&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Usagi_2018-11-24_0330Z.jpg) Severe Tropical Storm Usagi at peak intensity on November 24 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | November 13, 2018 |
| Dissipated | November 27, 2018 |
| Severe tropical storm | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 110 km/h (70 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 990 hPa (mbar); 29.23 inHg |
| Category 2-equivalent typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 165 km/h (105 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 971 hPa (mbar); 28.67 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Damage | $40.8 million (2018 USD) |
| Areas affected | Marshall Islands, Caroline Islands, Philippines, Vietnam |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2018 Pacific typhoon season | |
Severe Tropical Storm Usagi, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Samuel, was a tropical cyclone that affected the Philippines and Southern Vietnam in late November 2018, causing severe damage around the Visayas region and Ho Chi Minh City. The storm formed from a disturbance in the Central Pacific basin on November 3, but did not develop into a tropical storm until almost three weeks later, on November 13. Usagi underwent rapid intensification and peaked in intensity before making its final landfall on Vũng Tàu, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province as a weakening tropical storm on November 25. While never considered as a typhoon by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) assessed its intensity to be equivalent to Category 2 status on the Saffir–Simpson scale. Usagi caused one death and ₱52.2 million (US$992,000) in damages in the Philippines, most of which came from agriculture. Usagi caused 3 deaths and ₫925 billion (US$39.8 million) in damages in Vietnam.