Tropical Storm Lingling (2014)

Tropical Storm Lingling (Agaton)
Tropical Storm Lingling off Mindanao on January 18, 2014
Meteorological history
FormedJanuary 10, 2014
DissipatedJanuary 20, 2014
Tropical storm
10-minute sustained (JMA)
Highest winds65 km/h (40 mph)
Lowest pressure1002 hPa (mbar); 29.59 inHg
Tropical depression
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds55 km/h (35 mph)
Lowest pressure1000 hPa (mbar); 29.53 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities70 total
Damage$12.6 million (2014 USD)
Areas affectedPhilippines
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Part of the 2014 Pacific typhoon season

Tropical Storm Lingling, known in the Philippines as Tropical Depression Agaton,[nb 1] was a weak but deadly tropical cyclone that affected the Philippines in January 2014. The first named storm of the annual typhoon season, this early-season cyclone remained very disorganized throughout its lifespan.[1] Lingling was the first major natural disaster in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan just two months earlier, as it caused widespread landslide incidents and floods in Mindanao, resulting in 70 deaths and damage amounting to over 566 million pesos on the island.[2]

The predecessor of Lingling formed as a tropical depression southeast of Mindanao on January 10, yet it weakened into a low-pressure area on January 12.[3][4] After crossing the island on January 13, the system redeveloped into a tropical depression off the northeast coast of Mindanao on January 15.[1] After drifting generally westward and consolidating slowly, the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Lingling on January 18.[5] Without further improvements, Lingling weakened into a tropical depression on January 20 because of its sheared structure and diminishing convection.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "RSMC Tropical Cyclone Best Track Name 1401 Lingling (1401)". Japan Meteorological Agency. Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "NDRRMC Updates Sitrep No. 33 re: Effects of Tropical Depression Agaton" (PDF). National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. February 1, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  3. ^ "RSMC Tropical Cyclone Advisory 101200". Japan Meteorological Agency. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference gmdss1218 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference rsmc1800 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "RSMC Tropical Cyclone Advisory 200000". Japan Meteorological Agency. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2014.


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