Typhoon Chaba (2004)

Chaba originated from a gradually developing area of disturbed weather on 18 August, northeast of Kwajalein, and caused a swath of damage from the Mariana Islands to Japan through early September. Rota was the worst affected of the Marianas, remaining under the storm's eyewall for several hours. Most of the damage occurred in Japan, where 18 people were killed and the figures reached JP¥289 billion, or US$2.64 billion.

Formed (UTC)

2004-08-17

Dissipated (UTC)

2004-09-05

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

5

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

155

Basin it formed in

Western North Pacific

Deaths, as sources state them

18 in Japan

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2004230N09172

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: typhoon, mariana islands, rota, japan, kwajalein

Coordinates: 27.87672560821825, 131.9465487835635

Part of Category 5 tropical cyclones of the 2000 to 2004 seasons

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