Typhoon Rusa

Typhoon Rusa

Infobox Hurricane
Name=Typhoon Rusa
Type=Typhoon
Year=2002
Basin=WPac
Image location=Typhoon Rusa.jpg


Formed=August 22, 2002
Dissipated=September 1, 2002
1-min winds=116
10-min winds=85
Pressure=950
Da

Inflated=1
Fatalities=113 direct
Areas=South Korea
Hurricane season=2002 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Rusa (international designation: "0215", JTWC designation: "21W") was the 21st JTWC tropical depression (21W), the 15th named storm, and the 10th typhoon of the 2002 Pacific typhoon season. The name of the typhoon, which was contributed by Malaysia, is a type of samber deer most commonly seen in secondary forests on gently sloping terrain.

Meteorological history

The eastern periphery of the monsoon trough spawned a tropical disturbance east of Pohnpei on August 19. The convection became better organized, and with good diffluence aloft and light to moderate wind shear, it organized into Tropical Depression 21W on August 22. It tracked northwestward under the influence of a low to mid-level ridge to its northeast. On the 23rd, the depression was upgraded to Tropical Storm Rusa, and with more favorable outflow, Rusa became a typhoon on the 24th.

On August 25 to the 26th, Rusa rapidly intensified to a peak of 135 mph winds. Dry air was entrained in the circualtion, and Rusa weakened as it continued northwestward. An eyewall replacement cycle further weakened the storm, and Rusa was a 100 mph typhoon 12 hours after peaking. As the new eyewall contracted, the wind field expanded, and Rusa became a 110 mph typhoon. At this time, it resembled an annular typhoon, with a 120 nautical mile wide eye and little banding.

Rusa slowly weakened as it continued to the northwest. A low pressure system over Japan eroded the ridge, bringing Rusa to the north. There, it hit southern South Korea on August 31 as an 80 mph typhoon. Rusa turned to the northeast, and became extratropical over the Sea of Japan (East Sea) on September 1.

Impact

Rusa brought heavy rains and flooding to South Korea, amounting to 36 inches in some area. 113 people were killed in the country, making it one of the deadliest typhoons to hit South Korea. Extensive crop and property damage amounted to $6 billion (2002 USD).

Because of Rusa's death toll and damage, the name was retired and replaced with Nuri.

ee also

*List of tropical cyclones

External links

* [http://www.weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/2002/21/track.gifTyphoon Rusa's track]
* [https://metoc.npmoc.navy.mil/jtwc/atcr/2002atcr/ch1/chap1_page28.html JTWC Rusa Report]
* [http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2003/summ0208.txt Gary Padgett Report]


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