Typhoon Trami

Typhoon Trami, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Paeng, was the second typhoon to affect Japan within a month. The twenty-fourth tropical storm and tenth typhoon of the annual typhoon season, Trami developed from a low-pressure area southeast of Guam on September 20, 2018. It intensified into a tropical storm on the next day and intensified into a typhoon on September 22. Trami steadily intensified and reached its peak intensity late on September 24. On the following day, Trami slowed and drifted northward. It began to weaken due to upwelling. Trami accelerated and turned northeastward on September 29, before it struck over Tanabe, Wakayama in Japan on the next day, and became extratropical on October 1. The extratropical remnants persisted for days until dissipated completely on October 8. Trami caused additional damage to Japan, while it was still recovering from the impacts of Typhoon Jebi. Maximum gust from Trami were recorded at Hachioji, Tokyo, of 45.6 metres per second (164 km/h), which broke the record set in 2011. Trami also produced storm surge of 11.71 m (38.4 ft) at Cape Irōzaki. Transportation was disrupted with several domestic flights cancelled. Over 380,000 people were evacuated. In total, Trami killed 4 people and left hundreds injured. Insurance losses were estimated to be ¥306 billion (2018 JPY, $2.69 billion USD).