&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Conson_2004-06-09_0245Z.jpg) Conson prior to peak intensity on June 9 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | June 4, 2004 |
| Extratropical | June 11, 2004 |
| Dissipated | June 14, 2004 |
| Typhoon | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 150 km/h (90 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 960 hPa (mbar); 28.35 inHg |
| Category 3-equivalent typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 185 km/h (115 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 944 hPa (mbar); 27.88 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | ≥ 2 total |
| Damage | $3.8 million (2004 USD) |
| Areas affected |
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| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2004 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Conson, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Frank, was the first[1] of the record ten typhoons to impact Japan during the 2004 Pacific typhoon season.[2] Developing out of a tropical depression near the northern Philippines in early June, Conson slowly traveled towards the north. Gradually strengthening, the storm reached typhoon status late on June 7 according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center and several hours later according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. After turning towards the northeast, the typhoon brushed Taiwan and reached its peak intensity with 10-minute sustained winds of 150 km/h (90 mph) on June 9. After reaching its peak, Conson gradually weakened, passing through Okinawa before being downgraded to a tropical storm the next day. On June 11, the storm made landfall as a minimal tropical storm in the Kōchi Prefecture just before becoming extratropical. The extratropical remnants continued towards the northeast and were last mentioned on June 14 crossing the International Date Line.
Typhoon Conson brought heavy rains and high winds to the Philippines, Taiwan, Okinawa, and Japan. Flooding in the Philippines killed two people and caused about PHP1.6 million (US$35,000) in damages. However, some reports state that up to 30 people died in the Philippines. In the Ryukyu Islands, the storm brought heavy rains and high winds to several islands, damaging crops and leaving many without power. As it became extratropical, Conson caused moderate damage in southern Japan, including a few landslides which prompted evacuations. Throughout Japan, losses reached 355.7 million yen (US$3.8 million).
- ^ Nagai (January 19, 2005). "Flood Report 2004 Japan and the World" (PDF). International Flood Network. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2009.
- ^ Gore, Al (2006). An Inconvenient Truth. Rodale. p. 83. ISBN 1-59486-567-1.