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Tropical Cyclone
Tropical Storm Linfa (2009)
13 June 2009 · Western Pacific · Category 1
Tropical Storm Linfa formed in the Western Pacific basin on 13 June 2009 and lasted 17 days. Its sustained winds reached 139 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 967 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China, the Philippines and Japan.
- Formed
- 13 June 2009
- Dissipated
- 30 June 2009
- Duration
- 17 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 139 km/h (75 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 967 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSPeople's Republic of China80 km/h
- TSPhilippines28 km/h
- TSJapan0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Nida287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Melor278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Choi-wan259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Lupit259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Parma250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Vamco222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Kujira213 km/h
- Cat. 2Typhoon Chan-hom167 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth