Typhoon Weakens Upon Landing on the Korean Peninsula... "Loses Strength Due to Complex Terrain"

"Loss of rotational force due to friction with the Korean Peninsula terrain"
"Strong rain clouds persist... Tension must not be relaxed"

Typhoon No. 6 'Khanun' was expected to sweep across the Korean Peninsula while maintaining a 'strong' intensity, but contrary to concerns, its strength gradually weakened from the afternoon of the 10th, shortening the expected time of dissipation. Experts analyzed that the complex terrain of the Korean Peninsula may have influenced Khanun's power.

On the morning of the 10th, an official from the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters is monitoring the damage situation caused by Typhoon Khanun in the situation room inside the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul.

On the afternoon of the same day, Park Jeong-min, a forecast analyst at the Korea Meteorological Administration, who appeared on YTN Radio's 'Shin Yul's News Face-off,' said, "The power of Typhoon Khanun is gradually weakening from a moderate level," adding, "It is difficult for it to maintain its strength."

Regarding the reason for the weakening of the typhoon, Analyst Park explained, "The energy source of a typhoon is warm seawater, but since it was passing through the inland of our country, it could not receive heat from the sea," and "Also, our country's terrain is complex, increasing the friction on the typhoon. To maintain rotational force, friction needs to be low, but that was not the case."

On the 10th, various facilities in Gwanghwamun Square, Seoul, were laid down in advance to prepare for strong winds.
[Photo by Jo Yongjun jun21@]

However, Analyst Park pointed out that even though the typhoon moved northward in a weaker state than expected, complacency is not allowed.

He said, "Strong rain cloud bands are still distributed nationwide," adding, "The southern regions are gradually moving out of the rain cloud bands, but the central regions, especially Seoul, the western areas, and the mountainous areas of Gangwon Yeongdong, will experience heavy rain."

The Korea Meteorological Administration forecasts that by the 11th, △ Seoul, Incheon, and the West Sea 5 Islands of Gyeonggi Province will receive 30 to 80 mm of rain, △ Gangwon Yeongdong 50 to 150 mm, △ northern East Coast 250 mm, and △ Gangwon Province 10 to 100 mm or more.

On the morning of the 10th, when Typhoon Khanun made landfall on the Korean Peninsula, a notice for access control in preparation for the typhoon was installed at Hongjecheon in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul.
[Photo by Yongjun Cho jun21@]

Khanun's path, which traversed the Korean Peninsula from east to west, is a very unusual movement compared to past cases.

Analyst Park explained, "This is the first time a typhoon has traversed the Korean Peninsula from the south along the longest path," adding, "Various conditions that such a pressure system can create were met, resulting in this path, and looking at past records, there has been no typhoon with such a trajectory, so it is very exceptional."

Meanwhile, Khanun left the Seoul metropolitan area in the early morning of the 11th. However, rain is expected to continue in the metropolitan area, Gangwon Province, and other central regions until the morning. Khanun is expected to dissipate into a tropical depression on land about 30 km south of Pyongyang, North Korea, at 9 a.m.

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