2001 Pacific typhoon season | |
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![]() Season summary map | |
Seasonal boundaries | |
First system formed | February 17, 2001 |
Last system dissipated | December 28, 2001[a] |
Strongest storm | |
Name | Faxai |
• Maximum winds | 195 km/h (120 mph) (10-minute sustained) |
• Lowest pressure | 915 hPa (mbar) |
Seasonal statistics | |
Total depressions | 44, 2 unofficial |
Total storms | 26, 1 unofficial |
Typhoons | 16[b] |
Super typhoons | 3 (unofficial) |
Total fatalities | 1,372 total |
Total damage | $2.418 billion (2001 USD) |
Related articles | |
The 2001 Pacific typhoon season was an average season with twenty-six named storms, sixteen typhoons and three super typhoons, with a near normal Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) of 307.3 units.[1] It ran year-round in 2001, with most tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean tending between May and November.[2]
The early season was relatively inactive, with the first named storm, Cimaron, not developing until May 9. Taiwan suffered the most destruction from typhoons this year, with Typhoons Toraji, Nari, and Lekima being responsible for nearly 300 deaths in that island alone, making it one of the deadliest typhoon seasons in recorded history in that island. In November, Typhoon Lingling impacted the Philippines, killing 171 people, making it one of the deadliest Philippine storms this century. The season ended with the formation of Tropical Storm Vamei during the last week of December. Vamei would be notable for becoming the lowest latitude tropical storm, at 1.4°N, ever to be observed in the Northwest Pacific.
The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator and west of the International Date Line. Storms that form east of the date line and north of the equator are called hurricanes; see 2001 Pacific hurricane season. Tropical storms that formed in the West Pacific basin are assigned a name by the Tokyo Typhoon Center. Tropical depressions in this basin have the "W" suffix added to their number. Tropical depressions that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility are assigned a name by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA. This often results in the same storm having two names.
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