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Typhoon Guchol, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Butchoy, was a powerful tropical cyclone which became the first typhoon to make landfall in Japan on June since 2004. [1] The storm formed as tropical disturbance south-southeast of Pohnpei on June 7, and was upgraded to a tropical depression on June 10.
The 2012 Pacific typhoon season was a slightly above average season that produced 25 named storms, fourteen typhoons, and four intense typhoons. It was a destructive and the second consecutive year to be the deadliest season, primarily due to Typhoon Bopha which killed 1,901 people in the Philippines .
1200 UTC - Typhoon Guchol becomes a Category 3 typhoon by the JTWC. 1500 UTC - Typhoon Guchol becomes a Category 4 typhoon by the JTWC. - Guchol becomes a super typhoon by the JTWC as it reaches its peak intensity. June 17. 0900 UTC - Guchol weakens as it undergoes an eyewall replacement cycle and was classified as a Category 2 typhoon.
1 Only systems that formed either on or after January 1, 2012 are counted in the seasonal totals. 2 Only systems that formed either before or on December 31, 2012 are counted in the seasonal totals. 3 The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the IMD Scale which uses 3-minute sustained winds.
June 1–2, 2012: Tropical Storm Mawar (Ambo) brought torrential rainfall over the Bicol Region, triggering delays in air flights. June 16–17, 2012: The outer rain bands of Typhoon Guchol (Butchoy) brought rainfall across much of the country. Only one person drowned in Rizal Province.
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June 19, 2012 ― Typhoon Guchol makes landfall in Honshu as a tropical storm, killing 1 person and causing US$100 million in damages. September 30, 2012 ― Typhoon Jelawat hits Honshu as a tropical storm, killing 2 people and inflicting US$115 million in losses.