Typhoon Vipa (2001)
Typhoon Vipa reached Category 1 in the Western Pacific between September 16, 2001 and September 22, 2001, with a lowest pressure of 967 mb.
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
The storm
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- September 16, 2001 to September 22, 2001
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 75 kt (86 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 967 mb (28.56 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 176 km (109 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 6.2
- Tropical-storm-force wind reached
- 115 nmi (213 km, 132 mi) from the center at its widest
- Eyewall radius at its peak
- 15 nmi (28 km, 17 mi)
- Overall size
- 135 nmi (250 km, 155 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Fastest the center moved
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Identifier
- WP212001
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 16, 00:00 | 20.1N 138.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 16, 06:00 | 20.6N 138.9E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 16, 12:00 | 21.1N 139.6E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 16, 18:00 | 22.0N 140.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 17, 00:00 | 22.4N 140.1E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 17, 06:00 | 22.9N 140.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 17, 12:00 | 23.7N 140.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 17, 18:00 | 24.3N 139.8E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 18, 00:00 | 25.1N 139.4E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 18, 06:00 | 26.4N 138.9E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 18, 12:00 | 27.5N 138.5E | 50 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 18, 18:00 | 28.9N 138.2E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 19, 00:00 | 30.0N 138.1E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 19, 06:00 | 30.9N 138.3E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 19, 12:00 | 31.8N 138.9E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 19, 18:00 | 32.6N 139.6E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 20, 00:00 | 33.4N 140.6E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 20, 06:00 | 34.2N 142.1E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 20, 12:00 | 34.9N 143.7E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 20, 18:00 | 36.1N 145.8E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 21, 00:00 | 37.7N 148.5E | 75 kt | 967 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 21, 06:00 | 40.1N 152.4E | 70 kt | 972 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 21, 12:00 | 42.6N 157.4E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Sep 21, 18:00 | 46.8N 160.6E | 996 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 22, 00:00 | 49.0N 162.9E | 996 mb | Extratropical | |
| Sep 22, 06:00 | 51.2N 169.3E | 996 mb | 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 FranciscoWestern 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.