Typhoon Lekima (2001)
Typhoon Lekima reached Category 2 in the Western Pacific between September 21, 2001 and September 30, 2001, with a lowest pressure of 949 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Typhoon Lekima, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2001 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- September 21, 2001 to September 30, 2001
- Peak strength
- Category 2, 95 kt (109 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 949 mb (28.02 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 9.5
- Identifier
- WP232001
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 21, 00:00 | 21.0N 125.8E | Tropical storm | ||
| Sep 21, 06:00 | 20.5N 125.3E | Tropical storm | ||
| Sep 21, 12:00 | 20.2N 125.0E | Tropical storm | ||
| Sep 21, 18:00 | 19.4N 124.8E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 22, 00:00 | 19.4N 124.5E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 22, 06:00 | 19.4N 124.3E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 22, 12:00 | 19.4N 123.9E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 22, 18:00 | 19.4N 123.5E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 23, 00:00 | 19.4N 123.0E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 23, 06:00 | 19.4N 122.5E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 23, 12:00 | 19.4N 122.1E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 23, 18:00 | 19.5N 121.8E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 24, 00:00 | 19.6N 121.7E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 24, 06:00 | 19.8N 121.6E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 24, 12:00 | 20.0N 121.7E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 24, 18:00 | 20.0N 121.7E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 25, 00:00 | 20.2N 121.7E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 25, 06:00 | 20.5N 121.8E | 80 kt | 963 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 25, 12:00 | 20.8N 121.8E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 25, 18:00 | 21.1N 121.6E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 26, 00:00 | 21.4N 121.4E | 95 kt | 949 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 26, 06:00 | 21.8N 121.2E | 90 kt | 954 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 26, 12:00 | 22.1N 120.9E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 26, 18:00 | 22.6N 120.7E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 27, 00:00 | 23.0N 120.6E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 27, 06:00 | 23.4N 120.4E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 27, 12:00 | 23.6N 120.3E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 27, 18:00 | 23.8N 120.2E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 28, 00:00 | 23.9N 120.1E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 28, 06:00 | 23.9N 120.1E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 28, 12:00 | 24.1N 120.1E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 28, 18:00 | 24.4N 120.2E | 30 kt | 997 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 29, 00:00 | 24.8N 120.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 29, 06:00 | 25.5N 120.1E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 29, 12:00 | 26.3N 120.2E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 29, 18:00 | 26.9N 120.4E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 30, 00:00 | 27.8N 123.0E | 1006 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Sep 30, 06:00 | 28.8N 125.0E | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
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 FranciscoWestern 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.