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Tropical Cyclone
Severe Tropical Storm Mekkhala (2015)
12 January 2015 · Western Pacific · Category 1
Severe Tropical Storm Mekkhala formed in the Western Pacific basin on 12 January 2015 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 130 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 970 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines. It killed at least 3 people.
- Formed
- 12 January 2015
- Dissipated
- 20 January 2015
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 130 km/h (70 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 970 hPa
- Deaths
- 3
Countries Hit
- TSPhilippines111 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Soudelor287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Maysak278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Noul259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Dolphin259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Atsani259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Nangka250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Higos241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Dujuan241 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth