&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Jangmi_2008-09-27_0450Z.jpg) Typhoon Jangmi near peak intensity on September 27 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | September 23, 2008 |
| Extratropical | October 1, 2008 |
| Dissipated | October 5, 2008 |
| Violent typhoon | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 215 km/h (130 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 905 hPa (mbar); 26.72 inHg |
| Category 5-equivalent super typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 260 km/h (160 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 918 hPa (mbar); 27.11 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 6 |
| Missing | 2 |
| Damage | $87.7 million (2008 USD) |
| Areas affected | Taiwan, eastern China, Japan |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2008 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Jangmi (pronounced [tɕaŋ.mi]), known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Ofel, was the most intense tropical cyclone in the Northwest Pacific Ocean during the 2000s, tied with Nida in 2009, and the most intense tropical cyclone worldwide in 2008.[1] Jangmi, which means rose in Korean, formed in a low pressure area south of Guam on September 22. After undergoing serious consolidating with convective banding, the low pressure area was upgraded to a Joint Typhoon Warning Center late the same data. Undergoing the same process, the storm developed into a tropical storm on September 24. Undergoing rapid deepening on September 26–27, the storm, now a Super Typhoon entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility, and was named Ofel. The next day, Jangmi made impact in Taiwan, thousands were evacuated, rainfall, up to 994mm were recorded, and thousands of acres of farmland were destroyed. Jangmi was significantly weakened as it interacted with Taiwan, as being downgraded to tropical storm status after leaving Taiwan on September 29. After undergoing an extratropical transition, Jangmi became a remnant low on October 1. After slowly moving eastward, until finally dissipating near Iwo Jima on October 5.
Jangmi killed 2 people and caused about $77.8 million (2008 USD) in damage in Taiwan, as well as the typhoon also made operations of Maokong Gondola suspended due to erosion around a pillar, until March 30, 2010.[2][3] When Jangmi was weakening and becoming extratropical, it killed 4 people and caused about $9.9 million (2008 USD) in damage in Japan.[4]
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