Tropical Storm Sonca (2022)
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| Tropical storm (JMA scale) | |
|---|---|
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Formed | October 13, 2022 |
| Dissipated | October 15, 2022 |
| Highest winds | 10-minute sustained: 65 km/h (40 mph) 1-minute sustained: 65 km/h (40 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 996 hPa (mbar); 29.41 inHg |
| Fatalities | 29 total |
| Damage | $73.4 million |
| Areas affected | Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand |
| Part of the 2022 Pacific typhoon season | |
Tropical Storm Sonca was a short-lived but costly tropical cyclone that made landfall in Vietnam during the 2022 Pacific typhoon season.
Extensive flooding in Vietnam resulted in the deaths of 29 people. Precipitation in Da Nang City resulted in $60.8 million USD being reported as lost. $13 million USD was also reported as lost in the Thừa Thiên Huế province. Damage from Sonca totalled $73.4 million USD.
Meteorological history[edit]
On October 11, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center began monitoring a scattered area of convection with a poorly-organized broad low-level center at approximately 280 kilometres (170 mi) to the west-southwest of Manila, Philippines.[1] Within a marginally favorable environment of no distinct outflow established, low to moderate wind shear, and warm sea surface temperatures, the system slightly organized by the next day, with flaring convection and its center still exposed;[2] however, the Japan Meteorological Agency upgraded the system into a tropical depression on October 13.[3] The JTWC later issued a TCFA on the system on the same day, noting fragmented deep convection was wrapping into its broad low-level center.[4] By the next day, the JTWC initiated advisories on the storm, designating it as 22W.[5] Moving westward, the depression intensified into a tropical storm six hours later, with the JMA designating it as Sonca.[6] Sonca failed to intensify further as its center remained exposed, with deep convection displaced to the west due to strong wind shear,[7] and it soon made landfall on Da Nang, Vietnam late on the same day, causing the JTWC to issue their final advisory on the system.[8] The JMA followed suit by October 15, as Sonca weakened into a tropical depression.[9]
Preparations and impact[edit]
Vietnam[edit]
As Sonca moved inland, it brought heavy rainfall to central Vietnam, with 700 millimetres (28 in) of rain fell in Da Nang during October 14 and 15, resulting in severe flooding throughout the region, with 10 fatalities reported. Many landslides were reported, and routes across Vietnam were damaged. Thousands of tombs in Da Nang's largest cemetary, Hoa Son, were buried by landslides or swept away by floodwaters.[10] Initial estimated economic losses in Da Nang City caused by Sonca's heavy precipitation are around 1.48 trillion VND (US$60.8 million) due to the entire city having been flooded.[10][11][12][13] Infrastructure losses in Thừa Thiên Huế province reached 337 billion VND (US$13.5 million). 2 people were killed and 4 injured in the province.[14] Sonca added rainfall onto the storm surge caused by another system, resulting in 19 deaths in Da Nang. Major flooding also hit Huế. Over 109,217 households were damaged. The flooding was considered some of the worst since 2007.[15] In Central Vietnam, over 25,000 people were left displaced. Several villages were left isolated.[16][17]
Elsewhere[edit]
In Thailand, 375,000 people were effected by floods due to Sonca. Many areas of Thailand that were recovering from Typhoon Noru were hit by Sonca, putting repairs in Thailand on hold.[18]
See also[edit]
- 2022 Pacific typhoon season
- Typhoons Elsie and Flossie (1972) – typhoons that both made landfall in Vietnam.
- Tropical Storm Faye (1974) – a tropical storm that made landfall in Vietnam.
- Tropical Storm Vernon (1984) – a tropical storm that took a comparable track.
- Tropical Storm Kaemi (2000) – another tropical storm that took a similar track.
- Tropical Storm Vamco (2015) – another tropical storm that affected similar areas.
- Tropical Storm Dianmu (2021) – another tropical storm that took a nearly identical track.
References[edit]
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- ↑ 10.0 10.1 VnExpress. "Central Vietnam flooding death toll rises to 10 - VnExpress International". VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ↑ "Đà Nẵng bị thiệt hại hơn 1.486 tỷ đồng do trận ngập lụt lịch sử". Báo Đà Nẵng (in Tiếng Việt). Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ↑ "Đà Nẵng thiệt hại gần 1.500 tỷ đồng trong bão số 5". Đại đoàn kết (in Tiếng Việt). Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ↑ VnExpress. "Đà Nẵng thiệt hại gần 1.500 tỷ đồng do mưa lũ". vnexpress.net (in Tiếng Việt). Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ↑ ONLINE, TUOI TRE (2022-10-20). "Thừa Thiên Huế thiệt hại hơn 337 tỉ đồng do mưa lũ". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Tiếng Việt). Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ↑ "Viet Nam: Floods and Landslides - Oct 2022 | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ↑ "Vietnam – Thousands Displaced By Floods After Storm Sonca Dumps 500mm of Rain – FloodList". floodlist.com. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ↑ "Viet Nam, Flooding, Landslide, Storm, and Wind in Thua Thien Hue, Da Nang, Quang Ngai, and Quang Tri (TC SONCA) (14 Oct 2022) - Viet Nam | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ↑ Whitman, Jon (2022-10-15). "Storm Sonca to hit today, if not already here". Thaiger. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
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