Typhoon Nanmadol (2022)

Typhoon Nanmadol (Josie)
Nanmadol at peak intensity on September 16
Meteorological history
FormedSeptember 9, 2022
ExtratropicalSeptember 19, 2022
DissipatedSeptember 20, 2022
Violent typhoon
10-minute sustained (JMA)
Highest winds195 km/h (120 mph)
Lowest pressure910 hPa (mbar); 26.87 inHg
Category 4-equivalent super typhoon
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds250 km/h (155 mph)
Lowest pressure916 hPa (mbar); 27.05 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities5 total
Damage$1.2 billion (2022 USD)
Areas affectedJapan, South Korea, Philippines
IBTrACS / [1]

Part of the 2022 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Nanmadol, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Josie, was a powerful tropical cyclone that impacted Japan. The fourteenth named storm, seventh typhoon, and second super typhoon of the 2022 Pacific typhoon season and the most intense tropical cyclone worldwide in 2022, Nanmadol originated from a disturbance to the east of Iwo Jima which the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) designated as a tropical depression on September 12. Later that same day, upon attaining tropical storm strength, it was named Nanmadol by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

The storm gradually became better organized, with its sustained winds reaching typhoon strength two days later. It then underwent rapid intensification, with its wind speed increasing by 45 km/h (30 mph). Nanmadol peaked with winds of 195 km/h (120 mph) and a central pressure of 910 mbar (26.87 inHg) on September 17, and also briefly entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility, where it received the name Josie. Following peak intensity, the storm began an eyewall replacement cycle and tracked north towards Japan, where it made landfall on Southern Kyushu on September 18. Later, Nanmadol became a severe tropical storm on September 19, before transitioning into an extratropical low early the next day.

In preparation for the storm, more than half a million people were evacuated in Japan, a rare "special warning" was issued for Kagoshima by the JMA.[2] In Kagoshima, 8,000 fled their homes, with another 12,000 in evacuation shelters. In South Korea, 7,000 households also experienced power outages.[3] Four deaths were attributed to Nanmadol, all in Japan, and more than 115 people were injured, with most just being minor injuries.[4]

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  4. ^ "Typhoon Nanmadol: Storm damages space centre in Japan, 130,000 still lack power". The Indian Express. 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2023-03-15.