Tropical Storm Lekima (2007)

Severe Tropical Storm Lekima, known in the Philippines as Hanna, was a storm that formed on September 2007.[1]

Severe Tropical Storm Lekima (Hanna)
Severe tropical storm (JMA scale)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Lekima (2007/10/02)
FormedSeptember 28, 2007
DissipatedOctober 4, 2007
Highest winds10-minute sustained: 110 km/h (70 mph)
1-minute sustained: 130 km/h (80 mph)
Lowest pressure975 hPa (mbar); 28.79 inHg
Fatalities50 total
Part of the 2007 Pacific typhoon season

Meteorological history
track of Lekima

A tropical disturbance wave near the Philippines gradually developed. PAGASA was first to upgrade it, declaring it Tropical Depression Hanna on September 27, and upgrading it to a tropical storm the next day. It made landfall in central Luzon early on September 29, and shortly thereafter the JMA in Japan declared the system Tropical Storm Lekima. It continued to strengthen and was upgraded to a severe tropical storm on September 30 (the JTWC upgraded it to a typhoon) and remained at such until landfall. It dissipated over land on October 5.[2]

Impact

Lekima brought heavy rains to Luzon causing a landslide that killed eight people, including three children, in Ifugao province, while another person was found dead in Quezon City.[3] Torrential rains also caused landslides, flooding, infrastructure damage, and disruption of transportation service in other parts of the country.[3][3] Over 100,000 people were evacuated in southern China as the storm approached, and more than 20,000 fishing boats were recalled back to the harbors.[4] On October 3, Lekima made landfall in Vietnam as a severe tropical storm. About 100,000 houses were destroyed and at least 42 people were reported dead or missing in Vietnam.[5]

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References
  1. "Digital Typhoon: Typhoon 200714 (LEKIMA) - General Information (Pressure and Track Charts)". agora.ex.nii.ac.jp. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  2. "WebCite query result". www.webcitation.org. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  3. "'Hanna' leaves 9 dead". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  4. USA Today. Thousands flee as typhoon nears China. October 2, 2007.
  5. Deutsche Welle. Central Vietnam hit by typhoon Lekima Archived October 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. October 4, 2007.
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