25W turned more westward and began to accelerate as it moved along the southern periphery of a warm-core ridge.

Typhoon Meari possessed a very asymmetric circulation, elongated somewhat to the north and northeast.

Meari became a strong 100-kn/115 mph typhoon by late on the 23rd, and was assigned the name Quinta by PAGASA.

Typhoon Meari made landfall over the southern tip of Kyūshū around midday local time with maximum sustained winds of 70 kn/80 mph.

The worst affected areas were the prefectures of Mie and Ehime in Japan where torrential rains caused widespread flooding and mudslides destroyed several homes.