Typhoon Tapah, known in the Philippines as Severe Tropical Storm Nimfa, is the 18th tropical depression and 15th tropical storm in the 2019 Pacific typhoon season. It originated from the remnants of Tropical Depression Marilyn on September 17. After lingering in the Philippine Sea for 2 days, the system gradually intensified into a Severe Tropical Storm, and soon became a Category 1 typhoon in the East China Sea. The system formed an eye in mid-direction to Japan and Korea, and is currently battering the Japanese Ryukyu Islands. History: The precursor of Tapah originated from a tropical depression east of Guam. It entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility and was named Marilyn, and the JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on it. Tropical Depression Marilyn lingered in the Philippine Sea, and soon dissipated due to high wind shear, and its remnants interacted with Tropical Storm Peipah to its east, and another non-warning tropical depression to the southeast of Japan. Marilyn’s remnants headed back to the Philippine Area of Responsibility, and re-developed. The Japan Meteorological Agency and PAGASA had said it was another system, and the PAGASA re-named the system Nimfa. The JTWC however, still classified Nimfa as the same system. Tropical Depression Nimfa was disorganized however, and as the convection developed, the JTWC re-issued their TCFA on the system, and intensified into a tropical storm, and was named Tapah by the Japan Meteorological Agency. Tapah had brang rains to the Philippines in a significant monsoon effect, causing widespread flooding along with a non-warning tropical depression in the South China Sea, which Tapah later absorbed, and aided its strengthening, becoming a severe tropical storm on September 19. Tapah still had a mostly-exposed center, and formed an eye as it headed towards the Ryukyu Islands. By September 20, Tapah intensified into a typhoon by the Japan Meteorological Agency, and the PAGASA issued its last advisory on Tapah (Nimfa), as it exited the PAR the next day. Typhoon Tapah formed a well-defined eye on September 21, but soon had began to lose its eye as it became cloud-filled as it headed for the Korean Peninsula. Tapah’s current statistics: Winds: 120kph (10-min), 110kph (1-min) Gusts: 175kph Pressure: 970hPa (mb) Movement: North-east, 25kph See also:
* Typhoon Kong-rey (2018)
* Typhoon Man-yi (2013)
* Typhoon Vongfong (2014)

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