Tropical Storm Vera (1989)
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Tropical Storm Vera, known in the Philippines as Severe Tropical Storm Pining, originated from a system that began to develop within a monsoon trough several hundred kilometers north of Guam on September 10. The JTWC issued a TCFA early on September 11, and the system was classified as a tropical depression later that day. The depression moved slowly and erratically at first, but then it was steered west-northwest by a subtropical ridge. It strengthened into a tropical storm, being named Vera, and reached its peak intensity with winds of 95 km/h (60 mph). The storm then weakened due to increasing wind shear and made landfall in China. It weakened further and became an extratropical cyclone on September 16.[1] The remnants of the storm moved east-northeast over South Korea and Japan before dissipating on September 19.[2]
Meteorological history | |
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Formed | September 11, 1989 |
Dissipated | September 16, 1989 |
Severe tropical storm | |
10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
Highest winds | 95 km/h (60 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 980 hPa (mbar); 28.94 inHg |
Tropical storm | |
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
Highest winds | 100 km/h (65 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 980 hPa (mbar); 28.94 inHg |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 500–700 total |
Injuries | > 882 |
Missing | > 354 |
Damage | $351 million (1989 USD) |
Areas affected | |
Part of the 1989 Pacific typhoon season |
Vera caused widespread flooding throughout Eastern China,[3] with the worst damage occurring in Zhejiang Province, which reached $351 million (1989 USD), and at least 162 people were killed in and 354 were missing.[3][4] 882 people were injured, and 3.1 million homes were damaged or destroyed.[3][4] Additionally, significant losses also occurred in nearby Jiangsu Province, where 34 people were killed and an estimated 2,000 more were injured.[5] Throughout eastern China, approximately 5.86 million households (23 million people) were affected by flooding triggered by the storm.[6] According to news estimates, a total of 500–700 people died as a result of Vera.