Typhoon Mangkhut occurred in 2018.
The name "Mangosteen" comes from Thailand, and its meaning is a kind of fruit. Typhoon No. 22 of 2018 "Mangkhut" was generated in the northwest Pacific Ocean at 20:00 on September 7, 2018, and rapidly intensified in the warm northwest Pacific Ocean.
On September 15, 2018, "Mangkhut" made landfall on Luzon Island in the Philippines as a super typhoon, and its majesty continued unabated. At around 17:00 on September 16, Mangkhut landed in Jiangmen, Guangdong, my country, as a strong typhoon. It made landfall along the coast of Shitaishan. When it landed, the maximum wind force near the center was level 14 and the minimum pressure was 955 hPa. It was the strongest typhoon to land in my country in 2018. At 20:00 on September 17, because it was difficult to determine its circulation center, the Central Meteorological Observatory stopped numbering it.
Characteristics of Typhoon "Mangkhut"
1. Strong intensity
"Mangkhut" will be compiled from 20:00 on September 7, 2018, and will be strengthened at 8:00 on September 11 It is a super typhoon. It is still a super typhoon at 5:00 on the 15th, with the maximum wind force near the center reaching level 17 or above (65 meters/second).
2. Strong winds have a large range
The cloud system of "Mangkhut" is huge, with a diameter of 1,000 kilometers, and the radius of the seventh-level wind circle reaches 350-600 kilometers, far exceeding that of "Feiyan" in the same period .
3. Severe impact of wind and rain
From 16th to 18th, 2018, the wind force in the coastal areas of central and western South China will reach level 14-16, with gusts reaching level 17 or above; southern Guangdong, Hong Kong, There are heavy rainstorms in some areas such as Macao, southern Guangxi, Hainan Island, and southern Yunnan, and there are extremely heavy rains locally; the risk of heavy rain disasters is high or extremely high in southwestern Guangdong, southern Guangxi, northern Hainan Island, and southeastern Yunnan.
4. Strong wind extremes
The strong winds of "Mangkhut" may cause severe damage to the southwestern and southern coasts of Guangxi. Simple factories, low buildings, etc. Self-built houses, outdoor hanging structures such as billboards, some offshore fishing raft cages and small boats may be damaged.
Reference for the above content: China Meteorological Administration-The super typhoon "Mangkhut" that was removed from the list