Typhoon Damrey 2017

Typhoon Damrey (known in the Philippines as Severe Tropical Storm Ramil) affected Vietnam during early November.  Damrey rapidly intensified into a typhoon on November 3rd, and reached its peak strength as a Category 2 storm on the same day.  Damrey made landfall over Khánh Hoà Vietnam on November 4th, and rapidly weakened, dissipating on November 5th.  Damrey was the strongest typhoon to strike South-Central Vietnam since Typhoon Lingling in 2001.
 
Strong winds, heavy rainfall, and severe flooding in Central Vietnam killed 69 people and caused damages of at least $332 million.  Several reservoirs are at dangerous levels, and there are fears of dam failure in the impacted area.

External Links:

• International Charter
• Hazards Data Distribution System (HDDS)
• Dartmouth Flood Observatory
• Global Precipitation Measurement
• NRL Tropical Cyclone Page
• NASA Project Mekong