Typhoon Francisco (2001)
Typhoon Francisco reached Category 3 in the Western Pacific between September 17, 2001 and September 27, 2001, with a lowest pressure of 944 mb.
Radar
Reflectivity now over Typhoon Francisco. Open it to see storms, cones and warnings on the map.
Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- September 17, 2001 to September 27, 2001
- Peak strength
- Category 3, 100 kt (115 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 944 mb (27.88 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 663 km (412 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 13.6
- Identifier
- WP222001
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 06:00 | 13.5N 166.5E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 17, 12:00 | 13.8N 165.9E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 17, 18:00 | 14.0N 165.2E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 18, 00:00 | 14.2N 164.3E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 18, 06:00 | 14.3N 163.7E | 20 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 18, 12:00 | 14.4N 163.2E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 18, 18:00 | 14.5N 162.8E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 19, 00:00 | 14.5N 162.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 19, 06:00 | 14.4N 162.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 19, 12:00 | 14.6N 161.5E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 19, 18:00 | 14.9N 160.4E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 20, 00:00 | 15.4N 159.3E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 20, 06:00 | 15.9N 158.2E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 20, 12:00 | 16.7N 156.9E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 20, 18:00 | 17.6N 155.2E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 21, 00:00 | 18.2N 153.9E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 21, 06:00 | 18.4N 152.7E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 21, 12:00 | 19.2N 151.6E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 21, 18:00 | 20.0N 150.8E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 22, 00:00 | 20.8N 150.0E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 22, 06:00 | 21.5N 149.4E | 85 kt | 958 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 22, 12:00 | 22.5N 148.9E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 22, 18:00 | 23.5N 148.5E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 23, 00:00 | 24.5N 148.1E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 23, 06:00 | 25.5N 147.6E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 23, 12:00 | 26.3N 147.5E | 100 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 23, 18:00 | 27.2N 147.6E | 100 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 24, 00:00 | 28.4N 147.8E | 100 kt | 944 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 24, 06:00 | 29.9N 148.1E | 95 kt | 949 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 24, 12:00 | 31.5N 148.4E | 85 kt | 958 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 24, 18:00 | 33.4N 148.0E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 25, 00:00 | 35.3N 148.1E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 25, 06:00 | 37.2N 149.4E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 25, 12:00 | 39.6N 152.7E | 55 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 25, 18:00 | 41.9N 156.4E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 26, 00:00 | 43.1N 160.0E | 990 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 26, 06:00 | 45.6N 164.1E | 992 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 26, 12:00 | 47.3N 168.8E | 996 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 26, 18:00 | 47.7N 175.2E | 998 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 27, 00:00 | 48.6N 181.0E | Extratropical |
Other Western Pacific storms of 2001
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2001
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2001
- Tropical Storm CimaronWestern Pacific · 2001
- Typhoon ChebiWestern Pacific · 2001
- Typhoon DurianWestern Pacific · 2001
- Typhoon UtorWestern Pacific · 2001
- Tropical Storm TramiWestern Pacific · 2001
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2001
- Typhoon Kong-ReyWestern Pacific · 2001
- Typhoon YutuWestern Pacific · 2001
- Typhoon TorajiWestern Pacific · 2001
- Typhoon Man-YiWestern Pacific · 2001
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2001
- Tropical Storm UsagiWestern Pacific · 2001
- Typhoon PabukWestern Pacific · 2001
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2001
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2001
- Super Typhoon WutipWestern Pacific · 2001
- Tropical Storm SepatWestern Pacific · 2001
- Tropical Storm FitowWestern Pacific · 2001
- Typhoon DanasWestern Pacific · 2001
- Typhoon NariWestern Pacific · 2001
- Typhoon VipaWestern Pacific · 2001
- Typhoon LekimaWestern Pacific · 2001
- Typhoon KrosaWestern Pacific · 2001
- Typhoon HaiyanWestern Pacific · 2001
- Super Typhoon PodulWestern Pacific · 2001
- Typhoon LinglingWestern Pacific · 2001
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2001
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2001
- Tropical Storm KajikiWestern Pacific · 2001
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2001
- Super Typhoon FaxaiWestern Pacific · 2001 · 2 deaths
- Typhoon VameiWestern Pacific · 2001
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.