 2019
- Typhoon Chanchu (2006)
- Typhoon Xangsane (2006)
- Typhoon Durian (2006)
- Typhoon Rammasun (2014)
- Typhoon Melor (2015)
- Typhoon Nock-ten (2016)
- Typhoon Phanfone (2019) - Another major typhoon that struck the Central Philippines weeks later.
- Typhoon Vongfong (2020)
- Typhoon Goni (2020)
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