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The third named storm of the 2021 Pacific typhoon season, Choi-wan originated from an area of low pressure, located south-southeast of Guam near a brewing system. Fueled by an environment favorable for tropical cyclogenesis , it developed into a tropical depression, two days later as it moved westward.
Choi-wan's center was exposed due to a tropical upper tropospheric trough from the northeast, inducing shear on the system. [68] On June 1 at 12:30 UTC, Choi-wan made landfall on Sulat, Eastern Samar as a minimal tropical storm, [69] with the JTWC downgrading it to a tropical depression at 15:00 UTC. [70] It made a second landfall on Cataingan ...
On October 4, Choi-wan began to consolidate [414] and develop a ragged eye. Based on this, the JMA upgraded Choi-wan to a severe tropical storm. [415] On October 6, the JTWC upgraded the storm to a typhoon. [416] Later that day, Choi-wan reached its peak intensity of 130 km/h (80 mph) while exhibiting an elongated microwave eye feature. [417]
Typhoon Choi-wan was a powerful typhoon that became the first Category 5-equivalent super typhoon to form during the 2009 Pacific typhoon season. Forming on September 11, 2009, about 1,100 km (700 mi) to the east of Guam, the initial disturbance rapidly organized into a tropical depression. By September 12, the depression intensified into a ...
Huge waves slam the cliffs near the Halona Blowhole, Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, in Waimanalo, Hawaii. As Hurricane Lane approaches Oahu. Large ocean swells impacted the coastline. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
This image of the central Pacific, captured on Friday, Apr. 12, 2024, shows the storm with its bright-colored clouds spinning northwest of Hawaii (lower center). Intense rain was occurring in the ...
It also refers to Choi Wan Estate, a public estate in Hong Kong. [2] Typhoon Choi-wan (2003) (T0315, 16W, Roskas) – paralleled the coast of Japan. Typhoon Choi-wan (2009) (T0914, 15W) – moved through the Northern Mariana Islands as a Category 5 super typhoon. Severe Tropical Storm Choi-wan (2015) (T1523, 23W) – churned in the open ocean.
The most active hurricane season for Hawaii was 2015, when 12 tropical systems came within 300 nautical miles of the islands, but not all caused winds, rain, or even waves in Hawaii.