Very strong typhoon (JMA scale) | |
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Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
![]() Typhoon Meari on September 27, 2004. | |
Formed | September 20, 2004 |
Dissipated | September 30, 2004 |
Highest winds | 10-minute sustained: 165 km/h (105 mph) 1-minute sustained: 230 km/h (145 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 940 hPa (mbar); 27.76 inHg |
Fatalities | None reported |
Damage | $798 million (2004 USD) |
Areas affected | Japan |
Part of the 2004 Pacific typhoon season |
Meteorological history
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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
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
Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression
Preparations, Impact, Aftermath, & Naming
editPreparations
editImpact
editRains from the typhoon forced 353 flights to and from Kyushu and Shikoku to be canceled, affecting more than 20,000 people.[1] [2]
See Also
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edit- ^ "Typhoon Meari hits south Japan, triggers floods". China Economic Net. September 30, 2004. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
- ^ "Japan battered by Typhoon Meari". British Broadcasting Corporation. September 30, 2004. Retrieved 10 August 2009.