&sq=&lang=&file=File:Dawn_1998-11-19_0632Z.png) Dawn at peak intensity on November 19 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | November 16, 1998 |
| Dissipated | November 20, 1998 |
| Tropical storm | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 65 km/h (40 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 998 hPa (mbar); 29.47 inHg |
| Tropical storm | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 85 km/h (50 mph) |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 187 total |
| Damage | $39.3 million (1998 USD) |
| Areas affected | Vietnam and Cambodia |
Part of the 1998 Pacific typhoon season | |
Tropical Storm Dawn was a weak tropical cyclone that caused 187 deaths in Vietnam, and was described as the worst storm to hit the region in 3 decades.[1] The 27th tropical depression and 13th named storm of the 1998 Pacific typhoon season, Dawn formed from a monsoon trough in the South China Sea on November 16. The same day at 18:00 UTC, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) assessed that it had become a tropical depression. The depression continued organizing, and on November 18 at 18:00 UTC, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) upgraded the depression to a tropical storm, giving it the name Dawn. Dawn peaked 1-minute sustained winds of 45 knots (85 km/h; 50 mph) before making landfall near Cam Ranh, moving inland and quickly dissipating.
Dawn caused 187 fatalities in Vietnam, with heavy rains flooding hundreds of thousands of houses.
- ^ At least 187 killed after Typhoon Dawn in central Vietnam (Report). November 27, 1998. Archived from the original on September 25, 2012. Retrieved 2021-03-25.