&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Guchol_Jun_17_2012_0230Z.jpg) Typhoon Guchol at peak intensity on June 17 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | June 10, 2012 |
| Extratropical | June 20, 2012 |
| Dissipated | June 22, 2012 |
| Very strong typhoon | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 185 km/h (115 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 930 hPa (mbar); 27.46 inHg |
| Category 4-equivalent super typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 240 km/h (150 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 926 hPa (mbar); 27.34 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 2 direct |
| Damage | $100 million (2012 USD) |
| Areas affected | Philippines, Japan |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2012 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Guchol, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Butchoy, was a powerful tropical cyclone which became the first typhoon to make landfall in Japan on June since 2004.[1] The storm formed as tropical disturbance south-southeast of Pohnpei on June 7, and was upgraded to a tropical depression on June 10. The system later intensified in favorable conditions, and reached typhoon intensity on June 15. It reached peak intensity late on June 17, before making landfall over Japan as a typhoon on June 19. The system became extratropical shortly after traversing Japan and was last noted by the Japan Meteorological Agency on June 22.
Authorities issued evacuation orders for more than 150,000 people in central, eastern and northeastern Japan, Kyodo News said, with warnings of dangerous landslides from the heavy rain. Heavy rains and strong winds affected much of Honshu as the storm moved across the region. One person was killed and fifty-two others were injured across the country.
The name "Guchol" means "turmeric" in a Micronesian language.