 | This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards. (May 2020) |
.jpg) Faxai at peak intensity on September 8 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | August 29, 2019 |
| Extratropical | September 10, 2019 |
| Dissipated | September 12, 2019 |
| Very strong typhoon | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 155 km/h (100 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 955 hPa (mbar); 28.20 inHg |
| Category 4-equivalent typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 215 km/h (130 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 940 hPa (mbar); 27.76 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 3 total |
| Damage | $10 billion (2019 USD) (Tied as sixth-costliest typhoon on record in nominal terms; eighth-costliest typhoon when adjusted for inflation) |
| Areas affected | Wake Island, Japan |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2019 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Faxai, known in Japan as Reiwa 1 Bōsō Peninsula Typhoon (令和元年房総半島台風, Reiwa Gannen Bōsō-hantō Taifū),[1] was the first typhoon to strike the Kantō region since Mindulle in 2016, and the strongest typhoon to hit the region since Ma-on in 2004. It was also the worst to hit the region since Talas in 2011, until the region was hit by the more destructive Typhoon Hagibis less than a month later.[2] Forming as the fifteenth named storm of the 2019 Pacific typhoon season, the precursor to Faxai was first noted as a weak tropical depression to the east of the International Dateline on August 29. The depression then entered the West Pacific basin on August 30. After moving in a general westward direction, the system strengthened into a named tropical storm by September 5. Faxai then strengthened into the sixth typhoon of the season the next day. Two days later, Faxai reached its peak strength as a Category 4 typhoon just before making landfall in mainland Japan. Turning northeastward, Faxai rapidly weakened and became extratropical on September 10.
Three people were killed and 147 others were injured. More than 390,000 people were urged to be evacuated. Faxai left 934,000 households without power. Train services in JR East were cancelled due to the storm.[3] Two people died from heatstroke because of the power outage.[4] Total loss in Japan were finalized at US$10 billion.[5]
- ^ "気象庁が名称を定めた気象・地震・火山現象一覧" (in Japanese). Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Typhoon Faxai: Storm cuts power to 900,000 homes". BBC. September 9, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ "Powerful Typhoon Faxai kills three, injures 40 and wreaks havoc on Tokyo transport system". The Japan Times. September 9, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ "Japan struggles to deal with blackout after deadly Typhoon Faxai". Al Jazeera. September 11, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ Weather, Climate & Catastrophe Insight: 2019 Annual Report (PDF). AON Benfield (Report). AON Benfield. January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2020.