Severe Tropical Storm Kammuri (international designation: 0212, JTWC designation: 16W, designated Tropical Storm Lagalag by PAGASA and sometimes known as just Tropical Storm Kammuri) was the sixteenth tropical cyclone and twelfth named storm of the 2002 Pacific typhoon season. Kammuri was a name contributed by Japan which means 'crown'. Lagalag was a Filipino name and an adjective meaning 'wandering', or 'roving'.
The formative stage of Kammuri t...
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Severe Tropical Storm Kammuri (international designation: 0212, JTWC designation: 16W, designated Tropical Storm Lagalag by PAGASA and sometimes known as just Tropical Storm Kammuri) was the sixteenth tropical cyclone and twelfth named storm of the 2002 Pacific typhoon season. Kammuri was a name contributed by Japan which means 'crown'. Lagalag was a Filipino name and an adjective meaning 'wandering', or 'roving'.
The formative stage of Kammuri traces back to a large monsoon gyre east of Luzon in late July and early August. The disturbance was first spotted early on August 2 as an area of convection which had persisted approximately 270 nautical miles (500 km) west of Luzon in the South China Sea. The system was upgraded to Tropical Depression 16W six hours later as it tracked west-northwestward at 7 knots (13 km/h). The system turned northward early the next morning under the influence of a low to mid-level ridge over the East China Sea. 16W accelerated to 13 knots (24 km/h) while...
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