Typhoon Molave
Typhoon Molave, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Quinta, was a powerful typhoon that impacted the Philippines and later Vietnam in October 2020, becoming the strongest to strike Vietnam since Typhoon Damrey in 2017.[1]
| Typhoon (JMA scale) | |
|---|---|
| Category 3 (Saffir–Simpson scale) | |
 Typhoon Molave, moving westward at West Philippine Sea | |
| Formed | October 23, 2020 |
| Dissipated | October 26, 2020 |
| Highest winds | 10-minute sustained: 155 km/h (100 mph) 1-minute sustained: 205 km/h (125 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 950 mbar (hPa); 28.05 inHg |
| Fatalities | 61 deaths, 56 missing |
| Damage | $117.9 milyon (2020 USD) |
| Areas affected | Philippines, Spratly Islands, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia at Thailand |
| Part of the 2020 Pacific typhoon seasons | |
The eighteenth named storm and eighth typhoon of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season, Molave started from a tropical depression that formed on October 23 east of Palau.
At 15:00 UTC the next day, the depression was upgraded into Tropical Storm Molave as it moved northwestward. Molave soon became a typhoon on October 25 as it turned west, shortly before making landfall on the San Miguel Island in Albay, with another in Malinao, San Andres, Torrijos and Pola.[2]
After striking the Philippines, Molave entered the South China Sea and began to become more violent. Molave strengthened into a powerful Category 3 typhoon later that day, before weakening again as it approached Vietnam. The typhoon struck Vietnam on October 28, before rapidly weakening as it headed further into Indochina.
Typhoon Molave Media
Three tropical cyclones occurred in the western Pacific Ocean simultaneously on October 28. From left to right: Molave, Goni, and a low-pressure area which later became Atsani (at bottom-right).
Molave shortly before landfall in the Philippines on October 25
Street flooding caused by Molave in Baliwag
Flooding of Pampanga River floodplain after Typhoon Quinta, 2020 (view from Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija bridge)
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References
- ↑ "Tropical Cyclone Information". Japan Meteorological Agency. October 24, 2020. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ↑ Miwil, Olivia (October 28, 2020). "Saudel and Molave pose danger to Sabah maritime community". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
