| Typhoon (JMA) | |
|---|---|
| Category 2 Typhoon (SSHS) | |
| Typhoon Judy approaching Japan on July 27 | |
| Formed | July 21, 1989 |
| Dissipated | July 29, 1989 |
| Highest winds | 10-minute sustained: 155 km/h (100 mph) 1-minute sustained: 175 km/h (110 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 940 mbar (hPa; 27.76 inHg) |
| Fatalities | 137 total |
| Damage | $176.5 million (1989 USD) |
| Areas affected | Japan, South Korea, North Korea and Soviet Far East |
| Part of the 1989 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Judy was a strong tropical cyclone that caused extensive damage and loss of life in Japan, South Korea and the eastern Soviet Union.
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Typhoon Judy developed from the monsoon trough with Tropical Storm Irving on July 20. It gradually developed into a tropical depression the next day and a tropical storm by July 23. Located southeast of a tropical upper tropospheric trough, it was able to further intensify. On July 25, it passed close to a weather buoy which recorded a barometric pressure of 974 mb (hPa; 28.76 inHg) and winds of 105 km/h (65 mph). Later that day, it attained typhoon status. Gradual re-curvature to the west took place, causing forecasting difficulties. Late on July 25, the storm peaked with winds of 165 km/h (110 mph). Interaction with the mountainous terrain of Kyushu caused Judy to rapidly weaken as it neared South Korea. It struck the country west of Pusan as a tropical storm on July 28. Rapid weakening followed as the storm moved over the Korean Peninsula. The storm was last noted dissipating over the Sea of Japan.[1]
Typhoon Judy produced torrential rain in Japan, peaking at 1,167 mm (45.9 in) in Hidegadake. Flooding and mudslides in the country killed 11 people. A total of 10,664 homes were flooded and 76 were destroyed.[2]
Catastrophic flooding in South Korea killed 109 and left $176.5 million in damage.[3]
The storms remnants led to extensive flooding the Soviet Far East, virtually cutting off part of the Trans-Siberian Railway. At least 17 people were known to have died from the floods.[4][5]