What is Typhoon Rusa?
[[File:Rusa_2002-08-27_0350Z.jpg|right|thumb|300px|A satellite photo of the typhoon]] Hitting on August 22, 2002, '''Typhoon Rusa''' was the most powerful [[typhoon]] to strike [[South Korea]] in 43&nbsp;years. It was the 21st [[Joint Typhoon Warning Center]] [[tropical depression]], the 15th named [[storm]], and the 10th typhoon of the [[2002 Pacific typhoon season]]. It started on August&nbsp;22 from the [[monsoon trough]] in the northwestern [[Pacific Ocean]], well to the southeast of Japan. For several days, Rusa moved to the northwest, eventually growing into a powerful typhoon. On August&nbsp;26, the storm moved across the [[Amami Islands]] of Japan, where Rusa left 20,000&nbsp;people without power and caused two deaths. Across Japan, the typhoon dropped [[torrential rain]]fall peaking at {{convert|902|mm|in|abbr=on}} in [[Tokushima Prefecture]]. After weakening a little bit, Rusa made [[landfall (meteorology)|landfall]] on [[Goheung]], South Korea with winds of 140&nbsp;km/h (85&nbsp;mph <small>10&nbsp;minute [[maximum sustained winds|sustained]]</small>). Rusa weakened while moving through the country, dropping heavy rainfall that peaked at {{convert|897.5|mm|in|abbr=on}} in [[Gangneung]]. A 24-hour total of {{convert|880|mm|in|abbr=on}} in the city broke the record for the highest daily [[precipitation]] in the country; however, the heaviest rainfall was local. Over 17,000&nbsp;houses were damaged, and large areas of crop fields were flooded. In South Korea, Rusa killed at least 233&nbsp;people, making it the deadliest typhoon there in over 43&nbsp;years, and caused $4.2&nbsp;billion in damage. The typhoon also dropped heavy rainfall in neighbouring [[North Korea]], leaving 26,000&nbsp;people homeless and killing three. Rusa also destroyed large areas of crops in the country already affected by ongoing famine conditions. The typhoon later became [[extratropical cyclone|extratropical]] over eastern Russia on September&nbsp;1, dissipating three days later. {{DEFAULTSORT:Rusa}} [[Category:2002 in weather