Tropical Storm Faxai (2007)

Severe Tropical Storm Faxai (Juaning)

Severe Tropical Storm Faxai at peak intensity on October 27
Meteorological history
Formed	October 25, 2007
Extratropical	October 27, 2007
Dissipated	October 29, 2007
Severe tropical storm
10-minute sustained (JMA)
Highest winds	100 km/h (65 mph)
Lowest pressure	975 hPa (mbar); 28.79 inHg
Tropical storm
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds	75 km/h (45 mph)
Lowest pressure	993 hPa (mbar); 29.32 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities	1 direct
Injuries	9
Damage	$1.5 million (2007 USD)
Areas affected	Japan
IBTrACS
Part of the 2007 Pacific typhoon season

Severe Tropical Storm Faxai, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Juaning, was a short-lived tropical storm that had minor effects on land. The twentieth named storm of the 2007 Pacific typhoon season, Faxai originated from a tropical depression over the open waters of the western Pacific Ocean in late October. The storm quickly strengthened, becoming a severe tropical storm on October 26 as it rapidly traveled toward the northeast. The storm became extratropical the following day as it brushed Japan. The remnants dissipated on October 28.

Although Faxai never made landfall, outer bands associated with the storm produced torrential rains, amounting to 458 mm (18.0 in) on Miyakejima. A Japan Airlines flight to Narita Airport encountered severe turbulence during the afternoon of October 27. One person sustained serious injuries, and five others received minor injuries; the plane was damaged during the event. One person was killed near Tokyo as the storm passed by, and three others were injured. Damages from the storm amounted to ¥150 million (US$1.5 million).