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595: 974: 1336: 217: 29: 1749: 1279: 362: 293: 372: 382: 432:(JMA) began issuing advisories on the system (9719). Despite the favorable conditions, further intensification was slow, and it reached typhoon status - winds of at least 75 mph (121 km/h) - on September 8. Prior to that time, Oliwa co-existed with a weak tropical cyclone that formed in a similar location in the 423:
persisted north of Tropical Storm Oliwa, which caused a slow west to west-northwest track. Water temperatures were slightly warmer than usual, and there was a favourable upper-level environment for the storms strengthening. Initially, however, Oliwa was somewhat disorganized on satellite imagery, and
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with winds of 85 mph (137 km/h) late on September 15. It weakened to tropical storm strength while crossing Japan, and deteriorated further to tropical depression status on September 16. On September 17, the JTWC issued the final advisory on Oliwa while it was in the eastern
515:. Sustained winds on the island reached 75 mph (121 km/h), with gusts to 85 mph (137 km/h). The winds downed two coconut trees onto a radio antenna, which left the island temporarily without contact to the outside world. On the 835: 535:, officials issued evacuations due to flooding, although many did not heed the warnings. In the prefecture, the typhoon destroyed 131 buildings and damaged about 1,700 more. Damage there was estimated at 14 million 495:. The JMA maintained advisories as the storm crossed northern Japan, and it accelerated over the open Pacific Ocean. On September 19, Oliwa dissipated near the International Date Line to the south of the 578:
per hour for a period of at least 12 hours. In 24 hours, the pressure dropped 69 mbar, which averages 2.9 mbar per hour; such values are usually estimated in the western Pacific using the
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in the western Pacific, which is tied to the previous record of eleven; a typical typhoon season has four super typhoons. The period of heightened activity was the result of one of the most powerful
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on September 8, increasing its winds from 85 mph to 160 mph (140 to 260 km/h) in a 24‑hour period. Afterward, it slowly weakened, and after passing east of
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with winds of 85 mph (137 km/h). There, it affected 30,000 people and killed 12; thousands of houses were flooded, and some were destroyed. Offshore
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on September 4, as it crossed the International Date Line, there may have been multiple circulations. Upon entering the western Pacific Ocean, the
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After maintaining peak intensity for 36 hours, Oliwa gradually weakened as it continued to the west-northwest, during which it passed through the
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events on record. Oliwa's track was unusual, due to its origin as a cyclone from the central Pacific Ocean and its path over the
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coast, the winds and strong waves wrecked 28 vessels, and 10 people were reported missing from one ship.
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to a minimum of 898 mbar; based on the estimated intensity, the JTWC classified Oliwa as a
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While weakening after peaking in intensity, Oliwa passed about 60 miles (97 km) north of
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About twelve hours after reaching typhoon status, Oliwa began to undergo unexpected
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Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
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The origins of Typhoon Oliwa were from an unusually eastward extension of the
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developed in the center of Oliwa, which typically occur in strong typhoons.
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Mark A. Lander and Charles P. Guard, Joint Typhoon Warning Center (2001).
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in late August 1997. The tropical disturbance organized southwest of
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Shimashita Kagoshima University Faculty of Science (6 October 1997).
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Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
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Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
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Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
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Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
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Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
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Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
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Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
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As a weakened typhoon, Oliwa moved ashore on 1309: 947: 33:Oliwa prior to peak intensity on September 10 911:of Typhoon Oliwa (9719) from Digital Typhoon 1316: 1302: 954: 940: 215: 27: 1227: 1222: 1011: 1006: 708:Central Pacific Hurricane Center (2007). 684: 287: 1349: 1344: 1239: 1234: 1035: 1030: 478:, and it turned to the northeast toward 291: 260:on September 2 to the southwest of 1083: 1078: 928:from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory 849: 539:(1997 JPY, $ 150,000 in 1997  1768: 1661: 1656: 1613: 1608: 812:National Climatic Data Center (1997). 774: 772: 770: 768: 766: 764: 762: 760: 638:(2015) - Near Identical Track to Oliwa 121:Category 5-equivalent tropical cyclone 1649: 1644: 1529: 1524: 1297: 1095: 1090: 935: 781:"1997 Annual Tropical Cyclone Report" 779:Joint Typhoon Warning Center (2001). 732: 730: 728: 726: 654: 652: 502: 447:, while the pressure dropped 69  1625: 1620: 1553: 1548: 1493: 1488: 1445: 1440: 1409: 1404: 1119: 1114: 878:Dartmouth Flood Observatory (2008). 737:Japan Meteorological Agency (1997). 272:, Oliwa turned northeast and struck 1709: 1704: 1481: 1476: 1433: 1428: 1215: 1210: 1071: 1066: 1059: 1054: 1047: 1042: 1023: 1018: 999: 994: 987: 982: 757: 701: 13: 1637: 1632: 1541: 1536: 1517: 1512: 1505: 1500: 1421: 1416: 1179: 1174: 1155: 1150: 1143: 1138: 1131: 1126: 1107: 1102: 723: 649: 256:for Oliver) formed in the central 14: 1807: 1697: 1692: 1601: 1596: 1589: 1584: 1457: 1452: 1263: 1258: 1203: 1198: 1167: 1162: 902: 1748: 1747: 1733: 1728: 1685: 1680: 1673: 1668: 1565: 1560: 1334: 1278: 1277: 1251: 1246: 1191: 1186: 972: 593: 550:Typhoon Oliwa was one of eleven 406:Central Pacific Hurricane Center 380: 370: 360: 1469: 1464: 1385: 1380: 1373: 1368: 1361: 1356: 531:, killing three people. 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