Typhoon Chaba

Landfall | Summary
Posting Date: August 30, 2004, 11:00:00 AM

As of 0:00 UTC, August 30, 2004 Typhoon Chaba has made landfall about 95 miles (155 km) south of Nagasaki in the province of Kyushu, Japan. Over the last 6 hours, Chaba has tracked north-northeast at about 15 mph (25 kph). Sustained winds at landfall were estimated at 98 mph (157 kph), with higher gusts. The Japan Meteorological Agency expects Chaba to continue its northerly track, accelerating over the next six hours and weakening significantly as it continues over land. Since making landfall early this morning, more than 70 people have been injured and five have been killed. Ten-foot waves have been battering the coast, and Chaba’s arrival coincides with the highest tides of the year, exacerbating coastal flooding. Two oil refineries have halted unloading operations because of the storm and high waves. A Vietnamese-flagged cargo ship ran aground near the island of Shikoku. Airports were closed, and trains and ferries were cancelled or delayed. Typhoon Chaba has also left more than 350,000 households on the island of Kyushu without power. Using the latest information about the meteorological parameters of this storm, the AIR tropical cyclone team has run dozens of simulations representing a variety of assumptions about the storm’s future track and intensity. Five of these are now posted on the scenarios page of this web site, where clients can view wind speed and loss maps. In addition, event sets are now available for download. Please note that the loss estimates, provided in Japanese yen, are for wind damage only.

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Posting Date: August 30, 2004, 11:00:00 AM