Super Typhoon Tasuke

Super Typhoon Tasuke was the final storm of the 2019 Pacific typhoon season, with Tasuke dissipating on December 21st. Tasuke was the final super typhoon in the 2019 Pacific typhoon season, reaching a peak wind speed of 185mph. Tasuke was the strongest storm of the 2019 Pacific typhoon season, reaching a minimum pressure of 887 mbar. Forming 170km (106 miles) from the Federated States of Micronesia, Tasuke was noted as a tropical depression, before strengthening steadily to a typhoon south of Micronesia, before weakening shortly afterwards due to moderate wind shear. Tasuke began to take a northward direction, heading into an area that lacked shear. Tasuke began to strengthen, reaching typhoon status once more, reaching sustained winds of 115mph, before shortly weakening as Tasuke passed over the Northern Mariana Islands, due to vertical shear increasing. Tasuke passed over the islands with minimum damage. Rip tides from the storm caused two fatalities nearby in Guam, however, no other fatalities were recorded. Tasuke rapidly intensified shortly after exiting the Northern Mariana Islands, dropping from 999 mbar to 887 mbar in approximately 21 hours, a 112 mbar drop, making it the fastest-intensifying cyclone on record, beating Typhoon Forrest. A high pressure system existing off the coast of China had pushed Tasuke into a northeastern direction, weakening slowly as Tasuke entered waters reaching around 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Tasuke passed over Ogasawara, causing around $15 million in damages, with no fatalities, although one person was presumed missing when the storm passed. Tasuke moved northward, before taking on a northeastward direction once more, weakening and dissipating early, on December 21st. Little damage was caused in the Federated States of Micronesia and Northern Mariana Islands, each sharing a total of nearly $1 million in damages. However, Ogasawara was found to have a damage total of $15 million.