The 2001 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 2001, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... This article is about weather phenomena. ...

The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator and west of the international date line. Storms that form east of the date line and north of the equator are called hurricanes; see 2001 Pacific hurricane season. Tropical Storms formed in the entire west pacific basin are assigned a name by the Tokyo Typhoon Center. Tropical depressions in this basin have the "W" suffix added to their number. Tropical depressions that enter or form in the Phillipine area of responsibility are assigned a name by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA. This can often result in the same storm having two names. The International Date Line around 180° The International Date Line is an imaginary line on the surface of the Earth, which offsets the hours that are added or subtracted as one travels east or west through successive time zones. ... Pacific Hurricane Seasons 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 The 2001 Pacific hurricane season officially started May 15, 2001 in the eastern Pacific, and June 1, 2001 in the central Pacific, and lasted until November 30, 2001. ...

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Notable storms

Typhoon Chebi

When 95 mph Typhoon Chebi, which formed on June 19 east of the Philippines, hit southern China on the 23rd, it caused 82 casualties and $422 million in damage (2001 USD) from the heavy flooding. June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ...

Typhoon Dorian

78 casualites and $446 million (2001 USD) in damage can be attributed to Typhoon Dorian hitting southern China on July 1 as an 85 mph typhoon. July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ...

Typhoon Utor

Typhoon Utor, which developed on June 30 east of the Philippines, brushed northern Luzon on the 4th as a 90 mph typhoon. It continued west-northwestward to hit southeastern China on the 6th. Utor, while not a very strong typhoon, brought heavy rain amounting to $297.2 million (2001 USD) in damage, as well as causing 144 fatalities. June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining, and the last day of June. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzón, Visayas, and Mindanao. ...

Typhoon Toraji

On July 29, 115 mph Typhoon Toraji hit eastern Taiwan, and continued westward to make landfall on southeast China on the 30th. Toraji caused numerous mudslides on Taiwan, causing 72 casualties and $128 million in damage, the deadliest since 1961. July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. ... The 1961 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1961, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. ...

Tropical Storm Usagi

45 mph Tropical Storm Usagi, which formed in the South China Sea on August 8, hit northern Vietnam on the 10th. The storm brought flash flooding which killed 177 people. August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ...

Typhoon Nari

On September 5, a tropical depression developed northeast of Taiwan. Weak currents, which were prevalent throughout its lifetime, caused it to drift to the northeast where it became a tropical storm on the 6th. Nari stalled near Okinawa, and became a typhoon on the 7th. Over the next 5 days, Nari executed a triple loop over open waters, reaching a peak of 115 mph winds before weakening to a tropical storm on the 14th. It restrengthened to a typhoon, and as it continued southwestward, Nari reached 100 mph winds before hitting northeastern Taiwan on the 16th. The storm drifted across the island, emerging into the South China Sea on the 18th as a tropical depression. It continued westward, and finally made landfall east of Hong Kong as a 65 mph tropical storm on the 20th. Nari caused at least 66 casualties and up to 50 inches of rain from the torrential flooding. September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... This article is about the prefecture. ...

Typhoon Lingling

A tropical depression formed in the Philippine Sea on November 5. It moved westward, hitting the Philippines on the 6th. The depression strengthened over the archipelago, becoming a tropical storm on the 7th. Lingling continued to intensify, reaching a peak of 135 mph winds on the 10th in the South China Sea. The next day, the typhoon hit central Vietnam as a 110 mph typhoon, and dissipated on the 12th. Lingling, like most typhoons, brought torrential rains and flooding, resulting in 3,671 deaths in the Philippines (with 4,800 missing) and 18 deaths in Vietnam. November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ...

Super Typhoon Faxai

On December 13, a tropical depression formed in the open waters of the West Pacific. It drifted for 5 days, slowly organizing into a tropical storm on the 15th. As Faxai moved more quickly to the northwest, its wind speeds increased, becoming a typhoon on the 20th and rapidly intensifying to a peak of 180 mph on the 23rd. Cooler waters and upper level shear weakened it until it became extratropical on the 25th. Faxai, the strongest storm of the year, was one of the most intense December typhoons ever recorded. Fortunately, it never approached land. December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Initially Faxai was classified as part of Tropical Depression 31W, but post-analysis considers the early part of Faxai's life a separate storm. As such, Faxai was classified as 33W in post-analysis.

Typhoon Vamei

Typhoon Vamei before landfall

Main article: Typhoon Vamei

Tropical Depression 32W formed 200 nautical miles (370 km) east of Singapore at 1200 UTC (2000 SGT) on December 26. It is extremely unusual to see tropical development this close to the equator. The initial position of 1.4° N means this storm formed only 85 nautical miles north of the equator. On December 27 it was upgraded to Tropical Storm Vamei, and after quickly intensifying, became a typhoon and made landfall in Malaysia. Emerging into the Indian Ocean on December 29 as a Tropical Depression it briefly re-strengthened before dissipating on January 1. The name Vamei was retired in 2004 and replaced with Peipan because of the unique formation and track of this storm. Image File history File links Typhoon_vamei_pic_nasa. ... Image File history File links Typhoon_vamei_pic_nasa. ... Typhoon Vamei was the 28th tropical storm and the 20th typhoon of the 2001 Pacific typhoon season. ... UTC also stands for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Coordinated Universal Time or UTC, also sometimes referred to as Zulu time, the basis for civil time, differs by an integral number of seconds from atomic time and a fractional number of seconds from UT1. ... Singapore observes a time zone eight hours ahead of UTC, (UTC+8), known as Singapore Standard Time or SGT. It is the same time zone as Australian Western Standard Time, Chinese Standard Time and Hong Kong Time. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ...

2001 storm names

Western North Pacific tropical cyclones are named by the Tokyo Typhoon Centre of the Japan Meteorological Agency. Names are selected from the following lists, there is no annual list. The names were contributed by members of the WMO Typhoon Committee. Each of 14 nations or territories submitted 10 names, which are used in alphabetical order by the English name of the country. The first storm of 2001 was named Cimaron and the final one was named Vamei. Basin suffix included to show for example Tropical Storm 03W Cimaron and Crising are the same storm. Japan Meteorological Agency (気象庁) is a government agency, which is a central place responsible for gathering and reporting weather data and forecasts in Japan. ...

North Korea, officially the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK; Korean: Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk; Hangul: 조선민주주의인민공화국; Hanja: 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國), is a country in eastern Asia, covering the northern half of the peninsula of Korea. ... National motto: 널리 인간 세계를 이롭게 하라 Translation: Broadly bring benefit to humanity Official language Korean Capital Seoul Largest city Seoul President Roh Moo-hyun Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 108th 99,274 km² 0. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... North Korea, officially the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK; Korean: Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk; Hangul: 조선민주주의인민공화국; Hanja: 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國), is a country in eastern Asia, covering the northern half of the peninsula of Korea. ... National motto: 널리 인간 세계를 이롭게 하라 Translation: Broadly bring benefit to humanity Official language Korean Capital Seoul Largest city Seoul President Roh Moo-hyun Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 108th 99,274 km² 0. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ...

Philippines

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) uses its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones within its area of responsibility. Lists are recycled every four years.

See also

• 2001 Pacific hurricane season
• 2001 Atlantic hurricane season
• 2001-02 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season

Pacific Hurricane Seasons 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 The 2001 Pacific hurricane season officially started May 15, 2001 in the eastern Pacific, and June 1, 2001 in the central Pacific, and lasted until November 30, 2001. ... The 2001 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation in the northern hemisphere. ... ...

External links

• Typhoon2000 Phillipine typhoon website.
• Phillipine Area of Responsibility.
• Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
• Meaning of Tokyo Typhoon Centre names.