Wikipedia:WikiProject Tropical cyclones/Newsletter/Archive 32B

Number 32B, October 20, 2010 The Hurricane Herald This is the monthly newsletter of WikiProject Tropical Cyclones. The Hurricane Herald aims to give a summary, both of the activities of the WikiProject and global tropical cyclone activity. If you wish to change how you receive this newsletter, or no longer wish to receive it, please add your username to the appropriate section on the mailing list. This newsletter covers all project related events of September 2010 and some events of October 2010

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Storm of the month 'Typhoon Fanapi' is Storm of the Month Early on September 14, the JMA reported that a tropical depression had formed east of Taiwan. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center soon designated the depression as 12W with PAGASA naming it Inday shortly thereafter. Later on the same day, the tropical depression was upgraded to a tropical storm and was officially given the name Fanapi by the JMA. On September 16, the storm further intensified into a severe tropical storm. That same day, the JMA further upgraded it into a typhoon. Fanapi turned west and intensified into a category 1 typhoon that night. On the following day, the storm further intensified into a category 2 typhoon. On September 18, the storm further intensified to a Category 3 typhoon and moved straight into Taiwan. It made landfall in Hualien County at 8:40 a.m. (10.40am AEST) on September 19, with winds of 162 kilometres (101 mi) and across the island at a speed of 20km/h. Shortly after its landfall, it moved south and again turned east and rapidly weakened into a Severe Tropical Storm. It had a Category 1 equivalent strength at that time. At 06:00 PM (Local time), the typhoon went back into the ocean. Post Storm Analysis proved that the system stayed on land for 9 hours approximately. The storm made its second landfall at Zhangpu County, Zhangzhou, Fujian province, China, at a Category 1 Typhoon intensity. The Storm caused a large scale damage to Taiwan. In the early hours of September 21, Fanapi weakened into a tropical depression over Guangdong province, China. On Septemner 22, Fanapi dissipated completely.

Other tropical cyclone activity
 * Tropical Storm Fiona
 * Tropical Storm Gaston
 * Tropical Storm Hermine
 * Hurricane Igor
 * Hurricane Julia
 * Hurricane Karl
 * Tropical Storm Lisa
 * Tropical Storm Matthew
 * Tropical Storm Nicole
 * Hurricane Otto
 * Hurricane Paula
 * Tropical Depression Ten-E
 * Tropical Depression Eleven-E
 * Tropical Storm Georgette
 * Severe Tropical Storm Malou (Henry)
 * Tropical Storm Meranti
 * Typhoon Fanapi (Inday)
 * Typhoon Malakas
 * Tropical Depression #22
 * Tropical Depression 14W
 * Typhoon Megi (Juan)
 * Depression BOB 02
 * Deep Depression BOB 03

New members
 * TropicalAnalystwx13
 * Hylian Auree
 * Rehman
 * Alekhya Emani

Articles Requiring Help



Main and Important Articles


 * 1970 Bhola cyclone
 * 2005 Atlantic hurricane season
 * Cyclone Nargis
 * Cyclone Catarina
 * Cyclone Tracy
 * Effects of tropical cyclones
 * Eye (cyclone)
 * Hurricane Katrina
 * Storm surge
 * Tropical cyclogenesis
 * Tropical cyclone
 * Tropical cyclone rainfall climatology
 * Tropical cyclone scales
 * Typhoon Tip

Member of the month Jason Rees is the member of the month - October 2010
 * Jason is been awarded the member of the month - October 2010 for his excellent work at the construction of Tropical cyclone related articles. He is excellent when it comes to referencing. His work at the article Typhoon Fanapi (2010) is remarkable.

To do
 * Improve the 14 WPTC core articles to FA status
 * Finish List of Pacific typhoon seasons
 * Expand every season article worldwide to mention every storm in the season
 * Expand the articles in Category:Tropical cyclone articles to be expanded
 * Get every article on the vital articles list to GA status

Storm article statistics

Project News


 * The 2011 Northern Hemisphere cyclone season articles are awaiting creation.
 * A replacement for Template:Infobox hurricane current has been discussed.
 * Hurricane Earl (2010) dab issue solved.
 * List of tornadoes spawned by Hurricane Earl (1998) being discussed for deletion.
 * Flattening MODIS real time images discussed.
 * List of Tropical Storms David, Hurricane Humberto, Tropical Storm Alex discussed.
 * NASA GRIP (Genesis and Rapid Intensification Project) explained.
 * Book:Greatest Category 5 Hurricanes, which is related to this project, has been nominated for deletion.
 * Early hurricane season names brought up a large discussion.
 * Format for season articles discussed
 * Use of colour in charts on season articles duscussed
 * new map icon discussed
 * Lists on Cyclones, Hurricanes, and Typhoons discussed
 * several of our SWIO categories have been nominated for CFD
 * moving of storm articles and the year in retired storm articles decided
 * Storm Article titles discussed