Typhoon Prapiroon (2018)

This article is about the 2018 typhoon. For other storms of the same name, see List of storms named Prapiroon and List of storms named Florita.
Typhoon Prapiroon (Florita)
Prapiroon shortly before peak intensity north of Ryukyu Islands on July 2
Meteorological history
FormedJune 28, 2018
ExtratropicalJuly 4, 2018
DissipatedJuly 5, 2018
Typhoon
10-minute sustained (JMA)
Highest winds120 km/h (75 mph)
Lowest pressure960 hPa (mbar); 28.35 inHg
Category 1-equivalent typhoon
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds150 km/h (90 mph)
Lowest pressure960 hPa (mbar); 28.35 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities4
Damage$10.1 million (2018 USD)
Areas affectedJapan, Korean Peninsula
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Part of the 2018 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Prapiroon (Thai: พระพิรุณ), known in the Philippines as Severe Tropical Storm Florita, was a Category 1 typhoon that worsened the floods in Japan and also caused impacts in neighboring South Korea. The storm formed from an area of low pressure near the Philippines and strengthened to a typhoon before entering the Sea of Japan. The seventh named storm and the first typhoon of the annual annual typhoon season. Prapiroon originated from a low-pressure area far off the coast of Northern Luzon on June 28. Tracking westwards, it rapidly upgraded into a tropical storm, receiving the name Prapiroon due to favorable conditions in the Philippine Sea on the next day.

Prapiroon had a good upper-level flow despite the presence of dry air, which typically hindered its development. The tropical storm shifted more northwestward heading towards the Ryukyu Islands. JMA upgraded into a severe tropical storm on July 1 and left PAR on that day also. As it moves towards Japan, Prapiroon crosses through the island of Kume in the Ryukyu Islands. Prapiroon later further intensified as a category-1 typhoon. Shortly after reaching peak intensity, Prapiroon weakened into a tropical storm after passing closely between Japan and the Korean Peninsula. It then turned extratropical on July 5 before dissipating on the following day.