The impact of Typhoon Lekima (2019) on East China: a postevent survey in Wenzhou City and Taizhou City

doi:10.1007/s11707-020-0856-7

Front. Earth Sci.

2022, Vol. 16

Issue (1) : 109-120 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11707-020-0856-7

RESEARCH ARTICLE

The impact of Typhoon Lekima (2019) on East China: a postevent survey in Wenzhou City and Taizhou City

Cong ZHOU^1,², Peiyan CHEN^1,^3,⁴(

), Shifang YANG^4,⁵, Feng ZHENG^4,⁶, Hui YU^1,^3,⁴, Jie TANG^1,^3,⁴, Yi LU^1,^3,⁴, Guoming CHEN¹, Xiaoqing LU¹, Xiping ZHANG¹, Jing SUN¹

¹. Shanghai Typhoon Institute of China Meteorological Administration, Shanghai 200030, China
². Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
³. Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Tropical Cyclones China Meteorological Administration, Shanghai 200030, China
⁴. The Joint Laboratory for Typhoon Forecasting Technique Applications between Shanghai Typhoon Institute and Wenzhou Meteorological Bureau, Wenzhou 325000, China
⁵. Taizhou Meteorological Bureau, Taizhou 318000, China
⁶. Wenzhou Meteorological Bureau, Wenzhou 325000, China

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Abstract

Typhoon Lekima (2019) struck Zhejiang Province on 10 August 2019 as a supertyphoon, which severely impacted Zhejiang Province. The typhoon killed 45 people and left three others missing, and the total economic loss reached 40.71 billion yuan. This paper reports a postdisaster survey that focuses on the storm precipitation, flooding, landslides, and weather services associated with Typhoon Lekima (2019) along the south-eastern coastline of Zhejiang Province. The survey was conducted by a joint survey team from the Shanghai Typhoon Institute and local meteorological bureaus from 26 to 28 August, 2019, approximately two weeks after the disaster. Based on this survey and subsequent analyses of the results, we hope to develop countermeasures to prevent future tragedies.

Keywords Typhoon Lekima (2019) Zhejiang Province disaster assessment postdisaster survey

Corresponding Author(s): Peiyan CHEN

Online First Date: 13 July 2021 Issue Date: 04 March 2022

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Cong ZHOU,Peiyan CHEN,Shifang YANG, et al. The impact of Typhoon Lekima (2019) on East China: a postevent survey in Wenzhou City and Taizhou City[J]. Front. Earth Sci., 2022, 16(1): 109-120.

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