[citation needed] The name Nuri is Malay for a blue crowned parroquet, a type of parrot.

Nuri then made landfall in the Philippines as a typhoon on August 20 leaving at least 10 people dead and 11 injured.

[3] The JMA issued its final warning on August 23 as Typhoon Nuri was moving into Southern China.

Early on August 16 a tropical disturbance developed in the northwestern Pacific Ocean to the northeast of Guam.

[4] On August 17 the disturbance became more organized and intensified into a tropical depression when it was located to the east of the Philippines.

[7] This rapid intensification continued with the JMA designating it as a severe tropical storm on August 18; then they, along with JTWC[citation needed] and PAGASA, upgraded it to a typhoon.

[8][9][10] Late on August 19 Nuri made its first landfall on the coast of Cagayan Province in northern Luzon.

[11] Nuri then entered the Babuyan Channel early the next day and started to move northwestwards towards the southeastern coast of China.

[14] PAGASA issued Public Storm Warning Signals 1 to 3 all across Northern and Central Luzon.

[16] On August 20 as Typhoon Nuri moved away from the Philippines towards southern China, The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) issued the Standby Signal No.

[citation needed] In the Philippines, Typhoon Karen (Nuri) killed twelve people, wounded thirteen and left seventeen missing.

[citation needed] Typhoon Nuri caused about $380 (2008 USD) in damage when it passed through Hong Kong on August 22, 2008.

Nuri caused $58 Million (2008 USD) damage when it weakened into an area of low pressure over China's Guangdong Province.