23 Sep 2013: , - USAGI

TAIWAN SITUATION USAGI brought torrential rains (ca. 440mm in 24h observed • Powerful Typhoon USAGI (named on 21 Sep and ca. 350mm on “ODETTE” in the Philippines) passed 22 Sep in Hualien county). between Philippines and on 21 CHINA According to local media (as of Sep, making landfall in Itbayat Island 23 Sep), 4 000 people in 11 (Batanes, Philippines). Strong winds cities and counties were pre- and heavy rains affected Philippines emptively evacuated and ca. and Taiwan (see impact in the map). 100 000 people were affected by power cuts. As of early 23 • After passing Philippines and Taiwan 350 mm Sep, no deaths reported. USAGI moved NW towards the 22 Sep 12:00 UTC TAIWAN province of (China), where 148 km/h sust. winds it made landfall at around 11:40 UTC on 22 Sep, near the city of Shanwei, 80 mm 22 Sep 06:00 UTC 23 Sep 175 km/h sust. winds ca. 150km NE of . A few 06:00 UTC hours before landfall it had a max. Pacific Ocean sust. wind speed of 175 km/h. Strong winds and heavy rains have affected parts of the provinces of Guangdong and Fujian. JRC calculations indicated 22 Sep 11:40 UTC a possible storm surge of the order of Landfall 21 Sep 1.5-2.2m in the coastal area E of near Shanwei 12:00 UTC 21 Sep 00:00 UTC Shanwei (Guangdong) for 22 Sep. 222 km/h sust. winds • After the landfall, USAGI moved NW over Guangdong, weakening. As of early on 23 Sep, a Yellow Rainstorm 20 Sep Warning was still in effect; heavy rain 06:00 UTC Luzon Strait or rainstorm might hit Guangdong, , Hunan, most areas of Guizhou, SW on 23 Sep. • As of early 23 Sep (UTC), the Chinese TRMM 72h Accumulation Rain (20-22 Sep) interior Ministry reports a total of 25 people killed, 220 000 evacuated and more than 7 000 houses collapsed or CHINA TAIWAN severely damaged in Guangdong. Media report also power outages and South China blocked roads. Sea Sources: GDACS, NDRRMC, NOAA, China Meteorological Administration (1,2), Taiwan Central Weather Bureau, JMA, WMO, HKO, BBC, AFP Legend Luzon Legend rain2022 PHILIPPINES POP. DENSITY TRACK COLOURS USAGI (“ODETTE”), enhanced the 2 ValueTRMM 72h Acc. (pop/km ) Tropical Depression SW Monsoon, causing floods and Rain on0 - 2050 -mm22 Sep Tropical Storm landslides in parts of the Philippines. Philippine 51 - 100 mm Typhoon As of late 10:00 UTC 23 Sep, Sea WIND BUFFER 101 - 150 mm NDRRMC: 3 dead, 2 missing, 47 914 PHILIPPINES 64 km/h 151 - 200 mm PHILIPPINES affected (in Regions I, II, III, IV-B, JRC calculations 92 km/h V, VI, CAR), 27 041 displaced. 201 - 250 mm Storm Surge 119 km/h > 250 mm As of 23 Sep, AFP reports 18 people ZAMBALES 1.0 - 1.5 m killed, mostly in Zambales province. 1.5 – 2.2 m Area of track uncertainty

XX mm 24h acc. rain observed on 22 Sep 125 mm