Typhoon Molave
Typhoon Molave, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Quinta, was a powerful typhoon that impacted the Philippines and later Vietnam in October 2020, becoming the strongest to strike Vietnam since Typhoon Damrey in 2017.[1]
| Typhoon (JMA scale) | |
|---|---|
| Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
 Typhoon Molave, moving westward at West Philippine Sea | |
| Formed | October 23, 2020 |
| Dissipated | October 26, 2020 |
| Highest winds | 10-minute sustained: 155 km/h (100 mph) 1-minute sustained: 205 km/h (125 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 950 hPa (mbar); 28.05 inHg |
| Fatalities | 61 deaths, 56 missing |
| Damage | $117.9 milyon (2020 USD) |
| Areas affected | Philippines, Spratly Islands, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia at Thailand |
| Part of the 2020 Pacific typhoon seasons | |
The eighteenth named storm and eighth typhoon of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season, Molave started from a tropical depression that formed on October 23 east of Palau.
At 15:00 UTC the next day, the depression was upgraded into Tropical Storm Molave as it moved northwestward. Molave soon became a typhoon on October 25 as it turned west, shortly before making landfall on the San Miguel Island in Albay, with another in Malinao, San Andres, Torrijos and Pola.[2]
After striking the Philippines, Molave entered the South China Sea and began to become more violent. Molave strengthened into a powerful Category 3 typhoon later that day, before weakening again as it approached Vietnam. The typhoon struck Vietnam on October 28, before rapidly weakening as it headed further into Indochina.
References
change- ↑ "Tropical Cyclone Information". Japan Meteorological Agency. October 24, 2020. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ↑ Miwil, Olivia (October 28, 2020). "Saudel and Molave pose danger to Sabah maritime community". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
