Tropical Storm Bebinca, known in the Philippines as Tropical Depression Fabian, was a weak

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that brought minor damage in

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and

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, causing a death and an economic loss of about

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13 million.June 2013 Global Catastrophe Recap
AON Benfield. Page 7. Retrieved on January 4, 2014. The sixth depression and fifth named storm of the season. Bebinca originated as a low-pressure area south of

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. As the disturbance is moving westward, favorable conditions allow the system to organize into a tropical depression. On June 21, the depression was upgraded into a tropical storm despite the wind shear, which generated by a subtropical ridge. Bebinca slightly weakened back into a depression and made landfall over

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. It remained as a depression as it enters

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. Bebinca made its final landfall over

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before finally dissipated on June 24.

Meteorological history

In mid-June, strong but disorganized convection persisted in the

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approximately south of Hong Kong. The disturbance gradually organized, and was classified as a tropical depression by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) at 1800 UTC on June 19; The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) followed suit six hours later, naming the system ''Fabian''. Despite wind shear generated by a subtropical

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, the depression maintained a well-defined circulation, allowing the system to intensify. At 0000 UTC on June 21, the JMA upgraded the cyclone to Tropical Storm ''Bebinca''. Following this upgrade in strength, however, Bebinca leveled out in intensity prior to making landfall on

on June 22. Bebinca's passage weakened the system to tropical depression strength, and, despite moving over the

, failed to restrengthen before making its final landfall on June 23 east of

Impact

Hainan

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cancelled 110 flights and delayed another 37, affecting and stranding 8 thousand passengers. In Beibu Bay, a fishing boat with four fishermen on board became unable to contact land, but were found the subsequent day. Rainfall in Hainan peaked at in

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. A total of 21.7 million people were affected, and damage amounted to ¥10 million (US$1.63 million).

Vietnam

Several provinces in Northern Vietnam experienced heavy rainfall due to the passage of Bebinca. In Hon Dau, a gust of was recorded. Rainfall peaked at in

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. The agricultural industry was the most severely affected due to damage inflicted to of marine ponds. Economic losses of VND 1.19 trillion (US$56.5 million) were recorded.http://phongchongthientai.mard.gov.vn/FileUpload/2019-08/iY6RhUKimkC2WAcp2013-Tong%20hop%202013-CT.pdf Floods in Nghệ An Province killed one person; two others went missing.

References

External links

JMA General Information
of Tropical Storm Bebinca (1305) from Digital Typhoon
JMA Best Track Data
of Tropical Storm Bebinca (1305)
JTWC Best Track Data
of Tropical Storm 05W (Bebinca)
05W.BEBINCA
from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory {{DEFAULTSORT:Bebinca (2013) 2013 Pacific typhoon season 2013 disasters in China 2013 disasters in the Philippines Typhoons in the Philippines Typhoons in China Typhoons in Vietnam 2013 in Vietnam Western Pacific tropical storms

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