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The 2006 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it runs year-round in 2006, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November.http://www.typhoon2000.ph/garyp_mgtcs/may03sum.txt These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator and west of the international date line. Storms that form east of the date line and north of the equator are called hurricanes; see 2006 Pacific hurricane season. Tropical Storms formed in the entire West Pacific basin are assigned a name by the Japan Meteorological Agency. Tropical depressions in this basin have the "W" suffix added to their number. Tropical depressions that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility are assigned a name by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA. This will result in the same storm having two names.

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Storms

In storm information below, windspeed advisories differ from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center to the Japan Meteorological Agency as the JTWC uses the U.S. criteria of 1 minute mean to designate maximum sustained winds, while the JMA uses the 10-minute mean wind criteria to designate tropical cyclone maximum sustained winds. This difference generally means that JTWC maximum winds will appear to be higher than the maximum winds described by the JMA for the same cyclone.

Typhoon Chanchu (Caloy)

Typhoon Chanchu (Caloy)
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:Main article: Typhoon Chanchu (2006) An area of disturbed weather formed around May 5 and moved westward. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center released a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on May 8, shortly before it upgraded the storm to a Tropical Depression. It became a tropical storm on May 9. The name "Chanchu" was submitted by Macau and means pearl. The JTWC then upgraded it to a typhoon on May 10. The storm maintained a westerly track and made two landfalls in the Philippines, causing 32 deaths in the countryhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/14/philippines.typhoon.reut/index.html and $1.9 million in damage, much of it to agriculture.[http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=science...] After Chanchu left the Philippines, the JMA upgraded it to a typhoon. Chanchu turned to the north in the South China Sea and affected hundreds of Vietnamese fishermen. Then, it became a super typhoon, only the second ever recorded in the South China Sea, but was one for only less than a day. The only other super typhoon to form in the South China Sea in recorded history is Ryan in 1995.https://metoc.npmoc.navy.mil/jtwc/atcr/1995atcr/pdf/wnp/19w.pdf Chanchu is also the most intense typhoon on Hong Kong Observatory's record to enter the South China Sea in May. It turned northeastward and made a final landfall along the southeastern seaboard of China on May 18 resulting in at least 25 deaths and a direct economic loss of 7 billion Chinese yuan. Chanchu became extratropical later that day.

Tropical Storm Jelawat (Domeng)

Tropical Storm Jelawat (Domeng)
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An area of disturbed weather that began as a part of a monsoon trough#redirect
formed around June 23 east of the Philippines, and moved slowly over the islands. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center released a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on June 25 as the system moved over the Philippines, and upgraded the system to Tropical Depression 03W the next day. The depression continued to organize as it moved away from the Philippines, and the JTWC upgraded it to Tropical Storm 03W on June 27. The Japan Meteorological Agency designated the storm as Tropical Storm Jelawat shortly after. The name Jelawat was submitted by Malaysia, and is a name for a type of carp.

Jelawat moved generally northwestward over the South China Sea during the next day, and weakened back to a tropical depression on June 28. The depression made landfall in southern China at 0740 LST June 29http://www.cma.gov.cn/cma_new/tqyb/zhyj/t20060629_137632.phtml and dissipated later that day.

The storm dropped heavy rainfall across southern China and Haikou recorded a rainfall of 309.7mm (12 inches) during the storm passage.http://mb.hainan.gov.cn/qxnews.asp?name=qxxx290959481.txt A total of 8.6 inches (220 mm) rain fell in 16 hours in Kampung Bundu, Malaysia.http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Thursday/National/20060629080308/Article/local1_html The rainfall killed seven people and left one missing. The flooding from Jelawat ruined 20,000 hectares of farmland and destroyed 190 houses.http://www.shanghaidaily.com/art/2006/06/30/284709/Deadly_storms_strike_across_China.htm

Typhoon Ewiniar (Ester)

Typhoon Ewiniar (Ester)
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On June 29, a persistent tropical disturbance was classified as a tropical depression by the JTWC while east of Palau. The depression moved northwestward and was upgraded to Tropical Storm 04W by the JTWC on June 30. The JMA designated the storm Tropical Storm Ewiniar at around the same time. The name "Ewiniar" was submitted by the Federated States of Micronesia, and refers to a traditional storm god of Chuuk. Ewiniar moved west-northwestward over the next two days, bringing heavy rain and localized flooding to the Yap Islands. After clearing Yap, the storm turned northwestward and began strengthening rapidly, becoming a typhoon on July 3 and reaching its peak intensity of 130 knots (150 mph, 240 km/h) on July 4. Ewiniar turned northward and paralleled the east coast of China, brushing some coastal cities (including Shanghai) with its outer rain bands and prompting evacuations. Ewiniar was responsible for at least 30 deaths in China. The typhoon gradually weakened as it moved over colder waters, and made landfall in South Korea on July 10 as a severe tropical storm. As Ewiniar moved across the country, it passed within 30 miles (50 km) of Seoul.http://www.kma.go.kr/fcst/typ_eng/typ_eng_200607102220_03_029.html No tropical cyclone had come that close to Seoul in recent years.[[Citing sources citation needed]] The passage of the storm brought heavy rain that triggered floods and mudslides in the southern part of the country, killing at least six people. Ewiniar became extratropical over the Sea of Japan the next day.

Severe Tropical Storm Bilis (Florita)

Severe Tropical Storm Bilis (Florita)
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A tropical disturbance northeast of Yap developed sufficient convection to be designated a tropical depression on July 8. The depression strengthened into a tropical storm the next day, and was designated Tropical Storm Bilis by the JMA. The word "Bilis", submitted by the Philippines, means speedy or swift in motion. PAGASA operationally treated this storm as a typhoon for a short time on July 13, but it officially remained a tropical storm as it moved west-northwestward toward Taiwan. After moving over northern Taiwan, Bilis made landfall in Fujian, China on July 14, weakening into a tropical depression inland the next day. JMA carried the system as a tropical depression until July 17.http://www.jma.go.jp/jp/g3/images/observe/06071706.png

Though Bilis was not a strong tropical cyclone, it did cause some damage across mainland China. According to latest statistics, Bilis and its remnants affected more than 20 million people and were responsible 164 deaths and 140 missings in six provinces, namely Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong and Guangxi. The direct economic loss exceeded 11.8 billion Chinese yuan.http://www.gov.cn/gzdt/2006-07/17/content_338158.htm

CCTV interviewed meteorologists on July 17. It was emphasized that Bilis was a severe tropical storm at landfall, not a typhoon. However, there was a wet airstream over South China Sea at the time of landfall, so a almost 1000km-long rainband persisted in the southeast quadrant of the remnant low for days. It was also noted that tropical storm force wind persisted for 31 hours, longer than a normal typhoon passage.http://www.cctv.com/video/jiaodianfangtan/2006/07/jiaodianfangtan_300_20060717_1.shtml

In Fujian, all tourist attractions were closed in Xiamenhttp://news.sohu.com/20060715/n244274850.shtml and schools were suspended in the province.http://www.dnzb.cn/gb/content/2006-07/14/content_2151763.htm 43 deaths were reported and economic loss was 3 billion Chinese yuan.http://env.people.com.cn/GB/1074/4598416.htmlIn Zhejiang, the strongest wind measured was 43.1m/shttp://www.cma.gov.cn/cma_new/qxxw/t20060714_140202.phtml and the direct economic loss was 693 million Chinese yuan.http://202.102.135.87/newscenter/2006-07/15/content_1735584.htm In Shanghai, more than 210 flights were canceled and some ferry routes were suspended.http://news.163.com/06/0715/16/2M37PN4T0001124J.html Some long-distance buses between Shanghai and Jiangsu were canceled.http://www.why.com.cn/epublish/node4/node5870/node5872/userobject7ai54946.html Though Jiangxi is far inland, the strongest wind still reached tropical storm force, measured at 19.3m/s.http://www.cma.gov.cn/cma_new/qxxw/t20060714_140272.phtml In Guangdong, an automated weather station recorded 360.6 mm rainfall in just 5 hourshttp://www.nmc.gov.cn/news/viewArticle.do?method=viewArticle&id=ff8080810c669adb010c717746f20017 and 33 deaths were reported in the province.http://env.people.com.cn/GB/1074/4598416.html Officials said that the number may rise and data were being collected.http://www.ynet.com/view.jsp?oid=10942498 The communication between three towns in Lechang(乐昌) and outside ceased and the conditions were unknown. More 1600 prisoners were transferred from the flooding area. http://www.southcn.com/news/gdnews/sd/200607160005.htm The electricity and water supply stopped in Shaoguan(韶关).http://web.xwwb.com/wbnews.php?db=2&thisid=60221 In Shenzhen airport, 40 flights were diverted to Guangzhou.http://news.21cn.com/domestic/shiyong/2006/07/17/2651070.shtml The situation was the worst in Hunan where the flooding caused at least 78 deaths and over hundred missing.http://env.people.com.cn/GB/1074/4598416.html A reservoir recorded 9300 cubic meter of water entering per second, setting a new record.http://news.sohu.com/20060716/n244281832.shtml Several sections of the Beijing-Guangzhou railway, a main rail route in China, was blocked by flooding and landslide. Trains were canceled, diverted or delayed. The train No. T256 was surrounded by the historically high water level in Lechang and passengers were evacuated to a school nearby.http://news.sohu.com/20060717/n244293731.shtml Almost 20,000 passengers were stuck in Wuchang(武昌) station.http://news.sohu.com/20060717/n244295566.shtml Trains of Shanghai-Hong Kong railwayhttp://hk.news.yahoo.com/060717/10/1q63j.html and Beijing-Hong Kong railwayhttp://hk.news.yahoo.com/060717/12/1q63l.html were also delayed. The Beijing-Zhuhai Highway was also blocked and the maximum water depth reached 3 meters. Traffic jam was 18km long.http://news.zbinfo.net/guonei/2006-7-17/NA356543.htm The Hunan province meteorological disaster Level II emergency plan (湖南省气象灾害Ⅱ级应急预警预案) was activated.http://www.cma.gov.cn/cma_new/qxxw/t20060716_140343.phtml In Guangxi, landslide led to 7 deaths and 2 injuries.http://hk.news.yahoo.com/060717/12/1q6gh.html The southwest monsoon behind Bilis brought rainstorm to Hong Kong and rewrite the record for highest hourly rainfall at the Hong Kong Observatory.http://www.hko.gov.hk/wxinfo/news/2006/pre0716e.htm

As of July 18, the remnants of Bilis and the active southwesterly airstream is expcted to bring heavy rain to southwest China for another day. Heavy rain is expected to diminish on July 19-20.http://www.cma.gov.cn/cma_new/tqyb/yubao/styb/t20051212_107053.phtml

Tropical Depression 06W

A tropical depression formed on July 18 near the Caroline Islands.

Current storm information

As of 0900 UTC July 18, Tropical Depression 06W was located about 220 nm south-southwest of Guam. It had maximum sustained winds of 30 knots (55 km/h, 35 mph), according to the JTWC, and 30 knots as well according to the JMA.

Other storms

These systems were not officially named as tropical storms by the JMA, although the JMA might have monitored them as tropical depressions. They were, however, designated as tropical cyclones by the Philippines (PAGASA), China (CMA), and/or the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC).

PAGASA Tropical Depression Agaton

Tropical Depression Agaton
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On January 21, a tropical depression formed about 230 km east-northeast of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur within the Philippine area of responsibility, and was named Agaton by PAGASA for Philippine warnings. The depression weakened into a low pressure system on January 24 after landfall.

The system entered into South China Sea and became better organized. Therefore, China declared the formation of a tropical depression on January 25 [(source in Chinese)] and forecast that it would become a tropical storm. However, the depression failed to develop.

JTWC Tropical Storm 01W (Basyang)

Tropical Storm 01W (Basyang)
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On March 4, a tropical depression formed out of a wave close to the equator southeast of Palau. The JTWC upgraded it to Tropical Storm 01W at 3 p.m. UTC the same day. The JTWC downgraded it back to a depression on March 5 due to shear, and it never regained tropical storm strength before dissipating on March 7.

In the six years since current naming conventions were introduced, this was the 12th time the JTWC and the JMA had disagreed over the naming of a tropical storm, after one storm in the 2000 Pacific typhoon season, three storms in the 2001 Pacific typhoon season, two storms each in the 2002, 2003 and 2004 Pacific typhoon seasons and one in 2005.

CMA Tropical Depression 03

Unnamed Tropical Depression
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On July 3, China Meteorological Administration identified a tropical depression about 200 km south of Sanya, Hainan.http://www.nmc.gov.cn/news/viewArticle.do?method=viewArticle&id=ff8080810c1dc5dd010c32325f2d001e The depression moved northwest and made landfall at 7:10pm in Hainan on the same day.http://www.nmc.gov.cn/news/viewArticle.do?method=viewArticle&id=ff8080810c33d24b010c37614f8a0001 On the next morning, it entered Gulf of Tonkin and strengthened slightly. Eventually, the depression made its second landfall near Guangxi/Vietnam border around noon and rapidly weakened over land.http://www.cma.gov.cn/cma_new/tqyb/zhyj/t20060704_138325.phtml

Recent timeline of events

Main article: Timeline of the 2006 Pacific typhoon season

July

July 2
*6 a.m. UTC - Tropical Storm Ewiniar is designated Tropical Storm Ester by PAGASA.
July 3
*3 a.m. UTC - The JTWC upgrades Tropical Storm Ewiniar (Ester) to Typhoon Ewiniar (Ester).
*6 a.m. UTC - The JMA, the official RSMC for the region, upgrades Severe Tropical Storm Ewiniar to Typhoon Ewiniar.
*3 p.m. UTC - The JTWC upgrades Typhoon Ewiniar (Ester) to a Category 2 storm.
*9 p.m. UTC - The JTWC upgrades Typhoon Ewiniar (Ester) to a Category 3 storm.
July 4
*12 a.m. UTC - The JMA upgrades Typhoon Ewiniar to a Category 2 storm.
*3 p.m. UTC - The JTWC upgrades Typhoon Ewiniar (Ester) to a Category 4 storm.
July 5
*12 a.m. UTC - The JTWC upgrades Typhoon Ewiniar (Ester) to Super Typhoon Ewiniar (Ester).
*exact time unknown - The JMA upgrades Typhoon Ewiniar to a Category 3 storm, but downgrades it to a Category 2 storm 6 hours later.
*9 p.m. UTC - The JTWC downgrades Typhoon Ewiniar (Ester) to a Category 3 storm.
July 7
*12 a.m. UTC - The JMA downgrades Typhoon Ewiniar (Ester) to a Category 1 storm.
*3 p.m. UTC - The JTWC downgrades Typhoon Ewiniar (Ester) to a Category 2 storm.
July 8
*3 a.m. UTC - Tropical Depression 05W forms southwest of Guam.
*3 p.m. UTC - The JTWC downgrades Typhoon Ewiniar (Ester) to a Category 1 storm.
July 9
*3 a.m. UTC - Tropical Depression 05W is upgraded to Tropical Storm Bilis.
*3 p.m. UTC - The JTWC downgrades Typhoon Ewiniar to a tropical storm.
July 10
*12 a.m. UTC - The JMA downgrades Typhoon Ewiniar to a tropical storm.
*3 a.m. UTC - Tropical Storm Bilis is designated Tropical Storm Florita by PAGASA.
*12 p.m. UTC - The JTWC issues its last advisory for Tropical Storm Ewiniar (Ester).
*exact time unknown - Tropical Storm Ewiniar (Ester) makes landfall in South Korea.
July 11
*3 a.m. UTC - The JMA issues its last advisory on Tropical Storm Ewiniar as it becomes extratropical.
July 12
*6 a.m. UTC - PAGASA upgrades Tropical Storm Bilis (Florita) to a typhoon.
July 13
*9 a.m. UTC - PAGASA downgrades Typhoon Bilis (Florita) to a tropical storm.
July 14
*5 a.m. UTC - Tropical Storm Bilis (Florita) makes landfall in Fujian, China.
*12 p.m. UTC - PAGASA and JTWC issues its last advisory for Tropical Storm Bilis (Florita).
July 15
*6 a.m. UTC - JMA issue their last advisory for Tropical Storm Bilis (Florita).
July 18
*3 a.m. UTC - Tropical Depression 06W forms south-southeast of Guam.

2006 storm names

Western North Pacific tropical cyclones are named by the Tokyo Typhoon Centre of the Japan Meteorological Agency. Names are selected from the following lists, there is no annual list. The names were contributed by members of the WMO Typhoon Committee. Each of 14 nations or territories submitted 10 names, which are used in alphabetical order by the English name of the country. Names in gray were used in 2005, or have not yet been used this season. Active storms are marked in bold with the marker (active). Names not greyed out have been used this season. The first name used this season was Chanchu, contributed by Macau.

Contributing Nation Names
Cambodia Damrey Kong-rey Nakri Krovanh Sarika
China Longwang Yutu Fengshen Dujuan Haima
DPR Korea Kirogi Toraji Kalmaegi Maemi Meari
Hong Kong Kai-Tak Man-yi Fung-wong Choi-wan Ma-on
Japan Tembin Usagi Kammuri Koppu Tokage
Laos Bolaven Pabuk Phanfone Ketsana Nock-ten
Macau Chanchu 0601 Wutip Vongfong Parma Muifa
Malaysia Jelawat 0602 Sepat Nuri Melor Merbok
Micronesia Ewiniar 0603 Fitow Sinlaku Nepartak Nanmadol
Philippines Bilis 0604 Danas Hagupit Lupit Talas
RO Korea Kaemi Nari Changmi Sudal Noru
Thailand Prapiroon Wipha Mekkhala Nida Kulap
U.S.A. Maria Francisco Higos Omais Roke
Vietnam Saomai Lekima Bavi Conson Sonca
Cambodia Bopha Krosa Maysak Chanthu Nesat
China Wukong Haiyan Haishen Dianmu Haitang
DPR Korea Sonamu Podul Pongsona Mindulle Nalgae
Hong Kong Shanshan Lingling Yanyan Tingting Banyan
Japan Yagi Kajiki Kujira Kompasu Washi
Laos Xangsane Faxai Chan-hom Namtheun Matsa
Macau Bebinca Peipah Linfa Malou Sanvu
Malaysia Rumbia Tapah Nangka Meranti Mawar
Micronesia Soulik Mitag Soudelor Rananim Guchol
Philippines Cimaron Hagibis Molave Malakas Talim
RO Korea Chebi Noguri Koni Megi Nabi
Thailand Durian Rammasun Morakot Chaba Khanun
U.S.A. Utor Matmo Etau Aere Vicente
Vietnam Trami Halong Vamco Songda Saola

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) uses its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones within its area of responsibility. Lists are recycled every four years. On the 2006 list, the name "Gloria" was replaced by "Glenda". http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/genmet/rpnames.html
  • Agaton
  • Basyang
  • Caloy 0601
  • Domeng 0602
  • Ester 0603
  • Florita 0604

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