&sq=&lang=&file=File:Auring_2009-01-04_0210Z.jpg) Tropical Depression Auring on January 4 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | January 3, 2009 |
| Dissipated | January 6, 2009 |
| Tropical depression | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 45 km/h (30 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 1006 hPa (mbar); 29.71 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 1 direct, 1 indirect |
| Missing | 9 |
| Damage | $490,000 (2009 USD) |
| Areas affected | Philippines |
Part of the 2009 Pacific typhoon season | |
Tropical Depression Auring was a weak tropical cyclone that caused floods in the Philippines in early January 2009. It formed as a tropical disturbance late on December 30, 2008, to the southeast of Manila in the Philippines, and gradually developed over the next few days. Early on January 3, 2009, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) and the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported that the disturbance had intensified into the first tropical depression of the season, with PAGASA assigning the name Auring to the depression. As the Depression was moving into a high level of vertical wind shear, it did not develop any further and late on January 5 as the baroclinic zone approached Auring, it was downgraded to an area of low pressure by the PAGASA before the JMA followed suit the next day as it was declared as dissipated by the JTWC.
Heavy rain from Auring produced severe flooding in the eastern Philippines. Two people were killed and nine others were left missing. A total of 305 homes were destroyed and another 610 were damaged. In addition, an estimated 53 hectares (130.9 acres) of rice and 3.5 hectares (8.6 acres) of corn were damaged. About 43,851 people were affected by the depression and damages were estimated at PHP 23 million ($490,000 USD).