Typhoon Mawar (2012)

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'''Typhoon Mawar''', known in the Philippines as '''Typhoon Ambo''', was a strong [[tropical cyclone]] which affected the Philippines in late May and early June 2012. The third named storm and the first [[typhoon]] of the [[2012 Pacific typhoon season]], Mawar developed from a [[tropical disturbance]] north of [[Palau]] on May 29. It was classified as a tropical depression two days later while situated northeast of [[Samar]]. The depression tracked northwestward and strengthened to Tropical Storm Mawar on June 1. On the next day, Mawar strengthened to a severe tropical storm while turning north-northeast. It achieved typhoon status on June 3 and attained peak intensity on the next day, southeast of the [[Ryukyu Islands]]. As Mawar gained latitude, it started to weakened, and dropped below typhoon strength on June 5. Meanwhile, Mawar began the [[Extratropical cyclone#Extratropical transition|extratropical transition]] while accelerated northeastward. Mawar became [[extratropical]] southeast of [[Japan]] on June 6. The extratropical remnants presisted for a week, and dissipated on June 13 over the western [[Aleutian Islands]].

'''Typhoon Mawar''',{{refn|The name ''Mawar'' ([[Malay language|Malay]]: mawar, [[Help:IPA/Indonesian and Malay|[ˈma.war]]]) was contributed by [[Malaysia]] and means [[rose]] in [[Malay language|Malay]].{{Cite web| title= List of names for tropical cyclones adopted by the Typhoon Committee for the western North Pacific and the South China Sea|url=https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/jma-center/rsmc-hp-pub-eg/tyname.html|archive-date= August 5, 2005|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050805083712/https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/jma-center/rsmc-hp-pub-eg/tyname.html |access-date=April 24, 2026 |website=Japan Meteorological Agency}}|group="nb"}} known in the Philippines as '''Typhoon Ambo''', was a strong [[tropical cyclone]] which affected the Philippines in late May and early June 2012. The third named storm and the first [[typhoon]] of the [[2012 Pacific typhoon season]], Mawar developed from a [[tropical disturbance]] north of [[Palau]] on May 29. It was classified as a tropical depression two days later while situated northeast of [[Samar]]. The depression tracked northwestward and strengthened to Tropical Storm Mawar on June 1. On the next day, Mawar strengthened to a severe tropical storm while turning north-northeast. It achieved typhoon status on June 3 and attained peak intensity on the next day, southeast of the [[Ryukyu Islands]]. As Mawar gained latitude, it started to weakened, and dropped below typhoon strength on June 5. Meanwhile, Mawar began the [[Extratropical cyclone#Extratropical transition|extratropical transition]] while accelerated northeastward. Mawar became [[extratropical]] southeast of [[Japan]] on June 6. The extratropical remnants presisted for a week, and dissipated on June 13 over the western [[Aleutian Islands]].

In its early stage, Mawar enhanced the [[southwest monsoon]] and brought rainfall to [[Luzon]]. Flights and sea transports were cancelled due to bad weather. Almost 1,000 people were stranded in the [[Bicol Region]]. Mawar killed three people, injured seven, and three went missing{{#tag:ref|Although the final report written on June 13, 2012 stated that five people were missing, two of them were found alive, about two weeks after the final report.|group="nb"}} in the Philippines. Nonetheless, overall impacts on the country was minor.

In its early stage, Mawar enhanced the [[southwest monsoon]] and brought rainfall to [[Luzon]]. Flights and sea transports were cancelled due to bad weather. Almost 1,000 people were stranded in the [[Bicol Region]]. Mawar killed three people, injured seven, and three went missing{{#tag:ref|Although the final report written on June 13, 2012 stated that five people were missing, two of them were found alive, about two weeks after the final report.|group="nb"}} in the Philippines. Nonetheless, overall impacts on the country was minor.