Typhoon Chaba (2004): Difference between revisions
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{{Infobox tropical cyclone
{{Infobox
| Name = Typhoon Chaba
| = Typhoon Chaba
| Type = typhoon
| Year = 2004
| Basin = WPac
| extratropical = August 31, 2004
| basin = Wpac
| Formed = {{start date|August 18, 2004}}
| category = 5
}}{{Infobox weather event/JMA
| 1-min winds = 155
| winds =
| pressure = 905
| 10-min winds = 110
}}{{Infobox weather event/SSHWS
| 10-min suffix = {{#tag:ref|All measurements and estimates of maximum sustained wind are sustained over a ten-minute period unless otherwise noted.|group=nb}}
| winds = 155
| Pressure = 905
| pressure = 879
| Damages = 2000
}}{{Infobox weather event/Effects
| Damagespost = {{#tag:ref|All monetary values are in their respective currency’s worth in 2004.|group=nb}}
| Fatalities = 20
| = 20
| damages = 200000000
| Areas = {{flatlist|
*[[Northern Mariana Islands]]
[[Northern Mariana Islands]]
}}{{Infobox weather event/Footer
*[[Guam]]
*[[Japan]]
}}
}}
}}
”’Typhoon Chaba”’ was the strongest [[tropical cyclone]] in the western Pacific during 2004 and caused a swath of damage from the [[Mariana Islands]] to [[Japan]] from August through September of that [[2004 Pacific typhoon season|year]]. Chaba was the Japan’s second costliest storm during the season, only behind [[Typhoon Songda (2004)|Songda]] in September, and peaked as a typhoon with [[maximum sustained wind]]s equivalent to that of a Category 5 on the [[Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale]].
”’Typhoon Chaba”’ was the strongest [[tropical cyclone]] in the western Pacific during 2004 and caused a swath of damage from the [[Mariana Islands]] to [[Japan]] from August through September of that [[2004 Pacific typhoon season|year]]. Chaba was the Japan’s second costliest storm during the season, only behind [[Typhoon Songda (2004)|Songda]] in September, and peaked as a typhoon with [[maximum sustained wind]]s equivalent to that of a Category 5 on the [[Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale]].
Pacific typhoon in 2004
Typhoon Chaba was the strongest tropical cyclone in the western Pacific during 2004 and caused a swath of damage from the Mariana Islands to Japan from August through September of that year. Chaba was the Japan’s second costliest storm during the season, only behind Songda in September, and peaked as a typhoon with maximum sustained winds equivalent to that of a Category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale.
Chaba originated from a gradually developing area of disturbed weather on August 18, northeast of Kwajalein. Tracking westward, the system gained tropical storm strength the following day and then reached typhoon intensity on August 20. Rapid intensification ensued thereafter, with Chaba quickly attaining its peak intensity on August 23 as it began to curve towards the northeast. This intensity was maintained for several hours before the typhoon began to fluctuate in strength as it began to meander south of Japan beginning on August 26. Three days later, Chaba made landfall on Kyushu, later tracking across the Sea of Japan as it concurrently weakened. On August 31, the storm transitioned into an extratropical cyclone, and later dissipated in the Sea of Okhotsk on September 5.
The typhoon caused significant damage to areas of the Northern Mariana Islands, which were buffeted by strong typhoon-force winds. Rota was worst affected by Chaba, as the island remained under the storm’s eyewall for several hours. Gusts peaked at 219 km/h (136 mph) at Rota International Airport, and the strong winds damaged and destroyed a multitude of homes. Power outages were frequent across the commonwealth, and beach erosion resulted from strong storm surge. Damage in the Northern Mariana Islands…
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