Typhoon Phanfone (2014)
![]() Typhoon Phanfone at peak strength after an eyewall replacement cycle on October 3 | |
Meteorological history | |
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Formed | September 28, 2014 |
Post-tropical | October 6, 2014 |
Dissipated | October 12, 2014 |
Very strong typhoon | |
10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
Highest winds | 175 km/h (110 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 935 hPa (mbar); 27.61 inHg |
Category 4-equivalent super typhoon | |
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
Highest winds | 250 km/h (155 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 922 hPa (mbar); 27.23 inHg |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 11 total |
Damage | $100 million (2014 USD) |
Areas affected | Mariana Islands, Japan, Alaska |
IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2014 Pacific typhoon season |
Typhoon Phanfone, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Neneng, was a powerful tropical cyclone which affected Japan in early October 2014.[1] It was the eighteenth named storm and the eighth typhoon of the 2014 Pacific typhoon season. Phanfone started as a large area of convection well west of the International Date Line. The system was well organized and classified as Tropical Depression 18W on September 29. At the same day, it gained the name Phanfone due to very favorable conditions and intense thunderstorms rich with convection surrounding the storm's center. Phanfone would later go rapid intensification on October 1 due to warm sea-surface temperatures and very favorable environments. JTWC upgraded Phanfone to a Category 4 typhoon but weakened later back to Category 3 due to its eye replacing the old one and undergoing a minor eyewall replacement cycle.
Phanfone later entered the PAR, assigning the name Neneng. It left several hours later, maintaining its Category 3 strength. On October 4, Phanfone reached its peak intensity as a Category 4 super typhoon before steadily weakening. The typhoon later made landfall at
Meteorological history
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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
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Early on September 29, the JTWC upgraded the system to a tropical storm, shortly before the JMA also upgraded it to a tropical storm and named it Phanfone.
The PAGASA named the typhoon Neneng when it entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility early on October 3.[11] In addition, Phanfone formed a ragged and large eye, indicating the completion of the eyewall replacement cycle.[12] Early on October 4, the JTWC upgraded Phanfone to a super typhoon when it was located about 170 km (105 mi) east-southeast of Minamidaitōjima. As the system started to tap into the mid-latitude westerlies, it was in an area of strong vertical wind shear offset by vigorous outflow, namely the improved poleward channel.[13] Only six hours later, the JTWC downgraded Phanfone back to a typhoon owing to the loosening spiral banding.[14] At noon, the JMA analysed that Phanfone started to weaken.[15] The convective tops of the system intermittently warmed up afterwards, but the ragged and large eye still maintained well.[16] Phanfone sharply recurved and accelerated northeastward early on the next day, tracking along the western edge of the deep-layered subtropical ridge.[17]
Typhoon Phanfone passed near the southern coast of
Preparations and impact
The extratropical remnant of Phanfone brought locally strong winds to portions of the Alaskan Peninsula from October 12–13. Gusts peaked at 119 km/h (74 mph) in King Cove.[28] Moisture associated with Phanfone later fueled a separate cyclone over the Gulf of Alaska which brought heavy rains to parts of British Columbia, Canada.[29]
Mariana Islands
On September 29, the
Japan
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Phanfone started affecting Japan late on October 4, as it began weakening. High waves and winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) were reported most in southern Japan.[34] At the Kadena Air Base, the typhoon killed a U.S. airman and left two others missing after they were swept out to sea.[35] It was also reported that 10 people were injured and nearly 10,000 houses were without power.[36] On October 5, Phanfone also affected the Formula One 2014 Japanese Grand Prix, bringing strong winds and heavy rainfall which made the track surface wet and significantly reduced visibility. Because of this, the race had to be red flagged twice; the first time because the torrential rain made conditions too treacherous to race in and the second time because of a fatal accident involving Jules Bianchi, which was partially caused by the wet track conditions.[37][38]
In Japan, a total of eleven people were killed by the typhoon, with several others missing or injured.[39]
Heavy rains from the typhoon worsened the spread of radioactive materials in groundwater around the
Throughout Shizuoka Prefecture, 8 buildings were destroyed and a further 1,439 buildings were damaged by flooding. Losses in the prefecture amounted to ¥3.21 billion (US$29.5 million).[41] Agricultural damage in Japan was calculated at ¥7.7 billion (US$70.7 million),[42] while total economic losses nationwide were estimated at ¥10.5 billion (US$100 million) by Aon Benfield.[43]
See also
- Other tropical cyclones named Phanfone
- Other tropical cyclones named Neneng
- Tropical cyclones in 2014
- Typhoon Melor (2009)
- Typhoon Jelawat (2012)
- Typhoon Wipha (2013)
- Typhoon Vongfong (2014)
- Typhoon Chaba (2016)
- Typhoon Lan(2017)
- Typhoon Trami (2018)
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External links
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- JMA General Information of Typhoon Phanfone (1418) from Digital Typhoon
- JMA Best Track Data of Typhoon Phanfone (1418) (in Japanese)