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Tropical Storm Morakot (2003)
30 July 2003 · Western Pacific · Category 1
Tropical Storm Morakot formed in the Western Pacific basin on 30 July 2003 and lasted 5 days. Its sustained winds reached 120 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 976 hPa. It made landfall in Taiwan and People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 30 July 2003
- Dissipated
- 5 August 2003
- Duration
- 5 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 120 km/h (65 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 976 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSTaiwan117 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China83 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Maemi278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Lupit269 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Kujira250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Imbudo241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Parma241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Dujuan232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Ketsana232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Chan-Hom213 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth