1922 Shantou typhoon

Severe tropical cyclone in southeastern China 1922 Shantou Typhoon 2,August,1922 Typhoon weather map.png July 27, 1922 July 27, 1922 August 3, 1922 August 3, 1922 85 932 ≤ 1922 50,000–100,000+ Northern Philippines, China 1922 Pacific typhoon season The 1922 Shantou Typhoon was a devastating tropical cyclone that caused thousands of deaths in the Chinese city of Shantou in August 1922. This death toll makes it one of the deadliest known typhoons in history. Meteorological history 1922 Swatow Typhoon track.png A tropical depression located near the Caroline Islands was first spotted July 27. It moved slowly to the northwest, gradually intensifying along the Philippine Sea. On July 31, it crossed northern Luzon,North Pacific Ocean Willis E. Hurd http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/050/mwr-050-08-0433.pdf Monthly Weather Review August 1922 2007-05-02 433–35 2011-07-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716090927/http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/050/mwr-050-08-0433.pdf dead and entered the northernmost part of the South China Sea.http://www.ucm.es/info/tropical/image1/image162.gif July–August 1922 Universidad Complutense Madrid 2007-05-02 It then intensified more and made landfall on the Chinese coast near the city of Shantou (formerly romanized as Swatow) late on August 2 or early on August 3. It quickly dissipated inland later. The minimum known central pressure of this typhoon is 27.53 inHg mb.The Swatow Typhoon of August, 1922 Rev José Coronas http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/050/mwr-050-08-0435b.pdf 435–6 Monthly Weather Review August 1922 2007-05-02 At one point, the winds were estimated to have a speed exceeding 100 mph.http://www.ucm.es/info/tropical/selga-ii.html The Selga Chronology Part II: 1901-1934 Universidad Complutense Madrid 2007-05-02 Impact Due to the typhoon passing through a then-lightly inhabited part of the Philippines, no reports of significant impact were received. In Shantou, the typhoon caused a storm surge of at least 12 ft above normal. The rain was heavy, and left enough water to leave the land saturated for a few days.The Swatow Typhoon of August, 1922 http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/050/mwr-050-08-0435a.pdf 435 Monthly Weather Review August 1922 2007-05-02 933 Shantou was an unfortunate city, as around 5,000 people (out of a population of about 65,000) perished in the storm. Some nearby villages were totally destroyed.http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/050/mwr-050-08-0437b.pdf 437 Notes on weather in the other parts of the world Monthly Weather Review 2007-06-14 Several ships near the coast were totally wrecked. Other ones were blown as far as two miles inland. The area around the city had around another 50,000 casualties. The total death toll was above 60,000,http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/images/global.pdf NOAA's Top Global Weather, Water and Climate Events of the 20th Century NOAA PDF 2007-06-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20070628180206/http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/images/global.pdf 28 June 2007 live and may have been higher than 100,000. The 50,000 to 100,000 deaths–100,000+ deaths caused by this typhoon make it one of the deadliest tropical cyclones in the western north Pacific Ocean. The other typhoons with comparable death totals include another typhoon that hit China in 1912 and 1975's Typhoon Nina.http://www.epicdisasters.com/tendeadlyworldhurricanes.php The Ten Worst Hurricanes Worldwide 2007-06-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20070607145701/http://www.epicdisasters.com/tendeadlyworldhurricanes.php 7 June 2007 dead http://www.epicdisasters.com/worstfloods.php The World's Worst Floods 2007-06-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20070619094548/http://www.epicdisasters.com/worstfloods.php 19 June 2007 dead References External links Approximate storm path Christmas typhoon of 1918 Category:Pre-1940 Pacific typhoon seasons 1922 Shantou Category:History of Shantou Shantou Shantou Category:July 1922 in Asia Category:August 1922 in Asia Category:Meteorological events in 1922 Category:20th century in Guangdong