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Severe Tropical Storm Leepi (2018)
10 August 2018 · Western Pacific · Category 1
Severe Tropical Storm Leepi formed in the Western Pacific basin on 10 August 2018 and lasted 6 days. Its sustained winds reached 120 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 982 hPa. It made landfall in Japan and South Korea.
- Formed
- 10 August 2018
- Dissipated
- 15 August 2018
- Duration
- 6 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 120 km/h (65 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 982 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSJapan74 km/h
- TSSouth Korea56 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Mangkhut287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Jebi287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Kong-rey278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Yutu278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Maria269 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Trami259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Jelawat241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Cimaron213 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth