Meteorological history | |
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Formed | November 30, 2014 |
Dissipated | December 12, 2014 |
Violent typhoon | |
10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
Highest winds | 215 km/h (130 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 905 hPa (mbar); 26.72 inHg |
Category 5-equivalent super typhoon | |
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
Highest winds | 285 km/h (180 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 907 hPa (mbar); 26.78 inHg |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 18 total |
Damage | $114 million (2014 USD) |
Areas affected | Caroline Islands, Palau, Philippines, Vietnam |
IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2014 Pacific typhoon season |
Typhoon Hagupit known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Ruby, was the second most intense tropical cyclone in 2014. Hagupit particularly impacted the Philippines in early December while gradually weakening, killing 18 people and causing $114 million (2014 USD) of damage in the country.[1] Prior to making landfall, Hagupit was considered the worst threat to the Philippines in 2014, but it was significantly smaller than 2013's Typhoon Haiyan.[2]
Hagupit[3] developed into the 22nd tropical storm of the annual typhoon season on December 1 and became that year's eleventh typhoon the next day.[4][5] Under a favorable environment, the typhoon underwent rapid deepening and reached peak intensity northwest of Palau on December 4, with a clear eye.[6] Hagupit slightly weakened but restrengthened on December 5, but subsequently started to weaken again, due to subsidence associated with an upper-level trough.[7]
The typhoon made its first landfall over the province of Eastern Samar in the Philippines on December 6, and then made three other landfalls over the country.[8] Due to land interaction and its slow movement, Hagupit weakened into a tropical storm on December 8.[9] When arriving at the South China Sea on December 9, deep convection of the storm diminished significantly.[10] The system could not overcome the hostile environment and weakened into a tropical depression on December 11, before it eventually dissipated southeast of Ho Chi Minh City on December 12.[11]
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