Tropical Storm Aere (2011)

Tropical Storm Aere (Bebeng)

Aere shortly before being named on 7 May
Meteorological history
Formed	5 May 2011
Extratropical	12 May 2011
Dissipated	15 May 2011
Tropical storm
10-minute sustained (JMA)
Highest winds	75 km/h (45 mph)
Lowest pressure	992 hPa (mbar); 29.29 inHg
Tropical storm
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds	95 km/h (60 mph)
Lowest pressure	985 hPa (mbar); 29.09 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities	44 direct, 4 indirect
Damage	$34.4 million (2011 USD)
Areas affected	Philippines, Japan
IBTrACS
Part of the 2011 Pacific typhoon season

Tropical Storm Aere, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Bebeng, was a mild tropical storm that affected eastern Philippines and southern Japan. It was the first named storm of the 2011 Pacific typhoon season. Aere is the Marshallese word for storm.^[1]

In the Philippines, Aere brought very heavy rainfall triggering landslides and floods knocking out power in several areas across Luzon. More than 50 flights were canceled or diverted because of the bad weather conditions and President Benigno Aquino III delayed his flight home from a summit in Indonesia by a day. The coastguards have stopped smaller boats from leaving ports in Catanduanes and surrounding areas, leaving 1,379 people stranded. More than 7,200 hectares (17,800 acres - 27 square miles) of rice, corn and high-value crops costing more than 118 million pesos ($2.7 million) were destroyed or damaged. At least 35 people have been killed and two more are missing as a result of Aere. Agricultural losses are estimated at PHP1.37 billion (US$31.7 million).