Typhoon Chaba (2010)

Typhoon Chaba, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Katring, was the first typhoon to impact Japan since Typhoon Melor in October 2009. Chaba means Hibiscus in Thai.[1]

Typhoon Chaba (Katring)
Typhoon (JMA scale)
Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS)
Typhoon Chaba near peak strength off the Ryukyu Islands on 28 October
Formed20 October 2010
Dissipated1 November 2010
(Extratropical after 30 October)
Highest winds10-minute sustained: 175 km/h (110 mph)
1-minute sustained: 215 km/h (130 mph)
Lowest pressure930 hPa (mbar); 27.46 inHg
FatalitiesNone reported
Areas affectedJapan
Part of the 2010 Pacific typhoon season

Meteorological history
Map plotting the track and the intensity of the storm, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale

Early on 20 October, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) upgraded an area of low pressure into a tropical depression.[2] Later that day, the JMA reported that the tropical depression slightly intensified.[3] The next day, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center started monitoring the system as tropical depression 16W.[4] On 23 October, the system entered the Philippine Area of responsibility and the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) started monitoring the system as Tropical Depression "Katring"[5] On 24 October, the JMA and JTWC upgraded the tropical depression into a tropical storm and the JMA named it "Chaba".[6][7] On 25 October, the JMA further upgraded the storm into a Severe Tropical Storm.[8] Later that day, the JTWC upgraded the storm into a Category 1 Typhoon.[9] Early on 26 October, the JMA further upgraded the storm into a Typhoon.[10] Early on 27 October, the JTWC upgraded the typhoon into a Category 2 Typhoon.[11] Later that day, the JTWC further upgraded the typhoon into a Category 3 Typhoon.[12] The following day JTWC upgraded the system into a Category 4 Typhon.[13] Later that day, the JTWC downgraded Chaba into a Category 3 Typhoon.[14] Early on 29 October, the JTWC further downgraded Chaba into a Category 2 Typhoon, while the JTWC downgraded it into a Category 1 Typhoon.[15] Early on 30 October, the JTWC reported that Chaba had transitioned into an extratropical cyclone. During the afternoon of 30 October, the JMA downgraded Chaba to a remnant low as passed near Japan. The remnants of Chaba continued to weaken as it moved northeast, but strengthened again in approaching the Gulf of Alaska into a major storm[16] with 55-knot winds,[17] kicking up 40–50 foot waves, with pressure as low as 939 mb.[18] The storm's center came ashore in the vicinity of Cordova, Alaska on 1 November, but not before pulling an atmospheric river of moisture into the American Pacific Northwest, setting a record[19] for that date of precipitation in Seattle.

Preparations and impact
The wind whips through palm trees as Typhoon Chaba blows ashore at U.S. Marine Corps Base Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 28, 2010 101028-M-VG363-103

In preparation for Chaba, more than 160 flights were cancelled.[20] Islanders in southern Japan started sandbagging doors and reinforcing windows as Chaba churned closer.[21] Strong winds and heavy rains lashed through Okinawa and there were a lot of concerns about the island of Amami which was in the typhoon's path.[22] Over 257 residents were evacuated from the Amami Islands to higher grounds, schools and town halls which were converted into evacuation centers.[1] Late on 29 October, Chaba approached Amami island region in Kagoshima. Strong winds injured five people and felled electric poles cutting electricity supply.[23] Landfall was predicted on the main island of Honshu.[24]

On Minami-Daito Island in Okinawa Prefecture, winds from the typhoon gusted up to 160 km/h (99 mph), resulting in roughly 500 residences losing power. Five people were also injured across the island.[23] Chaba dumped nearly 50 mm (2.0 in) of rain per hour across southern Japan. The Japan Racing Association postponed races in Tokyo until 1 November because of the typhoon.[25]

Retirement and naming issues

The name Katring has been used several times by PAGASA, but after 2010 the name Katring was decommissioned from the rotating lists, possibly due to the storm of the same name that caused damage and destruction in parts of Luzon in 1987. It was eventually replaced by the name Kanor, which drew controversy as it is coincidentally the name of a person who was involved in a sex scandal that went viral just a few years prior. PAGASA later changed Kanor to Karding in September 2014.[26]

See also

References
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  19. Kimball, Jill (1 November 2010). "Monday's rain set a record for Nov. 1". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
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  23. Staff Writer (29 October 2010). "Strong typhoon approaches rain-hit Amami region". The Mainichi Daily News. Archived from the original on 30 October 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  24. Staff Writer. "Strong typhoon heading toward disaster-struck Amami islands". THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  25. Hur, Jae (29 October 2010). "Chaba Weakens Over Japan, Downgraded to Tropical Storm as It Nears Tokyo". Bloomberg. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  26. Speta, Robert (2 September 2014). "What is a Typhoon Name? PAGASA Censors "Kanor"". Western Pacific Weather. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
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