Typhoon Morakot (2003)
Typhoon Morakot reached Category 1 in the Western Pacific between July 30, 2003 and August 5, 2003, with a lowest pressure of 976 mb, and made landfall.
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
- July 30, 2003 to August 5, 2003
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 65 kt (75 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 976 mb (28.82 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 3.5
- Tropical-storm-force wind reached
- 100 nmi (185 km, 115 mi) from the center at its widest
- Overall size
- 135 nmi (250 km, 155 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Fastest the center moved
- 16 kt (18 mph)
- Identifier
- WP102003
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 18:00 | 11.8N 130.4E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 31, 00:00 | 12.8N 129.3E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 31, 06:00 | 13.9N 128.1E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 31, 12:00 | 14.9N 127.0E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 31, 18:00 | 15.6N 126.5E | 20 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 1, 00:00 | 16.1N 126.2E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 1, 06:00 | 16.5N 126.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 1, 12:00 | 16.9N 125.9E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 1, 18:00 | 17.4N 125.8E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 2, 00:00 | 18.3N 125.6E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 2, 06:00 | 18.9N 124.9E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 2, 12:00 | 19.6N 124.1E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 2, 18:00 | 20.4N 123.2E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 3, 00:00 | 20.7N 122.1E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 3, 06:00 | 21.4N 121.4E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Aug 3, 12:00 | 22.4N 121.1E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Tropical depression |
| Aug 3, 18:00 | 22.8N 120.5E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 4, 00:00 | 23.3N 119.7E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 4, 06:00 | 24.1N 119.1E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 4, 12:00 | 24.8N 118.4E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 4, 18:00 | 25.2N 117.9E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Aug 5, 00:00 | 25.5N 117.4E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
Other Western Pacific storms of 2003
- Super Typhoon KujiraWestern Pacific · 2003
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2003
- Typhoon Chan-HomWestern Pacific · 2003
- Tropical Storm LinfaWestern Pacific · 2003
- Tropical Storm NangkaWestern Pacific · 2003
- Typhoon SoudelorWestern Pacific · 2003
- Typhoon KoniWestern Pacific · 2003
- Super Typhoon ImbudoWestern Pacific · 2003
- Typhoon EtauWestern Pacific · 2003
- Typhoon KrovanhWestern Pacific · 2003
- Tropical Storm VamcoWestern Pacific · 2003
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2003
- Typhoon DujuanWestern Pacific · 2003
- Super Typhoon MaemiWestern Pacific · 2003
- Typhoon Choi-WanWestern Pacific · 2003
- Typhoon KoppuWestern Pacific · 2003
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2003
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2003
- Typhoon KetsanaWestern Pacific · 2003
- Super Typhoon ParmaWestern Pacific · 2003
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2003
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2003
- Typhoon MelorWestern Pacific · 2003
- Typhoon NepartakWestern Pacific · 2003
- Super Typhoon LupitWestern Pacific · 2003
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2003
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.