Typhoon Bavi
Bavi at peak intensity near Jeju Island on August 26 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | August 20, 2020 |
| Extratropical | August 27, 2020 |
| Dissipated | August 30, 2020 |
| Very strong typhoon | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 155 km/h (100 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 950 hPa (mbar); 28.05 inHg |
| Category 3-equivalent typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 185 km/h (115 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 942 hPa (mbar); 27.82 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 1 total |
| Damage | $11.7 million (2020 USD) |
| Areas affected | Philippines, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Korean Peninsula, North China, Northeast China |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Bavi (transliterated from Vietnamese Ba Vì), known in the Philippines as Severe Tropical Storm Igme, was a powerful tropical cyclone that made landfall in North Korea in late August 2020. The eighth named storm and third typhoon of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season, Bavi formed from a low pressure area depression on August 21 to the north of the Philippines and strengthened into a tropical storm on August 22. Bavi gradually strengthened as it skirted Taiwan and Okinawa, and became a typhoon on August 24. Passing over warm waters, Bavi turned to northwest and reached its peak intensity near Jeju Island on August 26. Thereafter, increasing wind shear and cooler waters caused Bavi to quickly weaken. Bavi made landfall in North Korea on August 27, and became an extratropical cyclone shortly thereafter.
Bavi caused minimal damage in portions of South Korea and Japan, but caused widespread structural damage and flooding in North Korea. It was the first storm in two weeks span to affect Korea. Others were Maysak and Haishen.