User:KN2731/Cimaron
| Very strong typhoon (JMA scale) | |
|---|---|
| Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
 Typhoon Cimaron approaching peak intensity on August 22 | |
| Formed | August 16, 2018 |
| Dissipated | August 24, 2018 |
| Highest winds | 10-minute sustained: 155 km/h (100 mph) 1-minute sustained: 215 km/h (130 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 950 hPa (mbar); 28.05 inHg |
| Fatalities | None |
| Damage | $30.6 million (2018 USD) |
| Areas affected | Northern Mariana Islands, Japan |
| Part of the 2018 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Cimaron was a strong tropical cyclone that impacted Japan in August 2018. Cimaron developed from a tropical depression that formed in the Northwest Pacific Ocean on August 16. The system slowly strengthened as it moved west-northwestwards near the Northern Mariana Islands and became a tropical storm two days later. After leveling off in intensity on August 20, a new quick burst of strengthening saw Cimaron become a typhoon on August 21. The next day, Cimaron reached peak intensity with 10-minute maximum sustained winds of 155 km/h (100 mph), 1-minute sustained winds of 215 km/h (130 mph), and a central pressure of 950 hPa (28.05 inHg). Shortly after, the system began to unravel as it turned to the north and encountered more hostile environmental conditions. Cimaron eventually made landfall in Japan's Tokushima and Hyōgo Prefectures on August 23 as a weakening typhoon. Land interaction caused the cyclone to rapidly degrade and it dissipated on August 24 as it transitioned to an extratropical cyclone.
Cimaron brought strong, gusty winds and heavy rain across central Japan on August 23. Agricultural damage reached JP¥ (US$30.6 million).[nb 1][nb 2]
Meteorological history[edit]
Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
Unknown
Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depressionJMA: TD 16/8 12Z, TS 18/8 12Z, STS 19/8 12Z, TY 21/8 00Z, peak 22/8 06Z, landfall southern Tokushima Prefecture 23/8 12Z, landfall Himeji City Hyogo Prefecture at 23/8 14Z, STS 23/8 18Z, TS 24/8 06Z, ET 24/8 12Z, dead by 24/8 18Z [nb 3] [nb 4]
Preparations and impact[edit]
Northern Mariana Islands[edit]
Japan[edit]
[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
See also[edit]
- Typhoons Jebi and Trami (2018) – hit Japan in September that year, just weeks after Cimaron
- Systems with a similar track:
External links[edit]
- JMA General Information of Typhoon Cimaron (1820) from Digital Typhoon
- JMA Best Track Data of Typhoon Cimaron (1820)
- 23W.CIMARON from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
- 2018 Typhoon Cimaron (2018229N11160) from the International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship
Tropical cyclones of the 2018 Pacific typhoon season | ||
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Category:2018 Pacific typhoon season
Category:August 2018 events in Asia
Category:Typhoons in Japan
Category:Tropical cyclones in 2018
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- ^ Landsea, Chris (April 21, 2006). "D4) What does "maximum sustained wind" mean ? How does it relate to gusts in tropical cyclones ?". Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
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