Tropical Storm Bebinca (2013)

Tropical Storm Bebinca, known in the Philippines as Tropical Depression Fabian, was a weal tropical cyclone that brought minor damage in China and Vietnam, which caused a death and an economic loss of about US$13 million.

Meteorological history

In mid-June, strong but disorganized convection persisted in the South China Sea approximately 1,110 km (690 mi) south of Hong Kong. The disturbance gradually organized, and was classified as a tropical depression by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) at 1800 UTC on June 19; The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) followed suit six hours later, naming the system Fabian. Despite wind shear generated by a subtropical ridge, the depression maintained a well-defined circulation, allowing the system to intensify. At 0000 UTC on June 21, the JMA upgraded the cyclone to Tropical Storm Bebinca. Following this upgrade in strength, however, Bebinca leveled out in intensity prior to making landfall on Hainan on June 22. Bebinca's passage weakened the system to tropical depression strength, and, despite moving over the Gulf of Tonkin, failed to restrengthen before making a final landfall on June 23 east of Hanoi.

Impact

Hainan

Due to the potential effects of Bebinca, Sanya Phoenix International Airport cancelled or delayed 147 inbound and outbound flights, leaving 8,000 passengers stranded. In Beibu Bay, a fishing boat with four fishermen on board lost communication contact with the mainland, but were found the subsequent day. Rainfall in Hainan peaked at  in Sanya. A total of 21.7 million people were affected, and damage amounted to ¥10 million (US$1.63 million).

Vietnam
At Do Son, Haiphong, it rained heavily and the late afternoon tide appeared large. High water flooded many residential areas, including the entire area Ngoc Hai. Markets sagged in the country.  As noted, somewhere close to 1m of surges flooded the chest. Many families could not move the furniture that had been swept into the water. 50m quay wharf embankment Fat, Cat Ba Island, 40m embankment resorts Do Son eroded. Cat Hai embankments were combined with storm surge swept inflict damage positions. The whole city has more than 2,300 ha and 40 ha of aquatic crops damaged by burst its banks, flooding.

Heavy rains affected several provinces in northern Vietnam after moving over the Gulf of 
Tonkin. A peak gust of 26 m/s was recorded at Hon Dau. The biggest amount of precipitation during the time of the tropical storm, Bebinca, was peaking at  in Ninh Bình. Its impacts were also confined to the agricultural industry as more than 4,600 hectares (11,400 acres) of fish, shrimp, crab and oyster ponds were damaged. Total economic losses were listed at VND 250 billion (US$12 million). One person was killed and two others missing due to the flood in Nghệ An Province.

Director of Thái Bình Province's Radio – Television Vu Anh Thao, leaders this province was temporarily suspended from work for 15 days to clarify responsibilities. Vice Chairwoman of Thái Bình province Cao Thi Hai says:

The reason is because today the province and industry leaders to examine the locality the storms, Thái Bình province's people say that they do not propagate and subjective information. "Such propaganda is not timely. Luckily, the storm did not make landfall on the right if the consequences will be severe.

See also

Tropical Storm Jebi (2013)
Tropical Storm Kujira (2015)
Tropical Storm Dianmu (2016)

References

External links

JMA General Information of Tropical Storm Bebinca (1305) from Digital Typhoon
JMA Best Track Data of Tropical Storm Bebinca (1305) 
JTWC Best Track Data of Tropical Storm 05W (Bebinca)
05W.BEBINCA from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

Category:2013 Pacific typhoon season
Category:2013 disasters in China
Category:2013 disasters in the Philippines
Category:Typhoons in the Philippines
Category:Typhoons in China
Category:Typhoons in Vietnam
Category:2013 in Vietnam
Category:Western Pacific tropical storms