Typhoon Aere, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Marce,
was a mid-season category two typhoon that brought severe damage to
Taiwan
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and the
People's Republic of China
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in late August 2004. Aere is the
Marshallese word for 'storm'.
Meteorological history
An area of convection developed approximately 250 miles east of Pohnpei late on August 13. By August 16, the disturbance had passed 40 miles north of Chuuk. It developed enough organization to be designated a tropical depression on August 19, about 400 miles west of Guam. From there, it moved northwest at 12 mph along the southwestern periphery of a mid-level steering ridge. The system reached tropical storm status on August 20, gaining the name Aere.
Preparations
Impact
News sources to date indicate that Taiwan took the brunt of Typhoon Aere. Thirty-four people were killed as a result of the storm, and fifteen died as a mudslide buried a remote mountain village in the north of the island. Agricultural losses were estimated at 7.7 million New Taiwan dollars (US$313,000 in 2004, US$321,451 in 2005). Forty-three deaths in the Philippines were caused by heavy rains induced by the typhoon. Nearly 16,000 people were evacuated from homes engulfed in floodwaters. A swollen river near the northern province of Nueva Ecija blocked traffic on a main road and stranded hundreds of commuters overnight. Eight provinces in northern and central Luzon were most severely affected with 70% of the provinces under water at one point.
Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary August 2004
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Naming
Additionally, the name ''Kodo'' was replaced in 2002 without being used. The name ''Aere'' was chosen to replace the name.
See also
* Other tropical cyclones named Aere
* Other tropical cyclones named Marce
* List of wettest tropical cyclones
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* Typhoon Fitow
* Typhoon Matmo (2014)
Typhoon Matmo, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Henry, was the first tropical cyclone to impact Taiwan in 2014. It was the tenth named storm and the fourth typhoon of the 2014 Pacific typhoon season. The typhoon is believed to be one of the ma ...
* Typhoon Saola (2012)
Typhoon Saola, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Gener, was a strong tropical cyclone affecting the Philippines, Taiwan and China in late-July 2012. It was the ninth named storm and the fourth typhoon of the 2012 Pacific typhoon season. ''Sa ...
References
External links
JMA General Information
of Typhoon Aere (0417) from Digital Typhoon
*The JMA'
Best Track Data
on Typhoon Aere (0417)
*The JMA'
RSMC Best Track Data (Graphics)
on Typhoon Aere (0417)
*The JMA'
*The JTWC'
Best Track Data
on Typhoon 20W (Aere)
20W.AERE
from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
BBC slideshow
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2004 Pacific typhoon season
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