Typhoon Damrey (2017)
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Typhoon Damrey, known in the Philippines as Severe Tropical Storm Ramil, was a strong tropical cyclone that affected the Philippines and Vietnam during early November 2017. Damrey first originated as a tropical depression over the Philippine archipelago of Visayas on October 31. Emerging into the South China Sea a few days later, the system strengthened into the second deadliest and twenty-third named storm of the 2017 Pacific typhoon season. Rapidly intensifying, Damrey became the season's tenth typhoon on November 3, reaching its peak intensity as a Category 2 on the same day. Damrey made landfall over Khánh Hoà, Vietnam on November 4 and began to rapidly weaken, fully dissipating on November 5.
Meteorological history | |
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Formed | October 31, 2017 |
Dissipated | November 4, 2017 |
Typhoon | |
10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
Highest winds | 130 km/h (80 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 970 hPa (mbar); 28.64 inHg |
Category 2-equivalent typhoon | |
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
Highest winds | 165 km/h (105 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 967 hPa (mbar); 28.56 inHg |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 142 total |
Damage | $1.03 billion (2017 USD) |
Areas affected | Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand |
IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2017 Pacific typhoon season |
Strong winds, heavy rainfall and severe flooding in Central Vietnam caused by the typhoon killed 142 people and total damage reached over 22 trillion VND (US$1 billion).[1] Damrey made landfall in central Vietnam as the region hosted the 2017 APEC Summit in Da Nang.