Typhoon Lekima

Historical eventAugust 102019

Typhoon Lekima

Having already caused severe flooding in the Philippines, Typhoon Lekima made landfall in Zhejiang, China, killing 45 people in the province.

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When
Saturday, August 10 20197 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2010s
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At a glance

Dates: From 2019.

What came beforeAI-assisted

The 2019 Pacific typhoon season was active, with Lekima becoming the ninth named storm. The western Pacific basin had already produced eight tropical cyclones before Lekima's formation.

Catalyst / how it startedAI-assisted

A tropical depression formed east of the Philippines on July 30, 2019, in an area of atmospheric instability. The system gradually organized under favorable environmental conditions over the warm western Pacific waters.

Who was involvedAI-assisted

China, the Philippines, and Japan were the primary nations affected by Typhoon Lekima's path and impacts. The Philippines named the storm Typhoon Hanna in their local naming system.

TimelineAI-assisted

July 30: Tropical depression formed east of the Philippines. August 4: System was named Typhoon Lekima as it became a tropical storm.

August 10: Lekima made first landfall in Zhejiang, China as a Category 2–equivalent typhoon after weakening from its peak Super typhoon intensity. August 11: Second landfall occurred in Shandong Province as the system continued to weaken.

What happened

Typhoon Lekima, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Hanna, was the fourth costliest typhoon in Chinese history. The ninth named storm of the 2019 Pacific typhoon season, Lekima originated from a tropical depression that formed east of the Philippines on 30 July. It gradually organized, became a tropical storm, and was named on 4 August. Lekima intensified under favorable environmental conditions and peaked as a Category 4–equivalent Super typhoon. However,

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August 10 2019 — 7 years ago, on a Saturday.

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