Typhoon Nepartak
Typhoon Nepartak near peak intensity with a pinhole eye on July 6 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | July 2, 2016 |
| Dissipated | July 10, 2016 |
| Violent typhoon | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 205 km/h (125 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 900 hPa (mbar); 26.58 inHg |
| Category 5-equivalent super typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 285 km/h (180 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 907 hPa (mbar); 26.78 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 111 total |
| Damage | $1.89 billion (2016 USD) |
| Areas affected | Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Philippines, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, East China |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2016 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Nepartak, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Butchoy, was the third most intense tropical cyclone worldwide in 2016. Nepartak severely impacted Taiwan and East China, with 86 confirmed fatalities. It caused 3 deaths and NT$678 million (US$21 million) of damage in Taiwan during early-July. Moreover, Nepartak also had disastrous effects in Fujian, China, causing 111 deaths and ¥9.99 billion (US$1.49 billion) of damage. After the season, total damages exceeded up to ¥12.65 billion (US$1.89 billion).
The first named storm and typhoon of the annual typhoon season, Nepartak developed into a tropical storm south of Guam on July 3 and ended a record-tied 199-day period without a named storm over the basin, tied with the 1997–1998 interval. Steadily tracking northwestward on July 4 and becoming a typhoon on the next day, Nepartak reached peak intensity with a pinhole eye on July 6. Nepartak started to weaken on July 7 and then crossed Taiwan later, before emerging into the Taiwan Strait and weakening into a severe tropical storm on July 8. It eventually made landfall over Fujian, China on July 9 and dissipated over land one day later.