TCAR - Typhoon Committee

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ESCAP/WMO
Typhoon Committee Annual Review 2009
2.2.7
GONI (0907)
1 August – 10 August
GONI (0907) formed as a tropical depression over the sea east of the Philippines on at 06 UTC on 1 August,
and moved generally westwards, crossing the Luzon Island and entered the South China Sea the next morning,
Then it turned to move northwestwards and intensified into a tropical storm 12 UTC on 3 August. It reached its
peak intensity with maximum sustained wind of 74 km/h and a central pressure of 990 hPa at 06UTC on 17
July on 4 August. Goni landed on the coast of Guangdong Province on 5 August and weakened into a tropical
depression at 06 UTC the next day. After crossing the Leizhou Peninsula, it gradually turned southwestwards
and entered the Beibu Gulf where it intensified again into a tropical storm at 06 UTC on 7 August. While
weakening into a tropical depression at 06 UTC on 8 August, it turned southwestwards and gradually to move
northeastwards. Later it dissipated over the northwestern part of the South China Sea at 06 UTC on 10 August.
Goni caused the death of 6 people and economic damage of 258 million US dollars in China. While in the
Philippines, the economic loss was estimated about 2.7 million US dollars, more than 54,000 families were
affected. 8 people died and 5 missing in the Philippines was also reported.