Typhoon Prapiroon (2018)

Typhoon Prapiroon (Florita)

Prapiroon shortly before peak intensity north of Ryukyu Islands on July 2
Meteorological history
Formed	June 28, 2018
Extratropical	July 4, 2018
Dissipated	July 5, 2018
Typhoon
10-minute sustained (JMA)
Highest winds	120 km/h (75 mph)
Lowest pressure	960 hPa (mbar); 28.35 inHg
Category 1-equivalent typhoon
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds	150 km/h (90 mph)
Lowest pressure	960 hPa (mbar); 28.35 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities	4
Damage	$10.1 million (2018 USD)
Areas affected	Japan, Korean Peninsula
IBTrACS
Part of the 2018 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Prapiroon (Thai: พระพิรุณ), known in the Philippines as Severe Tropical Storm Florita, was a Category 1 typhoon that worsened the floods in Japan and also caused impacts in neighboring South Korea. The storm formed from an area of low pressure near the Philippines and strengthened to a typhoon before entering the Sea of Japan. The seventh named storm and the first typhoon of the annual annual typhoon season. Prapiroon originated from a low-pressure area far off the coast of Northern Luzon on June 28. Tracking westwards, it rapidly upgraded into a tropical storm, receiving the name Prapiroon due to favorable conditions in the Philippine Sea on the next day.

Prapiroon had a good upper-level flow despite the presence of dry air, which typically hindered its development. The tropical storm shifted more northwestward heading towards the Ryukyu Islands. JMA upgraded into a severe tropical storm on July 1 and left PAR on that day also. As it moves towards Japan, Prapiroon crosses through the island of Kume in the Ryukyu Islands. Prapiroon later further intensified as a category-1 typhoon. Shortly after reaching peak intensity, Prapiroon weakened into a tropical storm after passing closely between Japan and the Korean Peninsula. It then turned extratropical on July 5 before dissipating on the following day.