Typhoon Conson (2010)

Typhoon Conson (Basyang)

Typhoon (JMA scale)
Category 1 (Saffir–Simpson scale)
Typhoon Conson approaching the Philippines on July 13
Formed	July 11, 2010
Dissipated	July 18, 2010
Highest winds	10-minute sustained: 130 km/h (80 mph) 1-minute sustained: 150 km/h (90 mph)
Lowest pressure	970 hPa (mbar); 28.64 inHg
Fatalities	106 dead, 73 missing
Damage	$77.8 million (2010 USD)
Areas affected	Philippines, China, Vietnam and Laos
Part of the 2010 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Conson, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Basyang, was the second tropical cyclone during the 2010 Pacific typhoon season to impact the Philippines. Developing out of a tropical disturbance east of the Philippines on July 11, 2010, Conson quickly developed as it tracked nearly due west. Favorable environmental conditions, such as low wind shear and warm sea surface temperatures, allowed the system to intensify into a severe tropical storm by July 12. Around the same time, the JTWC assessed the storm to have been equivalent to a Category 1 hurricane. The following day, Conson struck Quezon Province with winds of 100 km/h (65 mph) before weakening. After crossing the archipelago, the storm entered the South China Sea where it was able to re-strengthen. By July 16, Conson attained typhoon status as it neared the southern Chinese island of Hainan. After brushing the island at peak intensity with sustained winds estimated at 130 km/h (80 mph), the storm weakened in the Gulf of Tonkin due to less favorable conditions. The storm eventually made landfall near Ha Noi, Vietnam on July 17 and dissipated the following day.

In the Philippines, Conson produced widespread, torrential rains which triggered significant flooding. At least 76 people are known to have been killed across the country and 72 others are listed as missing. Preliminary damage estimates were placed at PHP189 million (US$4.1 million). In China, at least two people have been killed due to wind-related incidents. Hainan Province sustained significant damage from the typhoon, with damage estimated at ¥500 million (US$73.8 million). Widespread damage was reported in Vietnam where at least two people were killed and 17 others were listed as missing.