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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Morakot (2009)
2 August 2009 · Western Pacific · Category 1
Typhoon Morakot formed in the Western Pacific basin on 2 August 2009 and lasted 11 days. Its sustained winds reached 148 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 954 hPa. It made landfall in Taiwan, People's Republic of China, South Korea and Japan.
- Formed
- 2 August 2009
- Dissipated
- 13 August 2009
- Duration
- 11 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 148 km/h (80 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 954 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Taiwan120 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China83 km/h
- TSSouth Korea0 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