User:Akbermamps/Tropical Storm Etau (2020)
| Tropical storm (JMA scale) | |
|---|---|
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
 Etau at peak intensity on November 9 | |
| Formed | November 6 |
| Dissipated | November 10 |
| Highest winds | 10-minute sustained: 85 km/h (50 mph) 1-minute sustained: 85 km/h (50 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 992 hPa (mbar); 29.29 inHg |
| Fatalities | 3 |
| Damage | $34.8 million (2020 USD) |
| Areas affected | Philippines, Vietnam |
| Part of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season | |
Tropical Storm Etau, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Tonyo, was a tropical cyclone that affected the Philippines and Vietnam in November 2020. The twenty-eighth tropical depression and twenty-first named storm of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season, it was one of many cyclones that contributed to a devastating series of floods in Central Vietnam.
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 depressionOn November 6 at 06:00 UTC, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) began monitoring an area of convection northeast of Palau, noting a broad low-level circulation and favorable conditions surrounding the system.[1] Later that day at 12:00 UTC, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) assessed that the system became a tropical depression.[2] On the next day at 12:00 UTC, the PAGASA upgraded the system to a tropical depression, assigning it the local name Tonyo.[3] The JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert for Tonyo three hours later despite the presence of 20–25-knot (35–45 km/h; 25–30 mph) wind shear.[4] Tonyo made landfall on Ticao Island at 13:00 UTC, Torrijos, Marinduque at 20:30 UTC, and at San Juan, Batangas at 00:00 UTC on November 8.[5] At 12:00 UTC, the JTWC upgraded Tonyo to a tropical depression, designating it as 24W.[6] The system began consolidating,[7] and at 18:00 UTC, both the JMA and the PAGASA upgraded it to a tropical storm, with the JMA assigning it the international name Etau.[2][8] Etau then left the Philippine Area of Responsibility at 20:00 UTC.[8]
On November 9 at 00:00 UTC, the JTWC upgraded Etau to a tropical storm.[6] Six hours later, the JMA assessed that Etau had peaked in intensity with ten-minute sustained winds of 85 km/h (50 mph) and a minimum central pressure of 992 hPa (29.29 inHg).[2]
Preparations and impact[edit]
Philippines[edit]
Floods occurred in Boac, Marinduque on November 7. 199 passengers and 87 ships were stranded in Oriental Mindoro.[9]
Vietnam[edit]
Etau killed three people in Vietnam.[10]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Significant Tropical Weather Advisory for the Western and South Pacific Oceans, 06Z 6 November 2020 (Report). United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center. November 6, 2020. Archived from the original on September 2, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022. Alt URL
- ^ a b c Annual Report on the Activities of the RSMC Tokyo - Typhoon Center 2020 (PDF) (Report). Japan Meteorological Agency. December 1, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ^ De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (November 7, 2020). "Just in: Tonyo develops into tropical depression". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ^ Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (Invest 92W) (Report). United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center. November 7, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2022.[dead link] Alt URL
- ^ "Tropical depression Tonyo hits land in Batangas, may strengthen ahead of exit". ABS-CBN. November 8, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ a b "2020 Western North Pacific Ocean Best Track Data". Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ^ Prognostic Reasoning for Tropical Depression 24W (Twentyfour) Warning No. 1 (Report). United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center. November 8, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2022.[dead link] Alt URL
- ^ a b Arceo, Acor (November 9, 2020). "Tonyo intensifies into tropical storm, leaves PAR; Ulysses maintains strength". Rappler. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ^ Sitrep No. 02 re Preparedness Measures and Effects for Tropical Storm "Tonyo" (I.N. Etau) (PDF) (Report). National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. November 11, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ^ Tổng Hợp Thiệt Hại Do Thiên Tai Từ Đầu Năm 2020 Đến Nay (Report) (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Disaster Management Authority. November 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2022.