Typhoon Mike

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Not to be confused with Typhoon Ike.
Typhoon Mike (Ruping)
Mike at peak intensity while approaching the Philippines on November 10
Meteorological history
FormedNovember 6, 1990
DissipatedNovember 18, 1990
Very strong typhoon
10-minute sustained (JMA)
Highest winds185 km/h (115 mph)
Lowest pressure915 hPa (mbar); 27.02 inHg
Category 5-equivalent super typhoon
1-minute sustained (SSHWS)
Highest winds280 km/h (175 mph)
Lowest pressure885 hPa (mbar); 26.13 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities816 total
Damage$448 million (1990 USD)
Areas affectedCaroline Islands, Philippines, Vietnam, China
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Part of the 1990 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Mike, known in the

Hainan Island, and degraded to a tropical depression that night. After briefly emerging into the Gulf of Tonkin, Mike passed over Northern Vietnam and southern China
, where it dissipated on November 18.

During its formative stages, Mike passed just north of Palau. There, one person was hurt and around 90% of the banana and coconut crops were leveled. A total of 1,035 houses and 10 businesses were damaged. Damage on the island totaled $2 million, including $1.3 million in property damage. After striking the Philippines, the typhoon brought widespread damage and was considered the worst typhoon to hit the country since Typhoon Ike in 1984. In Cebu City, 88 ships sunk, the most ships ever sunk at the Cebu City harbor during a tropical cyclone. Power and phone lines were downed and the city lost access to drinking water for two days. Approximately 60% of all buildings were demolished and 28 people perished in the city. Nationwide, 748 people were killed while 1,274 others suffered injuries. A total of 1,900,000 t (2,094,390 short tons) of sugar crops were destroyed. A total of 630,885 homes were damaged and 222,026 houses were demolished, resulting in 1,110,020 people displaced. Offshore, 159 vessels sunk and 28 others were washed aground and damaged. Monetary damage was estimated at $446 million (₱10.8 billion), including $46.1 million (₱1.12 billion) from crops, $350 million (₱8.52 billion) from public infrastructure, and $49.9 million (₱1.21 billion) from private infrastructure. At the time, Mike was the costliest tropical cyclone listed in the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council's database, and as of 2014, is the seventh costliest typhoon to strike the country since independence in 1947. Elsewhere, 68 people were killed in Vietnam, but no damage was reported in China.

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

Typhoon Mike originated from a persistent area of convection that was first monitored by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) early on November 6.[1] At midday, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) followed suit.[2][nb 1] At 15:03 UTC on November 6, the JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert, after a rapid improvement in the system's convective structure and Dvorak estimates of T1.0/50 km/h (30 mph). Following an increase in the storm's convection and an expansion of its outflow, the JTWC upgraded the system into a tropical depression at 12:00 UTC on November 7.[1] Several hours later, the JMA classified the system as a tropical storm.[4][nb 2] At 00:00 UTC on November 8, the JTWC upgraded the depression into Tropical Storm Mike.[6]

After becoming a tropical storm, Mike tracked west-northwest under the influence of a

barometric pressure drop of 99 mbar (2.9 inHg) in a two-day time period.[1] Early on November 11, the JMA estimated that Mike attained its peak intensity, with winds of 185 km/h (115 mph) and a minimum pressure of 915 mbar (27.0 inHg),[2] while the JTWC stated that it had a mininum central pressure of 885 millibars (26.1 inHg).[7]

After turning west-northwest in the general direction of the central Philippines, Mike leveled off in intensity. Land interaction took toll on the typhoon on November 12 as cloud top temperatures surrounding the eye warmed and the eye became increasingly cloud-filled, coinciding with a weakening trend. Later that day, the typhoon made

Quảng Ninh, Vietnam as a tropical depression. Overland, Mike rapidly dissipated;[9] both the JTWC and the JMA ended tracking the system on November 18.[4]

Preparations

Maximum

storm alerts were raised across the central Philippines, with lower warnings issued for the southern tip of Luzon. Authorities advised coastal residents to move to higher ground in Samar, and Leyte islands, as well as the northern region of Mindanao.[10] The Philippine Airlines cancelled 59 domestic flights from Manila and Cebu,[11] but international flights were unaffected.[10] Schools were called off in northern Mindanao[12] and domestic shipping services were temporarily cancelled.[13]

Impact

Caroline Islands

During its formative stages, Mike caused minor damage in

Babelthuap, most trees were uprooted and a majority of residents lost everything.[1] Nationwide, around 90% of the banana and coconut crops were leveled.[14] In all, one person was wounded but no fatalities were reported,[1] but the area the storm struck was sparsely populated.[14] A total of 1,035 homes[15] and 10 businesses were damaged.[16] Damage on Palau totaled $2 million,[17] $1.3 million of which was property damage.[15] Until Typhoon Bopha in December 2012, Mike was the most recent typhoon to hit Palau.[18]

Philippines

Typhoon Mike nearing the Philippines on November 12

Typhoon Mike was the strongest typhoon to strike the Philippines since Typhoon Irma in November 1981.[19] Mike was also the most severe typhoon to hit the Philippines since Typhoon Ike during September 1984, which killed over 1,000 people.[20] The typhoon destroyed a television broadcast tower,[21] radio towers, electric cables and bridges, which resulted in widespread power outages and several radio stations briefly went off air. Hundreds of villages were also rendered impassable.[22]

Twenty-five crewmen and passengers of the commercial vessel MV Dona Roberta were reported missing[23] after it sank from strong waves in the southern quadrant of the typhoon. Two sailors were also rescued.[24] Eighty-eight ships sunk at the Cebu City harbor, the most ships ever sunk at the harbor, eclipsing the previous record set by Typhoon Amy of the 1951 season. Of the 88 ships that sunk,[25] at least 12 were passenger ships and at least 3 were navy ships.[24][26][27] Rainfall peaked at 276.1 mm (10.87 in) at the port of Cebu City; this was the fourth highest total ever observed by a tropical cyclone in Cebu City. Furthermore, a storm surge of 3 to 4 m (9.8 to 13.1 ft) was reported.[28] Power and phone lines were downed and the city lost access to drinking water for two days.[9] Approximately 60% of all buildings were demolished[29] and 28 people perished.[30] Throughout the Cebu province, 40 fatalities were reported and 90% of all wooden homes were damaged or destroyed.[31]

Public Storm Warning Signal

Elsewhere across the Philippines, six individuals perished due to drownings in the

Loboc and Loay.[37]

Overall, 748 people were reported killed,[20] with an additional 1,274 people hurt.[38] Nearly 5.5 million people sought shelter[39] in schools.[40] Thousands of hectares of agricultural crops, including 1,900,000 t (2,094,390 short tons) of sugar crops, were destroyed.[9] A total of 630,885 homes were damaged and 222,026 houses were destroyed,[41] leaving 1,110,020 people homeless.[42] One hundred fifty-nine vessels sunk[43][44][25] and 28 others were washed aground and damaged.[45] Two-thirds of all damages occurred in Negros Occidental and Iloilo provinces.[38] Monetary damage was estimated at $446 million (₱10.8 billion),[nb 3][nb 4] with $46.1 million (₱1.12 billion) from crops, $350 million (₱8.51 billion) from public infrastructure, and $49.9 million (₱1.21 billion) from private infrastructure.[41] At the time, Mike was the costliest tropical cyclone listed in the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council's database.[39][46][47][48][49][50] However, this mark was eclipsed by Typhoon Fengshen in June 2008. As of 2014, Mike is the seventh most damaging Philippine typhoon since independence in 1947.[51]

Elsewhere

Although Typhoon Mike recurved north before striking Vietnam, the storm was responsible for the lives of 68 individuals in the Central Vietnamese province of

Nghệ Tĩnh. Many fishing boats also sunk.[52] Mike was rapidly deteriorating by the time it moved onshore China and as a result, no damage was reported.[9]

Aftermath

On November 28, the Republic of Palau was declared a disaster area.

Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos offered $3.6 million for victims of the typhoon.[55] However, she only ended up writing a check of $125,000 and even that check bounced.[56] A total of $9.3 million was released by Aquino from a calamity fund to rehabilitate devastated areas.[57] Around 86,840 families received food from the government, valued at $106,983. The health department sent 2,500 kg (5,500 lb) of medicine to Iloilo City for distribution to provincial health offices in affected provinces. The defense secretary ordered 150 tents to be airlifted to five affected cities. A total of 110 short tons (99,790 kg) of relief supplies were provided by the local government. Philippine navy vessels were utilized to transport rice from nearby island provinces.[38] As a result of the typhoon, authorities projected annual economic growth in the Philippines would be less than 2% – down from 2.3% earlier in the year.[58] The typhoon also prompted PAGASA to expand its warning system.[59]

Typhoon Mike's damage to the infrastructure of Cebu forced local authorities to rethink governmental priorities,[1] where a food shortage was observed and water was rationed. Lines for gasoline and fuel was 2.4 km (1.5 mi) long.[60] However, the city quickly recovered, and by the end of the decade, it was experiencing rapid economic growth,[61] dubbed CEBOOM.[62]

The

World Vision donated $25,000. Within the United Nations, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and United Nations Development Programme offered $25,000 and $50,000 in emergency grants respectively. The United Nations Children's Fund donated $28,710 worth of medical supplies.[38]

Due to the severity of damage and loss of life caused by the storm, the name Mike was retired and replaced with Manny.[64] PAGASA also retired the name Ruping, which was replaced with Ritang,[65] which was first used in the 1994 season.[66]

See also

Notes

  1. Regional Specialized Meteorological Center for the western Pacific Ocean.[3]
  2. sustained over 10 minutes, while estimates from the United States-based Joint Typhoon Warning Center are sustained over 1 minute. 10-minute winds are about 1.14 times the amount of 1-minute winds.[5]
  3. ^ All currencies are converted to United States Dollars using Philippines Measuring worth with an exchange rate of the year 1990.
  4. ^ All damage totals are in 1990 values of their respective currencies.

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