Tropical Storm Haikui, known in the
Philippines
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as Tropical Storm Salome, was a weak tropical cyclone that affected the Philippine archipelagos of
Luzon
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and
Visayas
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. Forming as the twenty-fourth named storm of the
2017 typhoon season, Haikui developed as a tropical depression to the east of
Samar
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on November 9. Traversing some Philippine islands, the system gradually intensified into a named tropical storm by November 10. In that same day, Haikui emerged to the
South China Sea
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.
Meteorological history
On November 8, a tropical disturbance had developed about 709 km (441 mi) southeast of
Sorsogon
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. After some organization, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued a
Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert
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. By 00:00 UTC of November 9, the PAGASA began tracking on the system, giving the local name ''Salome''. The JTWC issued their first advisory on Salome three hours later, designating the system as ''30W''. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) followed suit a few hours later, as they classified it as a tropical depression with winds of 55 km/h (35 mph). Satellite imagery found a consolidating
low-level circulation center
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(LLCC) with convective banding wrapping into it. By 12:00 UTC of the same day, the JMA upgraded the system to a tropical storm, naming it ''Haikui'', the twenty-fourth named storm of the season. Around the same time it was named, the PAGASA indicated that Haikui made landfall in
San Juan, Batangas
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.
While traversing
Southern Luzon
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, Haikui's LLCC became defined while its structure had greatly improved with a convective structure. Despite a slight deterioration of its structure with some warming in its cloud tops, Haikui was located over in a favorable environment with "very" warm
sea-surface temperatures
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of 30 °C (86 °F), a low
shear
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and a pronounced poleward outflow. By November 10, the JTWC finally upgraded Haikui to a tropical storm after a sudden burst of deep
convection
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occurred near its center.
Preparations and impact
Philippines
On November 9, as soon as the PAGASA started issuing advisories on the system, Tropical Cyclone Signal #1 was raised to 15 provinces over in the
Bicol Region
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,
Western Visayas
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and
Calabarzon
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.
The
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
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(NDRRMC) had immediately announced to suspend all trips from the
Batangas Port
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...
. Warning was also raised for sea travel over in the storm signal-raised areas due to moderate and rough seas.
By November 10, the PAGASA had raised the Tropical Cyclone Signal #2 over in
Metro Manila
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,
Laguna
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and
Batangas
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after Haikui (Salome) strengthened into a tropical storm. Any other tropical cyclone signals were also extended to
Central Luzon
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(Region III) and provinces of
Zambales
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.
Estimated rainfall was ranging from the categories of moderate to heavy within the 250 km-diameter of the storm. The public and management councils were already advised to take actions. The PAGASA had also warned on possibilities of further landslides and flooding to provinces further north, especially in the
Ilocos Region
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(Region I) and the
Cagayan Valley
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(Region II). Classes over in the capital region and nearby cities and provinces were suspended on November 10.
Some domestic and international flights were canceled on November 9. More than 700 passengers were stranded over in ports of Southern Luzon and
Eastern Visayas
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.
The Office of Civil Defense of Mimaropa region stated that 247 of those were over in
Mindoro
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.
About 13 boats were destroyed in
Tabaco City, Albay due to rough current. However two boats carrying passengers and cargoes were stopped over in the Balanacan Port in
Marinduque
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. The storm also caused some landslides and rockslides to occur in
Samar
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, which blocked major roads. Nine villages in Batangas also experienced power outages as well as rising water levels of the
Calumpang River
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, prompting nearby residents to prepare and evacuate. In
Siniloan, Laguna
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, 15 barangays were flooded with a landslide that covered and damaged a house.
Camarines Sur
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also experienced damaged agricultural crops due to flooding as well as knocked-down trees due to gusty winds. An extra 300 passengers were stranded along a port in
Romblon
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.
As of November 11, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DWSD) had recorded a total of 126 families who were affected by the storm, while 10 families were still staying in an evacuation center in
Dipaculao, Aurora
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The mu ...
.
On November 14, the NDRRMC had recorded a total of 15 suspended classes over in some regions during November 9–10.
Seven road sections were not passable and in
Dipaculao, Aurora
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The mu ...
, five houses were damaged. Majority of the damages were recorded over in the region of
Calabarzon
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and was totaled up to
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218.5 million (US$4.26 million).
China
On November 13 and 14, Haikui produced heavy, sustained rain in the island province of
Hainan
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, China. Flooding was recorded in several locations on the east side of the province. In the capital
Haikou
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, flooding caused road closure.
See also
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Summary by weather type
Winter storms and cold waves
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Tropical cyclones in 2017
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*
Tropical Storm Merbok (2004)
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Tropical Depression Winnie
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the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
(2004)
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Tropical Storm Tokage (2016)
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Tropical Storm Sonca (2017)
Tropical Storm Sonca was a weak tropical cyclone that impacted Indochina during the end of July 2017.
Meteorological history
On July 21, both the JMA and the JTWC reported that Tropical Depression 08W had developed approximately 582 km (36 ...
*
Typhoon Doksuri (2017)
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References
External links
JTWC Best Track Dataof Tropical Storm 30W (Haikui)-->
30W.HAIKUIfrom the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
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2017 Pacific typhoon season
Typhoons in the Philippines
Typhoons in Vietnam
2017 disasters in the Philippines
2017 disasters in Vietnam
November 2017 events in Asia
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Western Pacific tropical storms