Typhoon Nesat (2017)

Typhoon Nesat (Gorio)
Typhoon Nesat approaching Taiwan at peak intensity on July 29, with Tropical Storm Haitang to its southwest
Meteorological history
FormedJuly 25, 2017
DissipatedJuly 30, 2017
Typhoon
10-minute sustained (JMA)
Highest winds150 km/h (90 mph)
Lowest pressure960 hPa (mbar); 28.35 inHg
Category 2-equivalent typhoon
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds155 km/h (100 mph)
Lowest pressure959 hPa (mbar); 28.32 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities3 total
Damage$282 million (2017 USD)
Areas affectedPhilippines, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, East China, Thailand
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Part of the 2017 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Nesat, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Gorio, was a strong tropical cyclone that impacted Taiwan and Fujian, China. It was the ninth named storm and the second typhoon of the annual typhoon season. After consolidating slowly for several days, Tropical Storm Nesat developed east of the Philippines on July 25. While experiencing favorable environmental conditions such as very warm sea surface temperatures and low wind shear, Nesat strengthened into a typhoon and reached its peak intensity on July 28. On July 29, the typhoon made landfall near the Taiwanese city of Yilan, before weakening to a severe tropical storm and making landfall again near Fuqing on China's east coast late the same day. Moving into July 30, Nesat continued to weaken under the effects of land interaction.