Tropical Storm Jangmi (2014)
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Tropical Storm Jangmi (), known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Seniang, was a weak but deadly
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that impacted the south-central
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in late December 2014. Jangmi formed as a tropical depression on December 28 east of
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. The system tracked west-northwest and soon became Tropical Storm Jangmi. Jangmi made landfall in
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later that day and traversed the northeastern Mindanao. The storm struck numerous islands in the
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begore emerged into the
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on December 30 while turning southwestward. Environmental condition deteriorated, and Jangmi weakened to a tropical depression shortly afterwards. The system made landfall in northeastern Sabah on
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of 2015 and dissipated shortly afterwards. Jangmi brought heavy rains to Mindanao and the Visayas which caused severe flooding and landslides. Many places recorded a total rainfall of over during the storm. Thousands of people were evacuated before Jangmi arrived.
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and
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were heavily impacted by Jangmi, with landslides on these islands killed 32 people. 21 people were found dead in
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and
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due to drowning. Jangmi affected over 600,000 people in the Philippines, over 90% of the affected population were evacuated from their houses. The storm killed 66 people and 6 others were missing. Total damage amounted to 1.27billion
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(
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28.4million).


Meteorological history

On December 27, 2014, the
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(JTWC) noted a
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formed about west of
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. The center was consolidating, though the
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was limited in the northern part. Good poleward
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and low
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favoured further
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. Later that day, the center became well-defined and convection persisted over the southern part while moving west-northwest, which prompted the JTWC to issue a for the system. At 00:00 UTC, the
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(JMA) classified the system as a tropical depression, the JTWC followed suit three hours later, and designated it as ''23W''. Later that day, the began monitoring the system and assigned a local name ''Seniang''. Convection began to wrap into the center, though the center was partly exposed, and most of the convection was over the southwestern part. It continued to move west-northwest along the southwestern edge of a
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. At 12:00 UTC, the JMA upgraded it to a tropical storm and assigned the name ''Jangmi''. The convection increased over the center, and the JTWC also upgraded it to a tropical storm later that day. At 3:45 a.m. December 29 (19:45 UTC December 28), Jamgmi made landfall in
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. SSMIS revealed that Jangmi developed an
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-like feature over the
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. Jamgmi made another landfall in
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at 9:30 p.m. (13;30 UTC) on December 29. Despite convection weakened after landfall, the center became better defined while convection wrapped more tightly. At 4:45 a.m. PST December 30 (20:45 UTC December 29), Jangmi made the third landfall in
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, and the fourth landfall in
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at 7 a.m. PST (23:00 UTC). On Decembe 30, Jangmi emerged into the
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and turned southwest. Jangmi became disorganized after crossing the
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. The JMA downgraded it to a tropical depression at 12:00 UTC, while the JTWC followed suit three hours later. Early on December 31, both the JTWC and the PAGASA issued the final advisory on Jangmi, as the center was completely exposed due to strong wind shear and the convection nearby weakened. However, the JMA continued to track the system. Jangmi crossed the coast of northeastern
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near
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on January 1, 2015 and dissipated shortly afterwards.


Preparations and impact

Shortly after strengthened to a tropical depression, the PAGASA issued a #1 for provinces in
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,
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and
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. As Jangmi approached the country, the PSWS #1 extended to
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,
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and
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. The PAGASA issued the PSWS #2 for provinces in Caraga, northern Mindanao and
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early on December 29 as Jangmi strengthened to a tropical storm. The PSWS #2 extended to southern
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, southern
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while the PSWS #1 extended to southern
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. All the PSWS were cancelled as Jangmi weakened to a low-pressure area. The cancelled 44 domestic flights on December 29 and cancelled another 14 on December 30. Sea transport in
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and
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were cancelled. 13,473 people were stranded in various ports across the country. Although Jangmi struck the Philippines during the
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, classes of a high school in
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were still suspended, as the school remained flooded. Jangmi brought heavy rains to south-central Philippines. In Hinatuan, where the storm made lanfall, recorded a total rainfall of . Various places in northeastern
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and
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recorded a total rainfall of over . Floodwaters of inundated some areas in Surigao del Sur. 14,000 people were evacuated in the province. Citizens in Veruela were forced to evacuated due to the floods. Flooding occurred Tago,
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, Butuan, Agusan del Norte and
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. A bridge connecting
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and
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were damaged. 33 families in
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and Compostela, Compostela Valley were evacuated due to the floods. In
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, a landslide displaced 71 people and damaged 19 houses, though no casualties were reported. Flooding also occurred in
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. At least 15 towns in
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were affected by flooding. Over 1,500 families were evacuated to flee the flooding. The floods trapped 60 climbers in Claveria, and they needed to wait overnight until floodwaters retreated. 15 workers in Tagoloan were also trapped. Jangmi also brought huge impacts to
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. Landslides hit Mahaplag,
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, and
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, resulting in ten deaths. Another landslide struck
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and killed 20 people. The flood situation in
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was worse than expected. The
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said that the river overflew its banks, inundated roads, damaged bridges and stalled lots of vehicles. Floodwaters in some regions were neck-depth. Two teenager boys in
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died because of electroduction. Jangmi also triggered severe flooding in
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. Ten people were killed in
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and nine others were missing. In
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, flooding washed away six houses and killed an elderly woman. The towns also reported a brownout. Other cities and towns such as
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,
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, and
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were also flooded, which damaged vehicles and uprooted coconut trees. Over 16 cities and towns in
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were being flooded. More than 13,000 families in the province were affected, including 200 families in
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. In all, Jangmi killed 66 people, injured 43 and left six others missing. 602,627 people were affected throughout the Philippines, in which 549,035 of them were evacuated. A total of 3,523 houses were damaged, in which 654 of them were destroyed. Total damage caused by the storm reached billion (US$28.4million).


Aftermath

Between December 29 to 31, 2014, the province of
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,
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and
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declared a
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, while
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, Butuan, Agusan del Norte,
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and San Enrique, Negros Occidental were under a state of calamity. On January 1, 2015,
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,
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and
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also declared a state of calamity. The allocated 37.5million (US$840,000) as an assistance. The department distributed 42,289 food packs, 4,000 essential items, and 10,000 for the families of the fatalities of the landslides in Samar. The government of
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allocated 1.8million (US$40,000) for those who were affected by the storm in Cebu, while the government of Naga City allocated 100,000 for four cities or towns in Cebu. Besides, the government of
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allocated 1million (US$22,000) for the victims in
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. However, the mayor of Ronda Mariano Blanco III blamed that the DSWD didn't distribute any goods to the towns because they didn't receive any request. On January 2, a landslide damaged two houses in
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but no casualties were reported. Officials thought that heavy rains from Jangmi a few days ago could be a reason of the landslide.


Retirement

Because the total cost of damage reached at least billion, the name ''Seniang'' was retired by PAGASA and will never be used again as a typhoon name within Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). In 2015, it was replaced by ''Samuel'' for the 2018 season.


See also

* Weather of 2014 *
Tropical cyclones in 2014 During 2014, tropical cyclones formed within seven different tropical cyclone basins, located within various parts of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. During the year, a total of 117 tropical cyclones had formed this year to date. 79 tr ...
* Other tropical cyclones named Jangmi * Other tropical cyclones named Seniang *
Tropical Storm Washi Severe Tropical Storm Washi, known in the Philippines as Severe Tropical Storm Sendong, was a late-season tropical cyclone that caused around 1,200 to 2,500 deaths and catastrophic damage in the Philippines in late 2011. Washi made landfall o ...
(2011) *
Typhoon Bopha Typhoon Bopha, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Pablo, was the strongest tropical cyclone on record to ever affect the Philippine island of Mindanao, making landfall as a Category 5 super typhoon with winds of . The twenty-fourth ...
(2012) * Tropical Storm Podul (2013) * Tropical Depression Usman (2018) *
Tropical Storm Bolaven (2018) Tropical Storm Bolaven, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Agaton, was an early-season tropical cyclone that affected southern parts of the Philippines in early-January 2018. The first named storm of the 2018 Pacific typhoon season,The s ...
*
Typhoon Rai Typhoon Rai, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Odette, was a deadly and extremely destructive super typhoon, which was the second costliest typhoon in Philippine history behind Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. Rai was a powerful rare tropical c ...
(2021)


References


External links


JMA General Information
of Tropical Storm Jangmi (1423) from Digital Typhoon
JMA Best Track Data
of Tropical Storm Jangmi (1423)
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