Nepartak Causes Havoc Then Dissipates Over China

Nepartak Causes Havoc Then Dissipates Over China

Nepartak was a powerful category four typhoon when it hit Taiwan last week but weakened to a tropical storm as it moved into the Taiwan Strait. Nepartak's winds and heavy rains caused severe problems when it moved ashore over southeastern China. Thousands of homes in China were destroyed by the storm. At least three deaths in Taiwan and six fatalities in China were attributed to Nepartak. Torrential rain caused flash flooding and mudslides in both Taiwan and China.

Nepartak Causes Havoc Then Dissipates Over China

NASA's Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM (IMERG) were again used to estimate the total amount of rain that Nepartak dropped over Taiwan and southeastern China. Typhoon Nepartak's approximate locations at 0000Z and 1200Z are shown overlaid in white on IMERG rainfall estimate images. Totals were estimated during the period from July 3-10, 2016 when the typhoon moved through the western Pacific. IMERG estimates indicated that the typhoon dropped over 500 mm (19.7 inches) in some areas. Even greater rainfall totals were calculated in areas of China and southern Japan that were not directly affected by typhoon Nepartak.

Images and caption by Hal Pierce (SSAI/NASA GSFC)