"Please Stay Safe"
Expected to Land Domestically with Strength Stronger Than Sara and Maemi
On the 4th, as Typhoon Hinnamnor moves northward toward the Korean Peninsula, waves are crashing along the coast of Seogwipo, Jeju Island. [Image source=Yonhap News]
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jung-wan] The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) has once again expressed concerns about Typhoon Hin Namno. As it is expected to make landfall as an 'unprecedentedly strong typhoon,' preparations are required.
At the KMA briefing announcing Hin Namno's expected path at 11 a.m. on the 4th, forecaster analyst Lee Kwang-yeon said, "Hin Namno is expected to be really strong," and urged, "Please stay in a safe place."
Hin Namno is expected to pass 180 km south-southwest off Seogwipo City, Jeju, at 9 p.m. on the 5th with an intensity of 'very strong,' and make landfall 20 km north-northwest of Busan at 9 a.m. on the 6th with an intensity of 'strong.'
The expected central pressure and maximum wind speed at landfall are 950 hPa and 43 m/s, respectively, which would make it the strongest typhoon to make landfall in South Korea.
Typhoon No. 11 Hinnamnor is maintaining very strong intensity as it moves northward. On the morning of the 4th, Forecast Analyst Lee Kwang-yeon is briefing on the expected typhoon path at the Korea Meteorological Administration Policy Briefing Room in Dongjak-gu, Seoul. [Image source=Yonhap News]
At the briefing, the analyst explained the damages caused by past typhoons. During Typhoon Rusa, the 15th typhoon of 2002, 209 people died, 37 went missing, and 63,085 people were displaced. Property damage amounted to 5.1479 trillion won. For Typhoon Maemi, the 14th typhoon of 2003, there were 119 deaths and 12 missing persons. 61,844 people were displaced, and property damage reached 4.2225 trillion won.
Typhoon Megi, the 15th typhoon of 2004, caused 7 deaths and displaced 4,712 people. Property damage was 250 billion won. Typhoon Chaba, the 18th typhoon of 2016, resulted in 6 deaths and 6,714 displaced people, with property damage of 215 billion won.
The analyst emphasized, "Each of these numbers carries much sorrow and regret for many people," and urged, "Strong winds and heavy rain are expected, so please prepare thoroughly to prevent sorrow and regret from returning."
The lowest central pressures measured at domestic meteorological stations during the landfalls of the historically strong typhoons Sarah in 1959 and Maemi in 2003 were 951.5 hPa and 954 hPa, respectively. If the forecast holds, Hin Namno is expected to be the strongest typhoon to make landfall in South Korea.
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