Overall Green alert Tropical Cyclone for PULASAN-24
in Japan, China, Republic of Korea

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone PULASAN-24 can have a low humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID TC 1001097
Name PULASAN-24
From - To 16 Sep - 21 Sep
Exposed countries Japan, China, Republic of Korea
Exposed population No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 120 km/h Category 1
Maximum storm surge 1.2 m (19 Sep 06:00 UTC)
Vulnerability Medium (China)

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Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
GDACS JTWC 65 km/h 1.2 m n.a. 0.5
Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall)
HWRF 108 km/h 1.4 m 528 mm 0.5
GFS 97 km/h 1.6 m 612 mm 0.5
ECMWF 101 km/h 1.5 m 665 mm 0.5
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Eastern and south-eastern Asia - Tropical cyclone activity, update (ECHO 23 Sep 2024)Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:04

  • The tropical cyclone activity is still ongoing across the Philippine sea, Souht and China Sea.
  • Typhoon BEBINCA which made landfall in the Shanghai area on 16 September dissipated. In the Philippines, the combination of BEBINCA with tropical depression GENER and the south-west monsoon resulted in 20 fatalities, 14 missing people and almost 600,000 affected people across 12 regions.
  • Tropical Storm PULASAN is moving northwest towards eastern China and on 18 September at 0.00 UTC, its centre is located approximately 500 km south-east of Okinawa island, Ryukyu islands, southern Japan with maximum sustained winds of 102 km/h. PULASAN is forecast to cross the central Ryukyu islands on 19 September and to make landfall as a tropical storm.
  • Tropical depression GENER crossed the northern Philippines on 16-17 September, and according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) it could strengthen into a tropical storm and it will pass south of the coasts of Hainan, south-eastern China and eastern Vietnam on 19 September.
  • For the next 48 hours, moderate to locally very heavy rainfall is expected over northern Philipines, Hainan island and most of Vietnam. 
Japan, China, South Korea - Tropical storm PULASAN (ECHO 24 Sep 2024)Thu, 19 Sep 2024 10:27

  • Tropical Storm PULASAN crossed Okinawa island, Ryukyu Island, southern Japan on 18 September and is moving northwest towards eastern China. On 19 September at 0.00 UTC, its centre is located in the East China Sea approximately 508 km south-east of Shangai city, eastern China, with maximum sustained winds of 74 km/h. 
  • PULASAN is forecast to approach the coast of the Shangai municipality area - affected by typhoon BEBINCA on 16 September - and Jiangsu province on 19-20 September and after that, it will change its direction moving north-east towards the southern coast of South Korea.
  • For the next 72 hours, moderate to very heavy rainfall and strong winds are in effect over most of the Ryukyu islands, eastern China and the whole Korean peninsula. 
China, South Korea - Tropical storm PULASAN, update (ECHO 25 Sep 2024)Fri, 20 Sep 2024 10:41

  • Tropical storm PULASAN made landfall over the greater Shangai area, eastern China on 19 September very early in the afternoon, with maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h. On 20 September at 0.00 UTC its centre was located inland over the southern Jiangsu province, north of the greater Shangai area, with maximum sustained winds of 56 km/h (tropical depression).
  • On 20-21 September, PULASAN is forecast to continue northeastward and to enter in the souhtern Yellow Sea, strenghtening. It is expected to make a second landfall over the far south-western South Korea on 21 September in the morning (UTC),  with maximum sustained winds of 74 km/h (tropical storm).
  • Over the next 48 hours, very heavy rainfall, strong winds and storm surges are forecast over the Jiangsu province, eastern China and the whole South Korea.
China, South Korea, Japan - Tropical storm PULASAN, update (ECHO 26 Sep 2024)Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:07

  • The passage of the tropical storm PULASAN over eastern China, in particular the greater Shangai area and the Jiangsu province, southern South Korea and central-northern Japan on 19-22 September, as a tropical storm and extra-tropical depression -in Japan- caused very heavy rainfall, resulting in floods and triggering landslides, that have resulted in casualties and damage.
  • In central-northern Japan, media report, as of 23 September, six fatalities and ten persons still missing across the Ishikawa and Niigata prefectures. In southern South Korea approximately 500 evacuated people were reported in the North Gyeongsang Province. Moreover, in eastern China, media also report around 112,000 avacuated people across the greater Shangai area.
  • Over the next 24 hours, more heavy rainfall is still forecast eastern China and most of Japan.
Eastern and south-eastern Asia - Tropical cyclone activity (ECHO 22 Sep 2024)Tue, 17 Sep 2024 11:33

  • Intense tropical cyclone activity is ongoing across the Philippine sea, South and West China Sea.
  • Typhoon BEBINCA made landfall in the Shanghai area on 16 September leading to evacuations, damage, and disruptions across the Shanghai direct-administered municipality area (eastern China). Its influence in the Philippines resulted also in ten fatalities and two missing people.
  • A tropical Storm, named PULASAN is moving northwest towards eastern China over the Philippine sea and it could make landfall over Zhejiang province on 19-20 September.
  • Furthermore, a tropical depression named GENER in the Philippines crossed the northern Philippines and according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) it could strengthen into a tropical storm and it could approach the coasts of Hainan (south-eastern China) and eastern Vietnam in the coming days.
  • For the next 24 hours, moderate to locally very heavy rainfall is expected over northern Philipines. Red warnings for floods are in effect over the north-eastern and parts of eastern Philippines.
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Japan, China, South Korea - Tropical storm PULASAN (GDACS, JTWC, NOAA-.. 9/19/2024 11:37:00 AM.

Tropical Storm PULASAN crossed Okinawa island, Ryukyu Island, southern Japan on 18 September and is moving northwest towards eastern China. On 19 September at 0.00 UTC, its centre is located in the East China Sea approximately 508 km south-
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Eastern and south-eastern Asia - Tropical cyclone activity, update (GD.. 9/18/2024 12:59:00 PM.

The tropical cyclone activity is still ongoing across the Philippine sea, Souht and China Sea. Typhoon BEBINCA which made landfall in the Shanghai area on 16 September dissipated. In the Philippines, the combination of BEBINCA with tropical
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Eastern and south-eastern Asia - Tropical cyclone activity (GDACS, PAG.. 9/17/2024 1:10:00 PM.

Intense tropical cyclone activity is ongoing across the Philippine sea, South and West China Sea. Typhoon BEBINCA made landfall in the Shanghai area on 16 September leading to evacuations, damage, and disruptions across the Shanghai direct-
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