&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Matmo_Jul_22_2014_0510Z.jpg) Typhoon Matmo approaching Taiwan at peak intensity on July 22 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | July 16, 2014 |
| Extratropical | July 25, 2014 |
| Dissipated | July 26, 2014 |
| Typhoon | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 130 km/h (80 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 965 hPa (mbar); 28.50 inHg |
| Category 2-equivalent typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 155 km/h (100 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 959 hPa (mbar); 28.32 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 65 total |
| Damage | $418 million (2014 USD) |
| Areas affected |
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| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2014 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Matmo, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Henry, was the first tropical cyclone to impact Taiwan in 2014. It was the tenth named storm and the fourth typhoon of the 2014 Pacific typhoon season. The typhoon is believed to be one of the main reasons behind the crash of TransAsia Airways Flight 222, which occurred a day after it made landfall. There were fifty-four passengers on board (four of whom were reported to be children) and a crew of four, of whom 48 were killed.[1][2] Taiwan News reported that "first suspicions hinted" the accident might be related to Matmo.[3] The typhoon developed from a cluster of thundershowers consolidating around an area of low pressure in the doldrums. It initially followed a westward track, then made a sharp northwest turn before making landfall on Taiwan, and then China. After moving further inland, Matmo slowly curved back northeastwards and became extratropical before its remnants affected the Korean Peninsula.
The typhoon caused damage of US$418 million and there were 65 deaths related to the storm. Matmo brought tropical storm force winds and heavy rainfall to the Philippines, typhoon force winds and torrential rainfall to China and Taiwan and heavy rains to Korea. Two deaths in the Philippines were attributed to the typhoon. The storm left 31,505 people in Taiwan without power. 50 miles per hour (80 km/h) gusts were reported in the Gimpo International Airport of Seoul.[4]
- ^ "48 confirmed dead, 10 injured in TransAsia plane crash". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ^ "Taiwan plane crash – latest". The Daily Telegraph. 23 July 2014. Archived from the original on July 23, 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "47 dead, 11 injured in Penghu plane crash: reports". Taiwan News. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "Typhoon Matmo Recap: Taiwan, East China Hit by Season's Ninth Named Storm". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 15 November 2014.