Tropical Cyclone

Tropical Storm Kelly (1981)

25 June 1981 · Western Pacific · Category 1

Tropical Storm Kelly formed in the Western Pacific basin on 25 June 1981 and lasted 11 days. Its sustained winds reached 139 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 975 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China, Vietnam, the Philippines and Laos.

Formed

25 June 1981

Dissipated

6 July 1981

Duration

11 days

Basin

Western Pacific

Maximum Sustained Wind

139 km/h (75 kt)

Category (Saffir-Simpson)

1

Minimum Pressure

975 hPa

Countries Hit

• TSPeople's Republic of China111 km/h
• TSVietnam93 km/h
• TSPhilippines65 km/h
• TSLaos0 km/h

Other Cyclones of the Season

• Cat. 5Typhoon Elsie278 km/h
• Cat. 4Typhoon Irma250 km/h
• Cat. 4Typhoon Clara222 km/h
• Cat. 4Typhoon Kit213 km/h
• Cat. 3Typhoon Freda185 km/h
• Cat. 3Typhoon Hazen185 km/h
• Cat. 2Typhoon Agnes176 km/h
• Cat. 2Typhoon Lee176 km/h

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Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth