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Tropical Storm Bilis

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Because of the sudden large increase in the number of reported deaths in Hunan in a matter of hours, Chinese government officials accused local officials of covering up damage and casualty details. The Ministry of Civil Affairs sent a team to Hunan to investigate the allegations, and issued a notice
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The China Meteorological Administration released a press release after the storm and gave four reasons for the extensive damage. First, the storm decelerated after landfall and maintained its identity for 120 hours while moving south of due west. Secondly, the storm was asymmetric and rainfall
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Over the next several days, Bilis moved generally northwestward toward Taiwan, slowly strengthening over open waters. Bilis was designated a severe tropical storm by the JMA on July 11, but the storm did not strengthen much further over the next few days due to a marginal upper-air environment and
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Bilis and its associated flooding left over 400,000 people homeless, and over 2 million more had to be evacuated in the face of rising waters. Following the storm, the Red Cross Society of China provided food, blankets, and water purification kits to over 100,000 Hunan residents in mass
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in damage were caused by the system, mostly from flooding. Schools and tourist attractions in the province were closed for several days. A total of 4,028,000 people were affected over an area of 17,597 square kilometres (6,794 sq mi), and the storm caused the evacuation of
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in the Philippines, causing heavy rains, wind gusts to tropical storm force, flash flooding, and landslides. Bilis was responsible for 45 million pesos in damage and at least 14 deaths, including three in
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dry air entrainment. PAGASA upgraded the system to typhoon status on July 12, but the JMA never officially recognized the system as such in its advisories. Bilis reached its official peak intensity of 60
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Bilis made its first landfall in northern Taiwan on July 13, with an intensity of 55 kn (102 km/h; 63 mph). After moving across northern Taiwan, Bilis made its second landfall in
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issued a typhoon warning for the province on July 11, well in advance of Bilis' final landfall. In response to the warning, officials evacuated over 800,000 people from
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reported a 1-hour rainfall total of 115.1 mm (4.53 in), a new record. Finally, previous rainfall had made the area wetter than normal and more prone to flooding.
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on the disturbance later that day as it moved northwestward. By July 8, it had developed sufficient convection to be designated a tropical depression by the JTWC and the
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railway, a main rail route in China, were blocked by flooding and landslides, causing many delays and diversions. One train was surrounded by floodwaters in
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when a flash flood swept away some road workers' huts. A weather station in Guangdong reported a 5-hour rainfall total of 360.6 
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province, China, which was the province most impacted by the tropical cyclone. A total of 92 deaths and 3 billion
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destroyed over 31,000 homes and caused 526 deaths. Most of the damage and fatalities occurred in the village of
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On July 13, PAGASA issued Storm Signal Number 3, a warning for winds of 100–185 km/h (62–115 mph), for the
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The strongest winds and heaviest rains were south and east of Bilis' center, and its outer rainbands swept across
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Despite never officially reaching typhoon strength, Bilis was responsible for $ 4.4 billion (2006
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Damage was light in Taiwan, due to Bilis' quick movement across the northern coast of the island. The
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concentrated in the southern semicircle. Also, the storm interacted with the active monsoon over the
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was retired, along with four other names. In December 2007, the committee selected the name
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stating that anyone found to be covering up any damage details would be held accountable.
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Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
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government reported four deaths, two of which were the deaths of fishermen from
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This article is about the 2006 storm. For other storms of the same name, see
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Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
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evacuation shelters. The relief effort was complicated by an earthquake in
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as a result of the storm. The cause of the fourth death is unknown.
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TRMM image of Bilis, showing its asymmetric rainfall distribution
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Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
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Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
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Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
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Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
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Severe Tropical Storm Bilis near peak intensity on July 12
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Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
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Qiang Zhang; Liguang Wu & Qiufeng Liu (April 2009).
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Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
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on July 7 and slowly increased in organization. The
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(2006-07-13). 583:Flooding killed 39 people in eastern 228: 47: 40: 2101: 2096: 1129: 807: 805: 2461: 2456: 2221: 2216: 2089: 2084: 880:"No classes in typhoon-threatened areas" 873: 871: 831: 829: 1009:"Powerful storm kills 9 in Philippines" 775: 580:519,000 people from the province. 2627:Western Pacific severe tropical storms 1455:of Severe Tropical Storm Bilis (0604) 1352:"Rainstorm on July 16, 2006 (Chinese)" 571:The storm made its second landfall in 2449: 2444: 2401: 2396: 2353: 2348: 2305: 2300: 1464:of Severe Tropical Storm Bilis (0604) 42:Severe Tropical Storm Bilis (Florita) 27:Pacific severe tropical storm in 2006 7: 2497: 2492: 2485: 2480: 2473: 2468: 2413: 2408: 2377: 2372: 2365: 2360: 2341: 2336: 2329: 2324: 2245: 2240: 2233: 2228: 2209: 2204: 2197: 2192: 2173: 2168: 2125: 2120: 2113: 2108: 1354:. Hong Kong Observatory. 2006-07-16. 2509: 2504: 2161: 2156: 2137: 2132: 1427:China Meteorological Administration 1272:"Review of the 2006 Typhoon Season" 591:. Eight more people were killed in 2533: 2528: 2425: 2420: 2257: 2252: 1179:"Chinese storm toll climbs to 482" 697:At the 39th annual meeting of the 25: 2521: 2516: 2281: 2276: 2149: 2144: 1276:World Meteorological Organization 1259:. Xinhua News Agency. 2006-07-18. 997:. Xinhua News Agency. 2006-07-14. 932:. Xinhua News Agency. 2006-07-21. 653:Severe Tropical Storm Bilis over 2579: 2578: 2552: 2547: 2437: 2432: 2389: 2384: 2317: 2312: 2293: 2288: 2269: 2264: 2185: 2180: 2074: 1270:Typhoon Committee (2006-12-04). 907:. Xinhua News Agency. 2006-07-11 735: 719:Western Pacific basin name lists 480:Cordillera Administrative Region 413:Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert 387: 377: 367: 2564: 2559: 1114:American Meteorological Society 1105:American Meteorological Society 1025:. Associated Press. 2006-07-16. 1011:. Associated Press. 2006-07-12. 765: – Pacific typhoon in 2005 759: – Pacific typhoon in 2013 753: – Pacific typhoon in 2004 629:Significant damage occurred in 1245:. 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Tropical Storm Bilis (2006)
List of storms named Bilis
List of storms named Florita

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