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Tropical Cyclone
Tropical Storm Vamei (2001)
26 December 2001 · Western Pacific · Category 1
Tropical Storm Vamei formed in the Western Pacific basin on 26 December 2001 and lasted 6 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 Malaysia and Indonesia.
- Formed
- 26 December 2001
- Dissipated
- 1 January 2002
- Duration
- 6 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 120 km/h (65 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 976 hPa
Countries Hit
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Faxai287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Podul259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Wutip241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Man-Yi222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Lingling213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Danas194 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Krosa194 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Chebi185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth