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 Typhoon Vicki on September 22, 1998 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | September 17, 1998 (1998-09-17) |
| Dissipated | September 22, 1998 (1998-09-22) |
| Typhoon | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 140 km/h (85 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 960hPa (mbar); 28.35 inHg |
| Category 2-equivalent typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 165 km/h (105 mph) |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 108 total |
| Missing | 10 |
| Damage | $1.86 billion (1998USD) |
| Areas affected | Philippines,Japan |
IBTrACS | |
Part of the1998 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Vicki, known in thePhilippines asTyphoon Gading, was a moderately strongtyphoon that was notable for having a rather unusual eastward-northeastward track through the Philippines andJapan. The eleventh tropical depression, seventh named tropical storm and fourth typhoon of the inactive1998 Pacific typhoon season, Vicki originated from an area of disturbed weather in theSouth China Sea.[1][2]
Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depressionOn September 17, a tropical disturbance formed atSouth China Sea west ofLuzon. It intensified quickly and was namedVicki, eventually attaining typhoon status a day after it formed. Unusual for a Pacific typhoon, the system moved eastward and crossed Luzon on September 18, bringing squally conditions to most parts of the island.[3][4] After that, Vicki then moved northeast, and eventually made landfall on September 22 at theKii Peninsula in Japan.[5]
In all, 108 people were killed and 10 others were listed as missing. Damages from the storm amounted to $1.86 billion.
The 100 mph (160 km/h) Typhoon Vicki, while moving eastward through northern Luzon, dropped torrential rainfall, killing 9 people and affecting more than 300,000 people. The ferryMV Princess of the Orient foundered and sank during the storm's onslaught, killing 70 and leaving 80 others missing and presumed dead.[6] The ferry sank nearFortune Island in the Verde Island Passage.[6]The typhoon also destroyed a transmitter which belonged toDWDW 1017; the destruction of the transmitter also signified the end of its broadcasting.[7]
Vicki continued northeastward and hit southern Japan killing two women inNara prefecture, damaging Kasuga Grand Shrine in Nara city and the five-storied pagoda at Muro temple, disrupting train and passenger service and cancelling over 60 domestic flights in the country.[5]
Tropical cyclones of the1998 Pacific typhoon season | ||
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