Overview of Tropical Cyclone in June 2022

Two tropical cyclones occurred over the western North Pacific and the South China Sea in June 2022. Chaba was also the first tropical cyclone necessitated the issuance of the tropical cyclone warning signals by the Observatory this year.

Chaba developed into a tropical depression over the central part of the South China Sea about 460 km east-southeast of Xisha on the morning of 29 June. It moved slowly west-northwestwards on that day and intensified gradually. Chaba developed into a tropical storm the next day and moved generally north-northwestwards towards the coast of western Guangdong.

Aere formed as a tropical depression over the western North Pacific about 890 km south-southeast of Okinawa on the night of 30 June. It moved northwards towards the vicinity of the Ryukyu Islands and intensified gradually.