Tropical Storm Mirinae (2016) Explained

Severe Tropical Storm Mirinae
Formed:July 25, 2016
Dissipated:July 28, 2016
Winds:55
Pressure:980
Winds:65
Pressure:974
Basin:WPac
Fatalities:7 total
Damages:380850000
Areas:South China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand
Season:2016 Pacific typhoon season

Severe Tropical Storm Mirinae (pronounced as /ko/) was a tropical cyclone of moderate intensity that struck Hainan Island, China and Northern Vietnam in late July 2016. The third named storm of the annual typhoon season, Mirinae formed on July 25, 2016 as a tropical depression west of Luzon, Philippines. On July 26, it moved west-northwestwards, and it had intensified into a tropical storm before making landfall on Hainan Island, China. After passing over Hainan, it intensified into a severe tropical storm and made landfall over the Red River Delta in Northern Vietnam late on July 27, and dissipated the next day.

In Hainan, economic losses reached US$56.9 million. In Vietnam, by July 29, the storm had left five people dead and five others missing. Severe damage to infrastructure was reported in Northern Vietnam, with damage to power lines causing blackouts and power cuts in some areas. Mirinae also sank 12 boats, destroyed the roofs of 1,425 houses and uprooted about 5,000 trees.[1] Total damage in Vietnam reached US$323.9 million.[2]

Meteorological history

Mirinae was first noted as a tropical depression during July 25, as it moved off the west coast of Luzon into the South China Sea, about 300round=5NaNround=5 to the east of the Paracel Islands.[3] [4] The system's well defined low level circulation centre was located in a very favourable environment for further development, with low vertical windshear and very warm sea surface temperatures.[4] [5] Later that day the JTWC initiated advisories on the system and classified it as Tropical Depression 05W, as it moved north-westwards along the periphery of a subtropical ridge of high pressure.[5] During the next day, as the system moved west-northwestwards, it continued to intensify was named Mirinae by the JMA after it had become a tropical storm.[3] [6] Mirinae subsequently weakened slightly as it made landfall later that day, near Wanning and crossed Hainan Island, before it re-intensified as it had moved into the Gulf of Tonkin.[3] [7] The system was classified as a severe tropical storm by the JMA during July 27, as it was estimated that Mirinae had peaked with sustained wind-speeds of 95km/h.[8] [9] The system subsequently made landfall about 110round=5NaNround=5 to the south of Hanoi in northern Vietnam later that day.[3] [10] Mirinae subsequently weakened gradually over northern Vietnam, before it was last noted during July 28, as it dissipated to the north of Hanoi.[8] [3]

Preparations and impact

During July 26, the Stand By Signal No.1 was hoisted for the Chinese territories of Hong Kong and Macau by the Hong Kong Observatory and the Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau.[3] [11] Tropical Storm Mirinae made landfall in Dongao Town, Wanning City at 22:20 p.m. on July 26,[7] packing winds of up to 100km/h in Hainan.[12] The China National Meteorological Center issuing a blue-alert for tropical storm.[13] More than 25,000 fishing vessels in Hainan returned to harbor ahead of the storm. All passenger ships across the Qiongzhou Strait, between Hainan and Guangdong Province, were suspended on July 26.[12] Economic losses in Hainan reached ¥380 million (US$56.9 million).[14] [15]

In Vietnam, Mirinae known as Cơn bão số 1 (the 1st storm in 2016).[16] On July 27, one of the deputy prime ministers of Vietnam Trịnh Đình Dũng goes checking for the prevention of the system impacting Vietnam in Thái Bình and Haiphong Province.[17] On the late of that day, Severe Tropical Storm Mirinae made landfall in Thái Bình, Nam Định, Ninh Bình and over Red River Delta in Northern Vietnam.[18] [19] A peak gust observed at a value of 47 m/s in Ba Lạt (Thái Bình province).[18] Because of strong winds, the power lines causing blackouts and power cuts in Thái Bình, Nam Định, Ninh Bình, Hà Nam and some other areas.[20] Mirinae's heavy rains brought in Northern and North–Central Vietnam, with rainfall from the storm exceeded 287mm in Tam Đảo District, Vĩnh Phúc Province.[21] By July 29, the storm had left 7 people dead and 3 others missing. Mirinae also sank 12 boats, destroyed the roofs of 1,425 houses and uprooted about 5,000 trees.[1] Total damage in Vietnam reached ₫7.229 trillion ($323.9 million).[22] [2] Mirinae also brought heavy rainfall, flash floods and landslides in some provinces of northern and central parts of Laos and Thailand.[23] [24]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ten killed, missing as storm Mirinae pounds northern Vietnam . Tuoi Tre News . Tuoi Tre . July 31, 2016.
  2. Web site: Phó Thủ tướng chỉ đạo ứng phó thiên tai, bão lũ. Vietnam Government. August 8, 2016. vi. August 8, 2016.
  3. Web site: live . Hong Kong Observatory . Severe Tropical Storm Mirinae (1603) July 25-28, 2016 . August 12, 2016 . August 17, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123817/http://www.weather.gov.hk/informtc/mirinae/report.htm . August 17, 2016 .
  4. Web site: July 25, 2016 . Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans July 25, 2016 02z . May 23, 2024 . United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center . https://archive.today/20240523000517/https://www.webcitation.org/6jH0DJPqB?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/ABPW10-PGTW_201607250200.htm . dead .
  5. Web site: May 23, 2024 . JTWC Prognostic Reasoning For Tropical Depression 05W July 25, 2016 15z . https://archive.today/20240523000556/https://www.webcitation.org/6jH0qAFXk?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WDPN31-PGTW_201607251500.htm . United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center . August 17, 2016 . dead .
  6. Web site: May 23, 2024 . JTWC Prognostic Reasoning For Tropical Storm 05W July 26, 2016 09z . August 17, 2016 . https://archive.today/20240523000640/https://www.webcitation.org/6jJpMqN6T?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WDPN31-PGTW_201607260900.htm . United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center . dead .
  7. Web site: 台风公报. National Meteorological Center. July 26, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160726144859/http://www.nmc.cn/publish/typhoon/warning.html. July 26, 2016. zh. July 26, 2016.
  8. Web site: Young, Steve. Monthly Global Tropical System Tracks - July 2016. Australian Severe Weather. August 20, 2016. August 20, 2016.
  9. Web site: Tropical Storm 05W (Mirinae) Running Best Track Analysis. August 17, 2016. United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
  10. Web site: May 23, 2024 . JTWC Prognostic Reasoning For Tropical Storm 05W July 27, 2016 15z . August 17, 2016 . https://archive.today/20240523000717/https://www.webcitation.org/6jK4lyxQf?url=http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/advisories/WTPN31-PGTW_201607271500.htm . United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center . dead .
  11. Web site: live . Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau . Tropical Storm Mirinae (1603) . August 2016 . September 14, 2016 . August 17, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123817/http://www.weather.gov.hk/informtc/mirinae/report.htm .
  12. Web site: Typhoon Mirinae makes landfall in S. China. https://web.archive.org/web/20160728173737/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-07/27/c_135543070.htm. dead. July 28, 2016. September 3, 2016. Xinhua. July 27, 2016.
  13. Web site: China on blue alert for typhoon Mirinae. https://web.archive.org/web/20160727162126/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-07/26/c_135542214.htm. dead. July 27, 2016. September 3, 2016. Xinhua. July 26, 2016.
  14. Web site: Natural disasters kill 612 in China in July. https://web.archive.org/web/20160810154051/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-08/10/c_135583432.htm. dead. August 10, 2016. November 13, 2016. Xinhua. August 10, 2016.
  15. 1–2 . ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee . Member Report: China . CMA . ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee . October 27, 2016 . October 30, 2016 . http://www.typhooncommittee.org/11IWS/ . https://web.archive.org/web/20170306093110/http://www.typhooncommittee.org/11IWS/docs/Members%20Report/2016%E5%B9%B4CHINA%20REPORT-10.24.pdf . dead . March 6, 2017 .
  16. Web site: Tin bão số 1 trên biển Đông: Bão Mirinae sẽ đi vào các tỉnh ven biển phía Bắc nước ta trong 24 giờ tới. September 3, 2016. Lao Dong Daily. July 26, 2016. vi.
  17. Web site: Quyết liệt phòng chống bão số 1. September 3, 2016. Nguoi Lao Dong Daily. July 27, 2016. vi.
  18. 1–2 . ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee . Member Report: Socialist Republic of Vietnam . Vietnam's National Hydro-Meteorological Service . ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee . October 30, 2016 . October 27, 2016 . October 30, 2016 . http://www.typhooncommittee.org/11IWS/ . https://web.archive.org/web/20161030060828/http://www.typhooncommittee.org/11IWS/docs/Members%20Report/Country%20Report%202016%20ngay%2012thang10.pdf . dead .
  19. Web site: Thông báo và dự báo khí hậu tháng IX, X, XI năm 2016 . September 3, 2016 . Vietnam Institute Of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change . August 11, 2016 . vi . September 3, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160903030226/http://www.imh.ac.vn/files/doc/TBDBKH_T8_2016.pdf . dead .
  20. Web site: Tin bão số 1 mới nhất: Mất điện trên diện rộng. September 3, 2016. Giao Thong Daily. July 28, 2016. vi.
  21. Web site: Bản tin tổng hợp tình hình thiên tai và thiệt hại do thiên tai gây ra (tuần từ 25 - 31/7/2016). September 3, 2016. VIETNAM DISASTER MANAGEMENT CENTER. July 31, 2016. vi.
  22. http://phongchongthientai.mard.gov.vn/FileUpload/2019-08/PcUlNnBeEWxflgyd2016-00.%20Thiet%20hai%20nam%202016_31.12.2017_ra%20soat%20cap%20nhat.pdf 2016 VIETNAM REPORT
  23. 3 . ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee . Member Report: Laos PDR . Laos PDR . ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee . October 30, 2016 . http://www.typhooncommittee.org/11IWS/ . https://web.archive.org/web/20161106074254/http://www.typhooncommittee.org/11IWS/docs/Members%20Report/MEMBER%20REPORT_Laos.pdf . November 6, 2016 . October 27, 2016 . dead .
  24. Web site: MEMBER REPORT ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee 11th Integrated Workshop . 27 October 2016.

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