Tropical Cyclone THIRTYTWO-25
Location
Micronesia
Date
2025-11-04
to 2025-11-04
Coordinates
Lat:
8.2
Lon:
141.7
Danger Scale
Disaster Details
Event summary
Tropical Cyclone FUNG-WONG-25 can have a high humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.
| GDACS ID | TC 1001234 |
| Name | FUNG-WONG-25 |
| From - To | 04 Nov - 13 Nov |
| Exposed countries | Philippines, China, Japan |
| Exposed population | 21 million in Category 1 or higher |
| Maximum wind speed | 213 km/h Category 4 |
| Maximum storm surge | 0.2 m (08 Nov 18:00 UTC) |
| Vulnerability | Medium (Philippines) |
GDACS Score
| Wind | Storm surge | Rainfall | GDACS score | |
| GDACS JTWC | 213 km/h | 1 m | n.a. | 2.5 | Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall) |
| HWRF | 209 km/h | 1.3 m | 1070 mm | 2.5 |
| GFS | 202 km/h | 1.2 m | 651 mm | 2.5 |
| ECMWF | 151 km/h | 1.1 m | 812 mm | 1.5 |
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- Typhoon FUNG-WONG crossed the northern Philippines on 9 November and is moving northeastward over the South China Sea to Taiwan. On 12 November at 00:00 (UTC), its centre was located 160 km southeast of southern Taiwan with maximum sustained winds of 83 km/h (tropical storm).
- FUNG-WONG is forecast to make landfall on 12 November around noon near Linbian town in Pingtung county, approximately 23 km southeast of Kaohsiung city, as a tropical storm.
- As of 12 November, in the Philippines, the NDRRMC reports that 14 people died in the Cagayan region, and 31 people have been injured across six regions. According to DSWD-DROMIC, 1.95 million people have been displaced and approximately 5.17 million people have been affected. In Taiwan, media reports 51 injured people and 8,326 evacuated people in Hualien County, with more than 1,000 houses that have been flooded. In addition, schools and offices have been closed in central and southern Taiwan.
- On 12-13 November, rain and wind gusts are still expected over the Batanes and Babuyanes Islands in northern Philippines. Heavy rain and strong winds are expected over southern and eastern Taiwan, where red alert warnings have been issued.
- Tropical cyclone FUNG-WONG ("Uwan" in the Philippines) made landfall on 12 November around 12:00 UTC just north of the Checheng city, far southern Taiwan, with maximum sustained winds up to 83 km/h (tropical storm). On 13 November at 0:00, its centre was located over the northern Philippine Sea, approximately 100 km east of the coast of far northern Taiwan, with maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h.
- According to NDRRMC, the passage of FUNG-WONG across the Philippines resulted in 25 fatalities, two missing, 30 injured people, approximately 955,100 displaced people and more than 4.67 million affected people.
- FUNG-WONG is expected to continue northeastward over the southern Ryukyu islands, far southern Japan on 13-14 November, weakening into a tropical depression and dissipating.
- Over the next 48 hours, heavy rainfall and strong winds are still forecast over most of Taiwan, the Ryukyu islands and the southern Kyushu island, Japan.
- Moreover, the passage of the previous typhoon KALMAEGI over the Philippines (3-5 November) caused 214 fatalities, 125 missing, 502 injured, over 383,600 displaced people and around 4.26 million affected people.
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- Tropical cyclone KALMAEGI made landfall over central-eastern Vietnam in the late morning of 6 November, hitting the provinces of Dak Lak and Gia Lai, and is currently weakening and dissipating between Laos, Cambodia and Thailand.
- Following its passage across the central Philippines, national authorities report 152 fatalities, 86 people missing, nearly 100 injured, almost 400,000 displaced, and more than 2.5 million affected across eight regions. Additionally, 62 cities in three regions are under a state of calamity.
- In Vietnam, according to the ASEAN Disaster Information Network (ADINet), five people died, three are missing, seven have been injured, and more than 11,400 people have been affected across at least six provinces, including Dak Lak and Gia Lai.
- A new tropical cyclone named FUNG-WONG has formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean and is moving northwest, expected to cross northern Philippines with winds up to 160 km/h on 9–10 November.
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For the next 48 hours, moderate to locally very heavy rainfall is expected across central-southern Vietnam, Cambodia, southern Laos, and northern Thailand. In the Philippines, very heavy rain is forecast over the northern region, starting from 9 November.
- Typhoon FUNG-WONG ("Uwan" in the Philippines) made landfall on 9 November after 12:00 (UTC), south of the Casiguran town, Aurora province, eastern Luzon island, with maximum sustained winds up to 185 km/h, and continued westward over Luzon, slightly weakening. On 10 November at 0:00, its centre was located over the South China Sea, approximately 120 km west of Luzon, with maximum sustained winds of 157 km/h. According to DSWD, the passage of FUNG-WONG resulted in two fatalities, two injured people, nearly 800,000 displaced people and approximately 1.8 million affected people.
- FUNG-WONG is forecast to continue northward and to make landfall over central-western Taiwan in the morning of 12 November, with maximum sustained winds up to 120 km/h.
- Over the next 48 hours, very heavy rainfall, strong winds and storm surges are forecast over central and northern Philippines, while severe weather is forecast over the whole of Taiwan over the next 72 hours.
- Moreover, the passage of the previous typhoon KALMAEGI over the Philippines (3-5 November) caused 165 fatalities, 79 missing people, 502 injured people. Over 376,000 people remain displaced and around 4.28 million people are still affected.
- Typhoon FUNG-WONG is moving northward over the northern South China Sea. As of 11 November at 03:00 (UTC), its centre was located 370 km west-northwest of Calayan Island, Babuyan Islands, northern Philippines and 375 km southeast of southern Taiwan with sustained winds of 110 km/h (tropical storm strength) and gusts reaching 135 km/h.
- After passing through the northern Philippines, authorities report six fatalities and 13 injured people across four regions. Nearly 2.4 million people have been affected, with approximately 815,000 displaced across 15 regions.
- FUNG-WONG is forecast to continue northward, then turn northeast, making landfall near Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on 12 November as a tropical storm.
- Meanwhile, the humanitarian impact of Typhoon KALMAEGI across central-southern Philippines continues to worsen. Authorities report 213 deaths and 112 missing, with 4.2 million people affected in eight regions. In Vietnam, six fatalities and 539,000 people affected have been reported.
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From 11–14 November, moderate to very heavy rainfall and strong winds are expected across northern Philippines, most of Taiwan, and the Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan.
- On 13 November in the morning (UTC), tropical cyclone FUNG-WONG ("Uwan" in the Philippines) continued northeastward, far from the eastern coast of northern Taiwan, over the southern Ryukyu islandsm far southern Japan, as a tropical depression, weakening. On 13 November at 15:00 UTC, its centre was located over the northern Philippine Sea, approximately 140 km east of the Okinawa main island, central Ryukyu islands, with maximum sustained winds of 46 km/h. After that, it dissipated in the late afternoon of 13 November over the northern Philippine Sea.
- According to NDRRMC, the passage of FUNG-WONG across the Philippines resulted in 26 fatalities, two missing persons, 47 injured people, approximately 864,100 currently displaced people and more than 5.47 million affected people.
- Over the next 24 hours, more rainfall is still forecast over northern Philippines, parts of Taiwan, and parts of the Ryukyu islands.
- Furthermore, the passage of the previous typhoon KALMAEGI over the Philippines (3-5 November) caused 214 fatalities, 125 missing people, 502 injured people, nearly 379,800 displaced people and approximately 4.33 million affected people.
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