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Typhoon Xangsane |
Global
Hazards And Significant Events
September 2006
Typhoon Xangsane pounded the Philippines late in the month
before taking aim on Vietnam. Additional
information can be found below.
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Drought
& Heat | Flooding | Storms | Tropical Cyclones |
Extratropical Cyclones | Severe Winter Weather
Across the United States, significant drought affected areas of
the South, Southwest, southern and High Plains, northern Minnesota
and the central Rocky Mountains. Exceptional drought was noted
across portions of Texas and Oklahoma along the Red River.
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U.S.
Drought Monitor
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In Ethiopia, extensive
flooding in August 2006 continued in September. Flooding was
blamed for at least nine fatalities in Dire Dawa on the 13th
(OHCA). Heavy rainfall that began last month continued in September
in parts of Niger and Burkina Faso, rendering 22,000 people
homeless. Nigeria, Mali and Mauritania also experienced flooding
rains (AFP).
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Africa
Rainfall Anomalies
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Across eastern India, heavy rainfall during the 21st-25th
produced flooding that caused 19 deaths in the state of Bihar
(AFP). Monthly rainfall anomalies were in excess of +200 mm (7.9
inches) in southwestern India.
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India
Rainfall Anomalies
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Ernesto Rainfall
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Tropical Storm Ernesto developed
during the
month of August but made landfall along the North Carolina
coast near Long Beach just before midnight on September 1st with
maximum sustained winds near 115 km/hr (60 knots or 70 mph). The
primary impact from Ernesto was heavy rainfall along its course.
Parts of eastern North Carolina and Virginia received 200-300 mm
(8-12 inches of rainfall). Estimated crop losses were $59 million
(USD) in North Carolina, while total lossed were near $90 million
(USD) in Virginia (Associated Press).
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Hurricane John developed
in
the eastern Pacific Ocean during August, but made landfall
along Mexico's Baja Peninsula on the 1st near San Jose del Cabo
with maximum sustained winds near 175 km/hr (95 knots or 110 mph).
John was blamed for four deaths in Mexico (AFP). The storm also
produced minor flooding farther north in parts of the U.S.
Southwest, including parts of southern California, southern Arizona
and New Mexico, as well as west Texas (Associated Press).
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John Rainfall
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Typhoon Shanshan
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Typhoon Shanshan
developed in the Philippine Sea on the 10th, reaching typhoon
strength the next day. Shanshan moved across Japan's southern
island of Kyushu on the 17th with maximum sustained winds near 175
km/hr (95 knots or 110 mph). There were at least eight fatalities
and around 100 injured in Japan (AFP).
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Hurricane Lane formed on the
13th off the west coast of Mexico and reached hurricane status by
the 15th. Lane made landfall in Mexico on the 16th in the state of
Sinaloa about 32 km (20 miles) southeast of El Dorado with maximum
sustained winds near 205 km/hr (100 knots or 125 mph). The
hurricane was responsible for at least four fatalities in Mexico
due to flooding and landslides (OCHA).
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Hurricane
Lane
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Hurricane Gordon
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Hurricane Gordon developed as
a depression in the central Atlantic Ocean on the 10th and became a
hurricane by the 12th. Gordon passed through the Azores on the
20th, with winds gusting to 132 km/hr (81 mph) at Santa Maria.
Gordon lost its tropical characteristics before reaching the
Spanish coastal region of Galicia on the 21st, but still produced
wind gusts to 140 km/hr (85 mph) (AFP). The extratropical remnants
of Gordon brought strong winds and rain to the United Kingdom on
the 22nd. Winds gusting as high as 130 km/hr (81 mph) produced
power outages to over 100,000 customers, mostly in Northern Ireland
(Times Online).
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Typhoon Xangsane
initially developed in the Philippine Sea on the 25th, crossing
the Philippines as a typhoon on the 27th-28th with maximum
sustained winds near 230 km/hr (125 knots or 145 mph). Xangsane was
blamed for 110 deaths in the Philippines, caused 88 injuries, and
knocked out power to more than half of the main island of Luzon. In
Manila, the stock exchange, currency market, schools and government
offices were temporarily closed as the typhoon was characterized as
the worst to hit the city in over 35 years (Reuters). The typhoon
made a final landfall in central Vietnam near Danang on October 1
with maximum sustained winds near 165 km/hr (90 knots or 105 mph).
In Vietnam, there were 68 deaths and nearly 320,000 homes were
destroyed or submerged (Reuters).
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Typhoon
Xangsane
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Tropical Cyclone 05B
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Tropical Cyclone 05B developed in the
Bay of Bengal on the 28th and moved inland near Brahampur, India
the next day with maximum sustained winds near 65 km/hr (35 knots
or 40 mph). Locally heavy rainfall affected the eastern states of
India.
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No reports of significant extratropical cyclones were received
during September 2006
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No reports of severe winter weather were received during
September 2006
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