&sq=&lang=&file=File:Rumbia_2000-11-29_0210Z.jpg) Tropical Storm Rumbia near peak intensity on November 29 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | November 25, 2000 |
| Dissipated | December 7, 2000 |
| Tropical storm | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 75 km/h (45 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 990 hPa (mbar); 29.23 inHg |
| Tropical storm | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 100 km/h (65 mph) |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 48 |
| Damage | $1 million (2000 USD) |
| Areas affected | |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2000 Pacific typhoon season | |
Tropical Storm Rumbia, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Toyang, brought deadly flooding to the central and southern Philippines in November and December 2000. The last of three consecutive tropical cyclones of at least tropical storm intensity to strike the Philippines, Rumbia began as a tropical depression on November 27, gradually intensifying to reach tropical storm intensity the next day. Strengthening later stagnated, and Rumbia would weaken back to depression status as it made landfall on the central Philippines on December 1. Though the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) determined Rumbia to have dissipated on December 2, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) continued to monitor the system over the next few days as it tracked across the South China Sea. For a period of time beginning on December 5, Rumbia reorganized and strengthened back to tropical storm intensity before wind shear began to weaken the system. Located south of Vietnam on December 7, the storm's circulation center became devoid of convection, and by then Rumbia was declared by the JTWC to have dissipated.
In the Philippines, Rumbia caused roughly US$1 million in damage and 48 fatalities.[nb 1] Several transportation routes were suspended in the lead-up to the storm's landfall. As a result of the tropical storm, power outages occurred, especially in Surigao. Several towns and villages were flooded, displacing around 70,000 people and putting 4,100 people into temporary emergency sheltering.
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