Tropical Storm Trami (2013)

Severe Tropical Storm Trami (Maring)

Severe tropical storm (JMA scale)
Category 1 (Saffir–Simpson scale)
Severe Tropical Storm Trami at peak intensity on August 21
Formed	August 16, 2013
Dissipated	August 24, 2013
Highest winds	10-minute sustained: 110 km/h (70 mph) 1-minute sustained: 140 km/h (85 mph)
Lowest pressure	965 hPa (mbar); 28.5 inHg
Fatalities	29 total
Damage	$563 million (2013 USD)
Areas affected	Philippines, Taiwan, China
Part of the 2013 Pacific typhoon season

Severe Tropical Storm Trami, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Maring, was a tropical cyclone that brought heavy rains to Taiwan and East China during mid-August 2013. Trami also made a fujiwhara interaction with Tropical Depression 13W north of it. The storm also enhanced the southwest monsoon causing more than 20 casualties in the Philippines.

During August 16, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) started to monitor a tropical depression, that had developed from the outflow of Typhoon Utor, and within an marginal environment for further development about 340 kilometres (210 mi) to the southeast of Taipei, Taiwan. During that day the depressions low level circulation centre consolidated as the system moved towards the southeast, before it was named Maring by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration later that day. Early on August 17, as the system moved south-eastwards along the subtropical ridge of high pressure, the United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)initiated advisories on Maring and designated it as Tropical Depression 12W.

Maring began to interact with Tropical Depression 13W north of it and a small high-pressure in the middle of the two storms, exhibiting a Fujiwhara Effect. On August 18, 12W strengthened into a tropical storm, receiving the name of Trami (1312), while steadily tracking generally eastwards.

On August 21, at 18:40 UTC, (02:40 CST, August 22), Trami made landfall on China's Fujian province as the JTWC issued their final advisory. Over the next couple of days the system passed through the Chinese provinces of Jiangxi and Hunan as it gradually weakened into a tropical depression. Trami was subsequently last noted by the JMA on August 24, as it dissipated over the autonomous region of Guangxi.