Typhoon Nesat (Neneng)

Typhoon (JMA scale)
Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS)
Typhoon Nesat at peak intensity on October 17
Formed	October 13, 2022
Dissipated	October 20, 2022
Highest winds	10-minute sustained: 140 km/h (85 mph) 1-minute sustained: 165 km/h (105 mph)
Lowest pressure	965 hPa (mbar); 28.5 inHg
Fatalities	None
Damage	$8.15 million (2022 USD)
Areas affected	Philippines Taiwan Vietnam
Part of the 2022 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Nesat, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Neneng, was a moderately strong tropical cyclone in the Pacific Ocean. The twentieth named storm and tenth typhoon of the 2022 Pacific typhoon season, Nesat originated from an area of disturbed weather east of the Philippines on October 8. Five days later, it entered the PAGASA's Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and was named Neneng by the weather bureau.^[1] The tropical depression then gradually began its intensification in the Philippine Sea and was given the international name of Nesat by the Japan Meteorological Agency after reaching its tropical storm status. On October 16, at 3:50AM Philippine Standard Time, PAGASA noted that Nesat made its first landfall in Calayan Island, Cagayan province as a severe tropical storm;^[2] the same agency, then said that Nesat underwent "extreme" rapid intensification.^[3] After its landfall, it eventually became a typhoon while in the Luzon Strait as it was making its exit from the PAR. After Nesat's exit on October 17, PAGASA discontinued issuing advisories on the system.^[4] The PAGASA issued its last bulletins as it left the PAR.

Meteorological history

Typhoon Nesat originated from an area of interest, east of the Philippines on October 8. Later that day, it was shortly upgraded to an invest by the United States Naval Research Laboratory, gaining the designation 97W. Three days later, it strengthened in the Philippine Sea and was later classified as a tropical depression by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) and PAGASA, the latter assigning the name Neneng to the newly formed disturbance. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) then followed suit, with 97W becoming Tropical Depression 23W in the process. It then intensified to a tropical storm on October 15, just north of Luzon, and was given the name Nesat by JMA; it further strengthened to a severe tropical storm on the same day. Before exiting the Philippine Area of Responsibility on October 16, PAGASA and JTWC noted that Nesat has intensified to a typhoon, and on the following day, JMA upgraded it to typhoon status. After passing south Hainan Island, Nesat approached the coast of Vietnam. On 20 October at 0:00 UTC its center was located about 160 km east of Dong Hoi City, with maximum sustained winds of 102 km/h.^[5] Nesat reached the coast of central Vietnam on the evening of 20 October, as a tropical depression. The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF) had reported that Nesat gradually lost strength and it had weakened from a tropical depression. After making its final landfall, it degenerated into a low-pressure area.^[6]

Preparations and impact

Philippines

Nesat caused flooding in northern Luzon, resulting to damaged buildings and infrastructure, although no fatalities have been reported. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said that 103,662 people were impacted when Nesat moved through the area; with at least 4,459 of those being displaced by the storm.^[7]

As the typhoon left Philippines, the NDRRMC initially reported that the damages to agriculture in Northern Luzon reached ₱366 million, including Cordillera Administrative Region which is highly afflicted by the typhoon. In the mentioned region alone, there were initial reports that the total infrastructure damages reached ₱81.5 million while 166 households were severely damaged. 2 were reported wounded as the storm onslaught the Philippine area.^[8] Also, a final report by PDRRMO estimated infrastructure and agricultural damage at ₱474.2 million (US$8.15 million).^[9]

Taiwan

While still passing throughout the northern portion of the Philippines, Nesat also affected the southern portions of Taiwan as well, as they reported at least 268 hazards during the onslaught of the typhoon combined with a northern monsoon. There were no reported casualties, but there were several flash floods and landslides reported throughout the country.^[10]

Vietnam

Upon making its landfall, a weather bureau in the country reported that Nesat started to weaken; however, Nesat caused more flash floods in some areas.^[11]

Hong Kong

Nesat caused 7 injuries, however no casualties were reported.^[12] The typhoon was estimated to be about 390 km Southeast of Hong Kong and then move west-southwest at about 15 km\h across South China Sea.5. Typhoon Nesat made landfall in Northern Philippines bringing heavy rainfall that submerged villages and farmlands.^[13]

See also

• Weather of 2022
• Tropical cyclones in 2022
• Typhoon Sally (1996) – an intense typhoon that took a similar path in September 1996.
• Typhoon Hagupit (2008) – another powerful typhoon which also traversed the northern part of the Philippines.
• Tropical Storm Barijat (2018) – a tropical storm that had a similar path and was also assigned the name Neneng by PAGASA.
• Tropical Storm Kompasu (2021) – another tropical storm which also affected the same areas as Nesat.
• Typhoon Noru (2022) - an intense typhoon that also had a similar path

References

External links

• JMA General Information of Typhoon Nesat (2220) from Digital Typhoon