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Severe Tropical Storm Kompasu (Maring)
Severe tropical storm (JMA scale)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Severe Tropical Storm Kompasu at peak intensity near Hainan on October 13
Formed7 October 2021
Dissipated14 October 2021
Highest winds10-minute sustained: 100 km/h (65 mph)
1-minute sustained: 100 km/h (65 mph)
Lowest pressure975 hPa (mbar); 28.79 inHg
Fatalities42 total
Damage$84.6 million (2021 USD)
Areas affectedPhilippines, Taiwan, South China (particularly Hainan Island), Vietnam, Thailand
Part of the 2021 Pacific typhoon season

Severe Tropical Storm Kompasu, known as Typhoon Kompasu in China and Hong Kong[1][2] and as Severe Tropical Storm Maring in the Philippines,[3] was a deadly and destructive tropical cyclone that affected the Philippines, Taiwan, and southeast China. Part of the 2021 Pacific typhoon season, Kompasu originated from an area of low pressure east of the Philippines on 6 October. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) classified it as a tropical depression that day. A day later, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) classified it as a tropical depression, naming it Maring. The cyclone was initially heavily disorganised, competing with another vortex, Tropical Depression Nando. Eventually, Maring became dominant, and the JMA reclassified it as a tropical storm, naming it Kompasu. Kompasu made landfall in Cagayan, Philippines, on 11 October, and two days later, the storm made landfall in Hainan, China. The cyclone dissipated on 14 October while located over Vietnam.

According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), 40 people have been killed by the storm in the Philippines, with 17 missing. Damage is estimated at ₱4.29 billion (US$84.6 million).[3] In Hong Kong, one person was killed and 21 people were injured.[1] The storm impacted many areas previously affected by Tropical Storm Lionrock a few days prior.[4]

Meteorological history

Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
Map key
Saffir–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
triangle Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression

At 18:00 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) on 6 October, the JMA noted that an area of low pressure embedded within a large monsoonal circulation had formed to the north of Palau.[5] The system developed into a tropical depression at 00:00 UTC of the next day.[6] At 09:00 UTC (17:00 PHT) on 7 October, PAGASA began issued its first bulletin for the depression, and assigned it the name Maring.[3][7] The JMA also noted the persistence of another, nearby tropical depression to its Northeast, later named Nando.[8] As it is embedded in the same monsoonal depression and due to its proximity, Nando began to merge with Maring, and therefore formed a rather broad and large circulation. This prompted the JMA to upgrade the overall system to a tropical storm, and was named Kompasu.[9] However at that time, the JTWC still considered the system as two separate disturbances and issued separate TCFAs later in the day for both depressions, albeit noting the possibility of merging.[10][11] The JTWC later considered the entire system as merged with their first warning for Kompasu.[12] At midnight of October 11, the JMA upgraded it to a severe tropical storm, as it attained good cloud characteristics.[13] At 12:10 UTC (20:10 PHT) on 11 October, Kompasu made landfall on Fuga Island, Cagayan, as a severe tropical storm.[3][14] At 05:00 PHT of 13 October (21:00 UTC of 12 October), the PAGASA issued its final bulletin as its exited the PAR and continued towards Hainan.[15] Between 03:00 and 09:00 UTC of 13 October, Kompasu had made landfall over the east coast of Hainan.[16][17] By 18:00 UTC, the JMA downgraded it to a tropical storm, as it crossed the entire island and entered the Gulf of Tonkin, as its convection had rapidly weakened because of the rough terrain of the island.[18][19] At 09:00 UTC of the next day, the JTWC issued its final warning followed by downgrading to a tropical depression, as its convection had diminished and the low-level circulation center had been weakened significantly because of the increasing vertical wind shear and dry air, despite not making landfall over northern Vietnam.[20] The JMA issued its final warning after downgrading it to a tropical depression at 18:00 UTC.[21][22]

Preparations and impact

Philippines

Around 2,000 people were evacuated as a precaution. On 12 October, the governments of Baguio, Ilocos Sur, and Pangasinan cancelled school and suspended work in government offices. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), the storm affected more than 567,062 people in the Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Mimaropa, Central Luzon and Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon, as well as Caraga in Mindanao. Metro Manila, the national capital region, was also affected.[23] The Department of Public Works and Highways reported that 15 national roads and highways nationwide were impassable due to flooding attributed to Maring (Kompasu) and Tropical Depression Nando.[24] The NDRRMC reported that a total of 40 people were killed and 17 people are still missing. Five people were injured.[3][25] Of the dead, nine people were killed in landslides in Benguet and five were killed in flash floods in Palawan.[26] In La Trinidad, Benguet, three children were killed after a mudslide buried their home.[24] In Cagayan, power outages were reported. Around 200 people were evacuated.[27] Two people died after getting washed away by floodwaters, and ten people were rescued from flooded homes.[24] The Office of the Vice-President dispatched two squads to help those who were affected by the storm in the provinces of La Union, Cagayan, Isabela, and Benguet.[25] According to the NDRRMC, damage is estimated at ₱3.85 billion (US$75.7 million).[3] The government of the Philippines also distributed ₱17.94 million (US$353,418) worth of recovery items to people affected by the storm.[23]

China

On 13 October, heavy rains affected Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, and Hainan provinces. In Guangdong, a total of 30 cities and counties suspended classes, the highest since Typhoon Mangkhut in 2018.[28] Heavy rain lashed Shenzhen, where construction sites and tourist attractions were shut down.[29] The Yantian Port, one of the world's busiest ports, was closed, causing a maritime traffic jam.[30]

Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) issued the No. 8 Gale or Storm Signal during the approach of Kompasu, and kept it in force for over 23 hours. This was the longest No. 8 Signal ever recorded, beating the record of Tropical Storm Lionrock three days prior.[31][32] Gale force winds of over 70 km/h were generally recorded over the coastal areas, with gusts exceeding 62 mph (100 km/h) in some areas.[33] The government opened 24 shelters, to which 255 people fled during the storm. The HKO recorded sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) as the center of the storm passed by. There were 72 reports of fallen trees, and 10 reports of flooding. One person was killed, and 21 people were injured.[1]

Hainan

Authorities in Hainan closed three ports,[34] and all schools were closed in Haikou.[35] Trees were brought down in Hainan, with firefighters clearing debris from roads. The storm was the strongest to hit the island in five years.[36]

Elsewhere

The Central Weather Bureau issued advisories for heavy rain for northern and eastern parts of Taiwan. Heavy rain was reported in numerous areas, including the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area.[37] The Thai Meteorological Department had issued heavy rain forecasts for the country's upper Isan region, but the rains eased off as the storm rapidly lost strength following its landfall in Vietnam.[4]

See also

References

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