Typhoon Tembin

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This article is about the 2017 Pacific typhoon. For other storms of the same name, see List of storms named Tembin and List of storms named Vinta.
Typhoon Tembin (Vinta)
Tembin at peak intensity in the South China Sea on December 24
Meteorological history
FormedDecember 20, 2017
DissipatedDecember 26, 2017
Typhoon
10-minute sustained (JMA)
Highest winds130 km/h (80 mph)
Lowest pressure970 hPa (mbar); 28.64 inHg
Category 2-equivalent typhoon
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds155 km/h (100 mph)
Lowest pressure959 hPa (mbar); 28.32 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities266 total
Damage$42 million (2017 USD)
Areas affectedPalau, Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam
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Part of the 2017 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Tembin, known in the

Category 2 typhoon as assessed by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center on December 24. Unfavorable conditions enhanced by the winter monsoon caused Tembin to rapidly weaken shortly afterwards, before it ultimately dissipated on December 26 while just south of Vietnam
.

Tembin caused a total of 266 deaths,[1][2][3] five of which were from a sinking of a ferry due to rough seas caused by the storm.[4][5]

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

During December 14, the United States

sea surface temperatures of 30–31 °C (86–88 °F).[6][7] During December 16, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) classified the disturbance as a weak tropical depression, however they reclassified it as an area of low pressure during the following day.[8][9][10]

During December 20, the JMA reclassified the system as a tropical depression, after

subtropical ridge towards Mindanao in the Philippines.[11][13] Later the same day, the JTWC and PAGASA also classified the system as a tropical depression with the latter naming it as Vinta.[14][15] Not long after, the JMA upgraded the system to a tropical storm and named it Tembin.[13][16][17]

On December 21, satellite imagery revealed formative banding wrapping around Tembin's LLCC amid an environment of low to moderate

Cateel, Davao Oriental around 17:45 UTC.[21] Within the JTWC's next advisory on 21:00 UTC, they mentioned that feeder bands was wrapping in a central dense overcast feature that was obscuring its LLCC.[22] While Tembin traversed Mindanao, convection warmed and the storm slightly weakened, and the JMA downgraded the system back to a tropical storm at 03:00 UTC on December 22.[23][24] However, Tembin strengthened back into a severe tropical storm several hours later, just after making its second landfall near Balabac, Palawan.[25] Following the course of Severe Tropical Storm Linda, impact in Vietnam and the Mekong Delta was presumed.[26] As a weak late-season tropical cyclone, Tembin dissipated near Cape Cà Mau on December 26.[27]

Preparations and impact

Philippines

Tropical Storm Tembin approaching the Philippines on December 21
Deaths from Tropical Storm Vinta (Tembin)
Province Fatalities Ref
Bukidnon 6 [1]
Davao Region 4 [2]
Iligan 1 [1]
Lanao del Norte 135 [2]
Lanao del Sur 27 [3]
Misamis Occidental 1 [1]
Palawan 9 [28]
Quezon
 5 [4]
Zamboanga del Norte 78 [3]
Totals: 266

During December 20, as

Compostela Valley, Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur. Widespread rains were expected over in the areas of eastern Mindanao and Eastern Visayas.[32]

On December 22, 30 flights were canceled at

Samal Island and much of Davao as PAGASA raised Davao del Norte to a Public Storm Signal Warning No. 2.[37]

In

Banaybanay due to heavy rains on 18:00 UTC of December 22.[34] Three bridges were closed due to rising water levels in Cagayan de Oro, where 1,719 individuals were forced to evacuate.[34] Roughly 30,000 people were either stranded in ports or stayed in evacuation centers while 22,000 people moved to higher ground due to flooding.[34] After the storm, on December 25, two towns in Zamboanga del Norte were under a state of calamity because of the flooding caused by the storm, which also made several roads and bridges impassible as they were covered in mud.[38]

According to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, about 70,000 people were either displaced or affected by the storm.

Quezon Province, which resulted in an accident where a ferry carrying about 250 passengers sank off Infanta, killing five people.[4] A total of 252 fatalities were reported in the archipelago of Mindanao, of which 135 were reported in the province of Lanao del Norte.[1][2][3] Estimated damages reached around ₱2.1 billion (US$42 million).[40]

Vietnam

On December 24, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc instructed the southern provinces to focus on preparing for the coming storm.[41] Initially, approximately 650,000 people evacuated, of which most hailed from the southern provinces. Many provinces instructed all students and workers to stay at home except for disaster response personnel.[41] The province of Quảng Ngãi was forecast to experience heavy downpours with the Mekong Delta having about 150 mm (5.9 in) of rain while Ho Chi Minh City was expected to experience 10 cm (3.9 in) of rain from December 25–26.[41][42] Some provinces near shorelines like Cà Mau and Bình Thuận banned fishing vessels to go out in sea from 09:00 UTC of December 23, though only 743 vessels docked to safe ports by December 27.[43] Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province had only came up with two evacuation plans for 36,752 individuals.[43]

Some flights and ships were canceled and resulted in over 4,000 visitors, including nearly 2,200 foreigners being stranded on Phú Quốc.[44] The number of evacuees increased further to roughly 1 million individuals by December 26.[44]

Aftermath

Following the devastation of Tembin (Vinta),

state of calamity on December 25.[45] The local government also helped release ₱83.4 million (US$1.67 million) of calamity fund to aid in its residents’ relief goods, medical, and financial needs.[45] On December 27, another state of calamity was raised in the island of Palawan after the storm had caused extensive damages in many towns, especially in one barangay where 80% of infrastructure was damaged and nearly 200 homes flattened.[46] The government also provided ₱12 million (US$248,000) worth of aid to the victims.[47] A spokesperson from the NDRRMC had stated that the unusual high death toll was "unacceptable" although the government had properly provided information and prepared early for the storm.[47]

Retirement

See also: List of retired Pacific typhoon names

The PAGASA announced that the name Vinta had been retired from their naming lists after causing more than ₱1 billion worth of damages and it will never be used again as a typhoon name within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). In January 2018, it will be replaced with Verbena for future seasons.

Due to the damage and high death toll in

Koinu, which was used for the first time in the 2023 season.[48]

See also

References

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