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Typhoons in the Korean Peninsula

The Korean Peninsula is a peninsula region located over Eastern Asia. Politically, the region is divided into the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea).

Climatologically, in the Northwest Pacific basin, most tropical cyclones tend to develop between May and October. Typhoons impacting this region are not uncommon, with the bulk of these storms doing so in the third quarter (July to September). This article includes any tropical cyclone of any intensity that affected the Korean Peninsula.

20th century

Pre-1980s

  • August 28, 1936 – a typhoon struck South Korea, killing 1,104 people.
  • July 10, 1939 – a typhoon struck the western coast of North Korea.
  • July 12, 1940 – local newspapers reported a typhoon that struck the city of Seoul, killing 52 people.
  • July 23, 1940 – a typhoon moved across much of the Korean Peninsula.
  • August 4, 1945 – Tropical Storm Eva moved northwards affecting much of peninsula before dissipating.
  • August 19–20, 1946 – as a weakening storm, Tropical Storm Lilly made landfall over South Korea and affected much of the peninsula.

1980s

  • August 28, 1986 ― Typhoon Vera made landfall near the Kunsan Air Base in South Korea. Nationwide, a total of 1,852 structures were damaged, which resulted in over 6,000 people being homeless.
  • July 15, 1987 ― Typhoon Thelma strikes South Korea and moves northward. Rainfall across the nation varied, but peaked at in Kangnung. In all, 123 people died from the typhoon.
  • August 2–3, 1987 ― Tropical Depression Alex moves over North Korea. The storm deluged the country with up to 300 mm (12 in) of rainfall in a single day.
  • August 30–31, 1987 ― Typhoon Dinah nears the southeastern coast of South Korea without making landfall, however the typhoon brought strong winds and rainfall, with a peak rainfall total of 300 mm (11.8 in) being measured in South Chungcheong Province. 33 people died from the typhoon.
  • July 28–29, 1989 ― Tropical Storm Judy made landfall to the west of Busan. Heavy rains from the storm exacerbated ongoing floods, leading to at least 20 fatalities.
  • September 17, 1989 ― The remnant low of Tropical Storm Vera passed by the Korean Peninsula.

1990s

  • September 1, 1990 ― Tropical Storm Abe brought heavy rain and gale-force winds to South Korea prior to transitioning to an extratropical cyclone near the east coast of the peninsula.
  • July 29–30, 1991 ― Typhoon Caitlin, while nearing the region, had typhoon warnings across much of South Korea. Caitlin triggered torrential rainfall that only killed two people.
  • August 22–23, 1991 ― Tropical Storm Gladys passes by South Korea bringing heavy rainfall. During a 24-hour period in Ulsan, of rain fell, the most ever recorded on record. 90 people died from the storm.
  • September 27, 1991 ― The outer rain bands of Typhoon Mireille, the costliest typhoon at the time (and the costliest typhoon on record, if inflation is taken into account), brought rainfall and rough seas in South Korea, which killed two people.
  • September 24, 1992 ― Tropical Storm Ted made landfall over the western portion of South Korea before transitioning into an extratropical cyclone.
  • August 10, 1993 ― Typhoon Robyn brought rough seas up to along the southeastern coast of South Korea. Roughly 45 people were killed by the typhoon.
  • July 27, 1994 ― Tropical Depression Walt neared the southern coast of South Korea and Jeju Island. It is said that rainfall across the country helped improve severe drought conditions.
  • July 31–August 1, 1994 ― Tropical Storm Brendan traversed the central part of the Korean Peninsula, also reliving drought conditions at that time.
  • August 9–10, 1994 ― Tropical Storm Doug neared the southwestern coast of South Korea, bringing gusty winds of about 64 mph (103 km/h).
  • October 11, 1994 ― Typhoon Seth batters most of South Korea with gusty winds of heavy rainfall.
  • July 23–24, 1995 ― Typhoon Faye impacts the Korean Peninsula as a moderate typhoon. Rough wave in Pusan Harbor resulted in two ships colliding.
  • August 26, 1995 ― Tropical Storm Janis made landfall near Seoul and affects most of the region with mostly heavy rainfall.
  • August 8–9, 1997 ― Typhoon Tina closes by Jeju Island, but also impacts South Korea.
  • September 28–30, 1998 ― Typhoon Yanni brings a tremendous amount of rainfall that killed 50 people.
  • July 27–28, 1999 ― Tropical Storm Neil affects South Korea. There were wind gusts of up to 95 km/h (60 mph) on Cheju Island and the peak rainfall reported from the storm was over 200 mm (8 inches). As the storm dissipated over Korea, it caused flash floods that killed at least seven and left 7,000 homeless.
  • August 3, 1999 ― Typhoon Olga impacts the Korean Peninsula. 106 people have been killed due to torrential rainfall that led to landslides, along with strong winds.
  • September 19, 1999 ― Tropical Storm Ann brought moderate rain of up to 100 mm (4 inches) to Anhui, Jiangsu and Shandong on September 18.
  • September 22–23, 1999 ― Typhoon Bart and its outflow brought rainfall over South Korea.

21st century

2000s

  • July 10, 2000 ― The remnant low of Typhoon Kai-tak nears and affects North Korea by bringing light to moderate rainfall.
  • July 31, 2000 ― Tropical Storm Bolaven affects Busan, South Korea by bringing heavy rainfall.
  • August 26–27, 2000 ― The weakening remnant system of Typhoon Bilis caused torrential precipitation across South Korea. At Kunsan Air Base, 468 mm (18.42 in) of rain was recorded over a 48-hour period; this two-day total was over three times the August average for the location.
  • September 1, 2000 ― Typhoon Prapiroon makes landfall over North Korea and kills roughly 65 people.
  • September 13–16, 2000 ― Typhoon Saomai brought heavy rainfall and strong winds that caused power outages to 422,000 homes.
  • July 6–8, 2002 ― Tropical Storm Rammasun passes a short distance to the west of Jeju Island before making landfall near the Seoul Metropolitan Area. The storm dropped more than 300 mm (12 in) of rainfall.
  • July 27, 2002 ― Tropical Storm Fengshen passes just close off Jeju Island.
  • August 31, 2002 ― Typhoon Rusa made landfall over Goheung, South Korea. It was the most powerful typhoon to strike the country in 43 years. 233 people died there, with an extra three from North Korea.
  • June 19, 2003 ― Typhoon Soudelor dropped about of rainfall at Hallasan in Jeju Province in South Korea. The storm also caused seas.
  • September 11–12, 2003 ― Typhoon Maemi impacts Korea as a strong typhoon. It was one of the most powerful typhoons to strike South Korea. 117 people have died from the typhoon.
  • July 4, 2004 ― The extratropical remnants of Typhoon Mindulle affected the peninsula bringing rainfall and strong winds.
  • August 17–19, 2004 ― Typhoon Megi brought heavy rainfall over South Korea. The heaviest 24‑hour rain total was 332.5 mm in Wando.
  • September 6–7, 2004 ― The outskirts of the typhoon dropped heavy rainfall in South Korea, with a peak 24‑hour total of on the offshore island of Ulleungdo. On the mainland, Pohang recorded of rainfall over 24 hours.
  • August 8, 2005 ― The remnants of Typhoon Matsa produced moderate amounts of rainfall reaching in Masan.
  • September 6–7, 2005 ― Typhoon Nabi nears the eastern portion of South Korea, bringing record rainfall in Ulsan and Pohang. The periphery of the storm produced gusts of 121 km/h (75 mph) in the port city of Busan.
  • May 19, 2006 ― The trough that engulfed the remnant low of Chanchu drew moisture from the typhoon, leading to heavy rainfall in portions of South Korea that reached on Jeju Island. Along with strong winds, the rains caused ferry and flight cancelations.
  • July 9–10, 2006 ― Typhoon Ewiniar hits the Korean Peninsula. Severe flooding and several landslides occurred. Damages throughout the country amounted to ₩2.06 trillion (US$1.4 billion), while there has been roughly 203 people who have been killed - with most coming from North Korea.
  • August 18–20, 2006 ― Tropical Storm Wukong brushed the eastern coast of South Korea, producing heavy rainfall.
  • September 17–18, 2007 ― Typhoon Shanshan and its outer outflow brought heavy rainfall over southeastern Korea. Busan had reported 60 mm (2 inches) of rainfall at that time.
  • September 16–17, 2007 ― Typhoon Nari made landfall over South Korea, bringing torrential rainfall. The hardest hit area was Jeju Island, where rainfall amounted to a record 590 mm (23.2 in). 20 people were killed. Jeju Island was declared a national disaster area by the South Korean government.
  • September 20–21, 2007 ― The remnant low of Typhoon Wipha affected the Korean Peninsula, with most of its effects seen in North Korea, where their flooding has worsened. A total of 1,649 people were left homeless following the storm.
  • July 22, 2008 ― The remnants of Typhoon Kalmaegi produced heavy rains over the Korean Peninsula, peaking at 237.5 mm (9.3 in) in Seoul. Heavy flooding killed four people.
  • August 12, 2009 ― The remnants of Typhoon Morakot brought rainfall over the Korean Peninsula.

2010s

2020s

Climatology

Deadly storms

The following list are the ten most deadly storms that impacted the Korean Peninsula. Total number of deaths recorded are only from the country itself.

See also

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