Typhoon Jelawat (2012)

Typhoon Jelawat (Lawin)

Typhoon Jelawat at peak intensity on September 25
Meteorological history
Formed	September 20, 2012
Extratropical	October 1, 2012
Dissipated	October 3, 2012
Violent typhoon
10-minute sustained (JMA)
Highest winds	205 km/h (125 mph)
Lowest pressure	905 hPa (mbar); 26.72 inHg
Category 5-equivalent super typhoon
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds	260 km/h (160 mph)
Lowest pressure	918 hPa (mbar); 27.11 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities	2 total
Damage	$115 million (2012 USD)
Areas affected	Japan, Philippines, Taiwan, Alaska, Russian Far East
IBTrACS
Part of the 2012 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Jelawat, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Lawin, was the most intense tropical cyclone of the 2012 Pacific typhoon season in terms of ten-minute maximum sustained winds, tied with Typhoon Sanba. Following Bolaven and Sanba, Jelawat was the third typhoon directly hitting Okinawa Island in 2012. Jelawat, which means carp in Malaysian, is a type of freshwater fish.

Jelawat reached peak intensity late on September 24 and maintained it for nearly two days. The typhoon passed through Okinawa Prefecture on September 29 and finally made landfall over Aichi Prefecture in Japan on September 30. Jelawat was the strongest typhoon for Okinawa Island in 2012 by observed winds, as it also killed 2 people in Japan.^[1]