The 1922 Shantou Typhoon was a devastating tropical cyclone that caused thousands of deaths in the Chinese city of Shantou in August 1922. This total makes it one of the deadliest known typhoons in history.
A tropical depression located near the Caroline Islands was first spotted July 27. It moved slowly to the northwest, gradually intensifying along the Philippine Sea. On July 31, it crossed northern Luzon,[1] and entered the northernmost part of the South China Sea.[2] It then intensified more and made landfall on the Chinese coast near the city of Shantou (formerly romanized as Swatow) late on August 2 or early on August 3.[1] It quickly dissipated inland later.
The minimum known central pressure of this typhoon is 27.53 inches of mercury (932 mb).[3] At one point, the winds were estimated to have a speed exceeding 100 mph.[4]
Due to the typhoon passing through a then-lightly inhabited part of the Philippines, no reports of significant impact were received.[3]
In Shantou, the typhoon caused a storm surge of at least 12 ft above normal.[4] The rain was heavy, and left enough water to leave the land saturated for a few days.[13] Shantou was an unfortunate city, as around 5,000 people (out of a population of about 65,000) perished in the storm.[1] Some nearby villages were totally destroyed.[14] Several ships near the coast were totally wrecked.[4] Other ones were blown as far as two miles inland.[14] The area around the city had around another 50,000 casualties.[4] The total death toll was above 60,000,[15] and may have been higher than 100,000.[4]
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The 1922 Shantou Typhoon was a devastating tropical cyclone that caused thousands of deaths in the Chinese city of Shantou in August 1922 This total makes it one of the deadliest known typhoons in history 1922 Shantou Typhoon Meteorological historyFormedJuly 27 1922 1922 07 27 DissipatedAugust 3 1922 1922 08 04 Very strong typhoon10 minute sustained JMA Highest winds155 km h 100 mph Lowest pressure 932 hPa mbar 27 52 inHgOverall effectsFatalities50 000 100 000 Areas affectedNorthern Philippines ChinaPart of the 1922 Pacific typhoon season Contents 1 Meteorological history 2 Impact 3 References 4 External linksMeteorological history edit nbsp 1922 Shantou Typhoon track A tropical depression located near the Caroline Islands was first spotted July 27 It moved slowly to the northwest gradually intensifying along the Philippine Sea On July 31 it crossed northern Luzon 1 and entered the northernmost part of the South China Sea 2 It then intensified more and made landfall on the Chinese coast near the city of Shantou formerly romanized as Swatow late on August 2 or early on August 3 1 It quickly dissipated inland later The minimum known central pressure of this typhoon is 27 53 inches of mercury 932 mb 3 At one point the winds were estimated to have a speed exceeding 100 mph 4 Impact editDeadliest Pacific typhoons Rank Typhoon Season Fatalities Ref 1 August 1931 China typhoon 1931 300 000 5 6 7 2 Nina 1975 229 000 8 3 July 1780 Typhoon 1780 100 000 9 4 July 1862 Typhoon 1862 80 000 10 5 Shantou 1922 60 000 8 6 China 1912 50 000 8 7 Hong Kong 1937 10 000 8 8 Joan 1964 7 000 11 9 Haiyan 2013 6 352 12 10 Vera 1959 gt 5 000 8 Main article List of tropical cyclone records Due to the typhoon passing through a then lightly inhabited part of the Philippines no reports of significant impact were received 3 In Shantou the typhoon caused a storm surge of at least 12 ft above normal 4 The rain was heavy and left enough water to leave the land saturated for a few days 13 Shantou was an unfortunate city as around 5 000 people out of a population of about 65 000 perished in the storm 1 Some nearby villages were totally destroyed 14 Several ships near the coast were totally wrecked 4 Other ones were blown as far as two miles inland 14 The area around the city had around another 50 000 casualties 4 The total death toll was above 60 000 15 and may have been higher than 100 000 4 The 50 000 to 100 000 deaths 100 000 deaths caused by this typhoon make it one of the deadliest tropical cyclones in the western north Pacific Ocean The other typhoons with comparable death totals include another typhoon that hit China in 1912 and 1975 s Typhoon Nina 16 17 15 References edit a b c Willis E Hurd August 1922 North Pacific Ocean PDF Monthly Weather Review pp 433 35 Archived from the original PDF on 2011 07 16 Retrieved 2007 05 02 July August 1922 Universidad Complutense Madrid Retrieved 2007 05 02 a b Rev Jose Coronas August 1922 The Swatow Typhoon of August 1922 PDF Monthly Weather Review pp 435 6 Retrieved 2007 05 02 a b c d e The Selga Chronology Part II 1901 1934 Universidad Complutense Madrid Retrieved 2007 05 02 History s worst flood finally revealed www chinadaily com cn Courtney Chris 2018 02 15 The Nature of Disaster in China The 1931 Yangzi River Flood Cambridge University Press ISBN 9781108284936 Flood Horror Geraldton Guardian and Express September 1931 a b c d e The Worst Natural Disasters by Death Toll PDF National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2009 Retrieved January 2 2012 Pedro Ribera Ricardo Garcia Herrera and Luis Gimeno July 2008 Historical Deadly Typhoons in the Philippines Weather 63 7 Royal Meteorological Society 196 doi 10 1002 wea 275 Huang G Yim Wyxx W S Reconstruction of an 8 000 year record of Typhoons in the Pearl River Estuary China PDF HKU Scholars Hub Associated Press November 16 1964 Another Typhoon Descends on Flood Stricken Vietnam The Milwaukee Journal p 2 Retrieved March 11 2010 SitRep No 108 re Effects of Typhoon YOLANDA HAIYAN PDF Report National Reduction Risk Reduction And Management Council April 3 2014 Retrieved December 2 2014 The Swatow Typhoon of August 1922 PDF Monthly Weather Review August 1922 p 435 Retrieved 2007 05 02 933 a b Notes on weather in the other parts of the world PDF Monthly Weather Review p 437 Retrieved 2007 06 14 a b NOAA s Top Global Weather Water and Climate Events of the 20th Century PDF NOAA Archived PDF from the original on 28 June 2007 Retrieved 2007 06 28 The Ten Worst Hurricanes Worldwide Archived from the original on 7 June 2007 Retrieved 2007 06 12 The World s Worst Floods Archived from the original on 19 June 2007 Retrieved 2007 06 12 External links editApproximate storm path Christmas typhoon of 1918 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1922 Shantou typhoon amp oldid 1210911800, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
