Typhoon Mindulle (2016)
Typhoon Mindulle over the Greater Tokyo Area on August 22, with Tropical Storm Lionrock to its southwest | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | August 17, 2016 |
| Dissipated | August 23, 2016 |
| Typhoon | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 975 hPa (mbar); 28.79 inHg |
| Category 1-equivalent typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 974 hPa (mbar); 28.76 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 3 total |
| Damage | $448 million |
| Areas affected | Mariana Islands, Japan |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2016 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Mindulle (pronounced [min.dɯl.le]) was a strong tropical cyclone which affected Japan in mid August 2016. The ninth named storm and second typhoon of the 2016 Pacific typhoon season, Mindulle was first noted as a low-pressure area northwest of Guam on August 17. Two days later, it was upgraded into a tropical storm, being named Mindulle. Gradually intensifying, Mindulle peaked as a Category 1-equivalent hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale on August 22 before making landfall in Chiba Prefecture later that day. Mindulle rapidly weakened, dissipating the next day.
Mindulle primarily affected Japan, forcing nearly 900,000 to evacuate. The third storm to strike Japan in a week, Mindulle exacerbated flooding caused Chanthu and Kompasu, causing 3 fatalities to occur. In Chiba, over 100,000 people were without power. In total, Mindulle caused around $448 million in damages.