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Typhoon Nari, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Kiko, was an unusually long-lived Category 3 typhoon that took an erratic, two-week track near Taiwan. It was the 16th named typhoon in the 2001 Pacific typhoon season.
On 31 August 2001, a weak low-pressure area formed south of Guam. By 5 September, it merged with a monsoonal trough and strengthened into the 26th tropical depression of the season northeast of Taiwan. A large, dry airflow from the northwest caused the storm to drift northeast where it became a tropical storm on 6 September. Nari was stationary near Okinawa due to the subtropical ridge dipping near Japan and became a typhoon on the 7th. On 9 September, at around 7:00(UTC), Nari developed an eye, which collapsed 14 hours later due to dry air inflowing around the storm, associated with an upper-level trough, causing leading to the system's decrease in size while becoming stationary. On 10 September, Nari was pulled slightly to the east by Typhoon Danas. At the same time, it made a small burst of convection as wind shear lowered and rapidly intensified into a Category 3 typhoon, reaching a peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) winds before weakening to a tropical storm on the 14th. It restrengthened to a typhoon, and as it continued southwestward, Nari reached 100 mph (160 km/h) winds before hitting northeastern Taiwan on the 16th. The storm drifted across the island, emerging into the South China Sea on the 18th as a tropical depression. It continued westward and made landfall east of Hong Kong as a 65 mph (105 km/h) tropical storm on the 20th.[citation needed]
Striking two months after Taiwan's second deadliest typhoon, Toraji, Nari brought torrential rainfall to much of the island. Numerous landslides triggered by the storm's rain destroyed homes and buried people. At least 94 people died on the island and ten others were missing. Agricultural losses from Nari were estimated at NT$2.9 billion (US$84 million).[1] In mountainous regions, more than 1,225 mm (48.2 in) of rain fell over two days, leading to many rivers overflowing their banks. On 17 September, some areas recorded a record-breaking 800 mm (31 in) during a single day, equivalent to four months of rain in Taiwan. At the height of the storm, an estimated 650,000 people were without power and 350,000 lost their water and telephone service. Most of the fatalities took place around the city of Taipei and nearby counties. The metro system in the city was severely damaged by floods and was not expected to be working for at least six months.[2]
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In response to the severe damage, the Taiwanese government deployed roughly 8,000 soldiers to assist in search-and-rescue operations across the island. Nearly 10,000 people in northern and central Taiwan were relocated to shelters across the region.[2]
Already suffering from an economic downturn from the September 11 attacks in the United States, the economy of Taiwan was severely affected by Nari. Businesses were shut down across the island and the stock exchange was closed for several days. Moreover, after it reopened, there was significantly less stock activity as hundreds of thousands of residents were either unable to get to work or hampered by travel issues.[2]The combination of the two events was estimated to have reduced the gross domestic product of Taiwan by 0.2%, roughly NT$19.4 billion (US$560 million).[citation needed]
^Alice Hung (September 21, 2001). "Eighth typhoon this year bears down on Taiwan". Reuters. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
^ abcStaff Writer (September 18, 2001). "Typhoon Nari kills 48 in Taiwan". BBC. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
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This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information September 2016 Typhoon Nari known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Kiko was an unusually long lived Category 3 typhoon that took an erratic two week track near Taiwan It was the 16th named typhoon in the 2001 Pacific typhoon season Typhoon Nari Kiko Nari near peak intensity on September 11 Meteorological historyFormed5 September 2001Dissipated21 September 2001Typhoon10 minute sustained JMA Highest winds140 km h 85 mph Lowest pressure960 hPa mbar 28 35 inHgCategory 3 equivalent typhoon1 minute sustained SSHWS JTWC Highest winds185 km h 115 mph Lowest pressure944 hPa mbar 27 88 inHgOverall effectsFatalities104 directDamage 443 million 2001 USD Areas affectedRyukyu Islands Taiwan Southern ChinaIBTrACSPart of the 2001 Pacific typhoon season Contents 1 Meteorological history 2 Impact 3 Aftermath 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksMeteorological history edit nbsp Map plotting the storm s track and intensity according to the Saffir Simpson scaleMap keySaffir Simpson scale Tropical depression 38 mph 62 km h 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 Storm type nbsp Tropical cyclone nbsp Subtropical cyclone nbsp Extratropical cyclone remnant low tropical disturbance or monsoon depressionOn 31 August 2001 a weak low pressure area formed south of Guam By 5 September it merged with a monsoonal trough and strengthened into the 26th tropical depression of the season northeast of Taiwan A large dry airflow from the northwest caused the storm to drift northeast where it became a tropical storm on 6 September Nari was stationary near Okinawa due to the subtropical ridge dipping near Japan and became a typhoon on the 7th On 9 September at around 7 00 UTC Nari developed an eye which collapsed 14 hours later due to dry air inflowing around the storm associated with an upper level trough causing leading to the system s decrease in size while becoming stationary On 10 September Nari was pulled slightly to the east by Typhoon Danas At the same time it made a small burst of convection as wind shear lowered and rapidly intensified into a Category 3 typhoon reaching a peak of 115 mph 185 km h winds before weakening to a tropical storm on the 14th It restrengthened to a typhoon and as it continued southwestward Nari reached 100 mph 160 km h winds before hitting northeastern Taiwan on the 16th The storm drifted across the island emerging into the South China Sea on the 18th as a tropical depression It continued westward and made landfall east of Hong Kong as a 65 mph 105 km h tropical storm on the 20th citation needed Impact edit nbsp Flooding caused by the typhoon in Taipei Striking two months after Taiwan s second deadliest typhoon Toraji Nari brought torrential rainfall to much of the island Numerous landslides triggered by the storm s rain destroyed homes and buried people At least 94 people died on the island and ten others were missing Agricultural losses from Nari were estimated at NT 2 9 billion US 84 million 1 In mountainous regions more than 1 225 mm 48 2 in of rain fell over two days leading to many rivers overflowing their banks On 17 September some areas recorded a record breaking 800 mm 31 in during a single day equivalent to four months of rain in Taiwan At the height of the storm an estimated 650 000 people were without power and 350 000 lost their water and telephone service Most of the fatalities took place around the city of Taipei and nearby counties The metro system in the city was severely damaged by floods and was not expected to be working for at least six months 2 Aftermath editIn response to the severe damage the Taiwanese government deployed roughly 8 000 soldiers to assist in search and rescue operations across the island Nearly 10 000 people in northern and central Taiwan were relocated to shelters across the region 2 Already suffering from an economic downturn from the September 11 attacks in the United States the economy of Taiwan was severely affected by Nari Businesses were shut down across the island and the stock exchange was closed for several days Moreover after it reopened there was significantly less stock activity as hundreds of thousands of residents were either unable to get to work or hampered by travel issues 2 The combination of the two events was estimated to have reduced the gross domestic product of Taiwan by 0 2 roughly NT 19 4 billion US 560 million citation needed See also edit nbsp Tropical cyclones portalOther tropical cyclones named Nari Other tropical cyclones named Kiko List of wettest tropical cyclonesReferences edit Alice Hung September 21 2001 Eighth typhoon this year bears down on Taiwan Reuters Retrieved April 21 2010 a b c Staff Writer September 18 2001 Typhoon Nari kills 48 in Taiwan BBC Retrieved April 21 2010 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Typhoon Nari 2001 The JMA s Best Track Data on Typhoon Nari 0116 in Japanese The JMA s RSMC Best Track Data Graphics on Typhoon Nari 0116 The JMA s RSMC Best Track Data Text The JTWC s Best Track Data on Typhoon 20W Nari Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Typhoon Nari 2001 amp oldid 1165306795, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
