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This article is about the 2016 typhoon. For other storms dered over its own track while consolidating.[7]
of the same name, see Typhoon Meranti.
Northerly wind shear shifted the deepest convection to
the south of Merantis circulation,[8] although rainbands
Typhoon Meranti, known in the Philippines as Ty- and a central dense overcast continued to evolve as the
phoon Ferdie, was one of the most intense tropi- wind shear decreased.[9] By early on September 11,
cal cyclones on record, impacting the Batanes in the the storms movement was steady to the west-northwest,
Philippines, Taiwan, as well as Fujian, China in Septem- south of the ridge.[10] At 06:00 UTC that day, the JMA
ber 2016. The fourteenth named storm of the annual ty- upgraded Meranti to typhoon status,[11] and shortly therephoon season, Meranti was the strongest typhoon since after the JTWC followed suit.[12] The storms structure
Typhoon Megi in 2010 in terms of pressure, the strongest continued to improve, with increased outow.[13] A small
since Typhoon Haiyan of 2013 in terms of maximum eye 9 km (5.6 mi) across developed within the spiraling
sustained winds, as well as the strongest tropical cyclone thunderstorms, signaling that Meranti was rapidly intensiworldwide in 2016.
fying.[14] At 06:00 UTC on September 12, the JTWC upgraded Meranti to a super typhoon, with 1-minute maximum sustained winds of 240 km/h (150 mph).[15]
Meteorological history
Map plotting the track and intensity of the storm according to the
SarSimpson hurricane wind scale
REFERENCES
3 See also
Typhoon Wayne (1983)
Typhoon Longwang
The eye of Meranti passed directly over Itbayat at 17:35 UTC on
September 13
Typhoon Fanapi
Typhoon Soudelor
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Impact
Philippines
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Taiwan
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Mainland China
Typhoon Meranti wrought extensive damage across Fujian and Zhejiang provinces. In Fujian, the storm killed
18 people and left 11 others missing. Typhoon-force
winds and ash oods caused tremendous damage, leaving more than 16.9 billion (US$2.6 billion) in economic
losses. The cities of Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou
were left paralyzed in Merantis wake.[30] Flash oods in
4 Notes
[1] The Joint Typhoon Warning Center is a joint United
States Navy United States Air Force task force that
issues tropical cyclone warnings for the western Pacic
Ocean and other regions.[1]
[2] The Japan Meteorological Agency is the ocial Regional
Specialized Meteorological Center for the western Pacic
Ocean.[3]
5 References
[1] Joint Typhoon Warning Center (2011). Joint Typhoon
Warning Center Mission Statement. United States Navy,
United States Air Force. Archived from the original on
2007-07-26. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
[2] Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (Report). Joint Typhoon Warning Center. September 8, 2016. Archived
from the original on September 8, 2016. Retrieved
September 13, 2016.
[3] Latest Advisories on Current Tropical Cyclones Hurricanes Typhoons. World Meteorological Organization.
Retrieved September 12, 2016.
[4] RSMC Tropical Cyclone Advisory. Japan Meteorological Agency. Archived from the original on September 10,
2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
[5] Prognostic Reasoning for Tropical Depression 16W (Sixteen) Warning NR 001 (Report). Joint Typhoon Warning
Center. September 8, 2016. Archived from the original
on September 9, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
[6] TS 1614 (Meranti) Upgraded from TD. Japan Meteorological Agency. Archived from the original on September
10, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
[7] Prognostic Reasoning for Tropical Depression 16W (Sixteen) Warning NR 002 (Report). Joint Typhoon Warning
Center. September 9, 2016. Archived from the original
on September 9, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
[8] Prognostic Reasoning for Tropical Depression 16W (Sixteen) Warning NR 004 (Report). Joint Typhoon Warning
Center. September 9, 2016. Archived from the original
on September 9, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
[9] Prognostic Reasoning for Tropical Storm 16W (Meranti)
Warning NR 009 (Report). Joint Typhoon Warning Center. September 10, 2016. Archived from the original on
September 11, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
[10] Prognostic Reasoning for Tropical Storm 16W (Meranti)
Warning NR 010 (Report). Joint Typhoon Warning Center. September 11, 2016. Archived from the original on
September 11, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
[11] TY 1614 (Meranti) Upgraded from TS. Japan Meteorological Agency. Archived from the original on September
11, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
[12] Tropical Storm 16W (Meranti) Warning NR 011 (Report). Joint Typhoon Warning Center. September 11,
2016. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016.
Retrieved September 12, 2016.
[13] Prognostic Reasoning for Tropical Storm 16W (Meranti)
Warning NR 012 (Report). Joint Typhoon Warning Center. September 11, 2016. Archived from the original on
September 11, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
[14] Prognostic Reasoning for Typhoon 16W (Meranti) Warning NR 014 (Report). Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
September 12, 2016. Archived from the original on
September 11, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
[15] Prognostic Reasoning for Typhoon 16W (Meranti) Warning NR 015 (Report). Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
September 12, 2016. Archived from the original on
September 12, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
[16] Prognostic Reasoning for Typhoon 16W (Meranti) Warning NR 016 (Report). Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
September 12, 2016. Archived from the original on
September 12, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
[17] Prognostic Reasoning for Typhoon 16W (Meranti) Warning NR 017 (Report). Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
September 12, 2016. Archived from the original on
September 13, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
[18] RSMC Tropical Cyclone Advisory. Japan Meteorological Agency. September 13, 2016. Archived from the
original on September 13, 2016. Retrieved September 17,
2016.
[19] Various. Tropical Cyclone Advisories. Unisys Corporation. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
[20] Bob Hensen; Je Masters (September 13, 2016).
Taiwan, China Brace for Cat 5 Meranti; TS Ian Churns
Through Open Atlantic. WeatherUnderground. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
6 External links
JMA General Information of Typhoon Meranti
(1614) from Digital Typhoon
16W.MERANTI from the U.S. Naval Research
Laboratory
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