94Storms
Tropical storms and hurricanes of 2001
94 tropical storms formed worldwide in 2001: 49 became hurricanes, typhoons or cyclones and 22 reached category 3 or more. The strongest was Typhoon Faxai, with winds of 287 km/h.
94Storms
49Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones
22Category 3 or more
649.2Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE)
C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression
The strongest storms
C5Typhoon Faxai287 km/h · Western PacificC5Typhoon Podul259 km/h · Western PacificC4Typhoon Wutip241 km/h · Western PacificC4Hurricane Juliette232 km/h · Eastern PacificC4Hurricane Adolph232 km/h · Eastern PacificC4Hurricane Iris232 km/h · North AtlanticC4Typhoon Man-Yi222 km/h · Western PacificC4Hurricane Michelle222 km/h · North Atlantic
By ocean basin
Western Pacific29 · 20 · 11
North Atlantic15 · 9 · 4
Eastern Pacific16 · 8 · 2
South Indian Ocean15 · 7 · 2
South Pacific15 · 4 · 2
North Indian Ocean4 · 1 · 1
Storms · Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones · Category 3 or more — ACE
Every storm of the year
| Formed | Storms | Peak wind | Lowest pressure | Landfalls | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan – 22 Jan | C3 | Cyclone BinduSouth Indian Ocean | 185 km/h | 955 hPa | – |
| 5 Jan – 10 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm of 5 January 2001South Pacific | 74 km/h | 996 hPa | Australia |
| 17 Jan – 1 Feb | C3 | Cyclone CharlySouth Indian Ocean | 194 km/h | 930 hPa | – |
| 27 Jan – 31 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm TerriSouth Indian Ocean | 93 km/h | 975 hPa | Australia |
| 30 Jan – 6 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm of 30 January 2001South Indian Ocean | 83 km/h | 985 hPa | – |
| 7 Feb – 16 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm VincentSouth Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 980 hPa | Australia |
| 8 Feb – 14 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm WinsomeSouth Pacific | 74 km/h | 981 hPa | Australia |
| 14 Feb – 22 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm WylvaSouth Pacific | 74 km/h | 988 hPa | Australia |
| 16 Feb – 19 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm of 16 February 2001South Pacific | 65 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 18 Feb – 24 Feb | TS | Tropical Storm OmaSouth Pacific | 93 km/h | 980 hPa | – |
| 23 Feb – 8 Mar | TS | Tropical Storm AbigailSouth Pacific | 111 km/h | 970 hPa | Australia |
| 25 Feb – 8 Mar | C3 | Cyclone PaulaSouth Pacific | 194 km/h | 930 hPa | – |
| 28 Feb – 6 Mar | TS | Tropical Storm RitaSouth Pacific | 74 km/h | 986 hPa | – |
| 4 Mar – 13 Mar | C2 | Cyclone DeraSouth Indian Ocean | 167 km/h | 955 hPa | Madagascar |
| 1 Apr – 8 Apr | C2 | Cyclone WalterSouth Indian Ocean | 167 km/h | 940 hPa | – |
| 1 Apr – 7 Apr | TS | Tropical Storm of 1 April 2001South Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 998 hPa | – |
| 2 Apr – 8 Apr | C1 | Cyclone EvaristeSouth Indian Ocean | 139 km/h | 973 hPa | – |
| 3 Apr – 12 Apr | C1 | Cyclone SoseSouth Pacific | 130 km/h | 975 hPa | – |
| 15 Apr – 24 Apr | C1 | Cyclone AlistairSouth Pacific | 120 km/h | 975 hPa | Australia |
| 5 May – 15 May | TS | Tropical Storm CimaronWestern Pacific | 111 km/h | 985 hPa | Philippines |
| 21 May – 29 May | C3 | Cyclone of 21 May 2001North Indian Ocean | 204 km/h | 932 hPa | – |
| 25 May – 1 Jun | C4 | Hurricane AdolphEastern Pacific | 232 km/h | 940 hPa | – |
| 5 Jun – 19 Jun | TS | Tropical Storm AllisonNorth Atlantic | 93 km/h | 1000 hPa | United States |
| 19 Jun – 25 Jun | C3 | Typhoon ChebiWestern Pacific | 185 km/h | 947 hPa | China, South Korea |
| 19 Jun – 24 Jun | C1 | Cyclone of 19 June 2001South Indian Ocean | 120 km/h | 991 hPa | – |
| 20 Jun – 26 Jun | TS | Tropical Storm BarbaraEastern Pacific | 93 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 29 Jun – 3 Jul | C1 | Typhoon DurianWestern Pacific | 139 km/h | 970 hPa | China |
| 30 Jun – 7 Jul | C1 | Typhoon UtorWestern Pacific | 148 km/h | 960 hPa | China |
| 7 Jul – 12 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm TramiWestern Pacific | 74 km/h | 994 hPa | Taiwan |
| 13 Jul – 15 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm CosmeEastern Pacific | 74 km/h | 1000 hPa | – |
| 20 Jul – 24 Jul | TS | Tropical Storm ErickEastern Pacific | 65 km/h | 1001 hPa | – |
| 21 Jul – 28 Jul | C1 | Hurricane DalilaEastern Pacific | 120 km/h | 987 hPa | – |
| 21 Jul – 3 Aug | C2 | Typhoon Kong-ReyWestern Pacific | 157 km/h | 955 hPa | – |
| 22 Jul – 26 Jul | C2 | Typhoon YutuWestern Pacific | 157 km/h | 958 hPa | China |
| 25 Jul – 2 Aug | C3 | Typhoon TorajiWestern Pacific | 185 km/h | 952 hPa | China, Taiwan |
| 31 Jul – 11 Aug | C4 | Typhoon Man-YiWestern Pacific | 222 km/h | 925 hPa | – |
| 2 Aug – 8 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm BarryNorth Atlantic | 111 km/h | 990 hPa | United States |
| 8 Aug – 11 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm UsagiWestern Pacific | 74 km/h | 992 hPa | Vietnam |
| 13 Aug – 23 Aug | C2 | Typhoon PabukWestern Pacific | 167 km/h | 956 hPa | Japan |
| 14 Aug – 22 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm ChantalNorth Atlantic | 111 km/h | 997 hPa | Belize |
| 22 Aug – 29 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm DeanNorth Atlantic | 111 km/h | 994 hPa | – |
| 26 Aug – 4 Sept | C4 | Typhoon WutipWestern Pacific | 241 km/h | 910 hPa | – |
| 26 Aug – 2 Sept | C2 | Hurricane FlossieEastern Pacific | 167 km/h | 972 hPa | – |
| 26 Aug – 31 Aug | TS | Tropical Storm SepatWestern Pacific | 83 km/h | 990 hPa | – |
| 27 Aug – 12 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm FitowWestern Pacific | 83 km/h | 990 hPa | China, Vietnam |
| 1 Sept – 17 Sept | C3 | Hurricane ErinNorth Atlantic | 194 km/h | 968 hPa | Greenland |
| 3 Sept – 12 Sept | C3 | Typhoon DanasWestern Pacific | 194 km/h | 941 hPa | Japan |
| 4 Sept – 9 Sept | C2 | Hurricane GilEastern Pacific | 157 km/h | 975 hPa | – |
| 4 Sept – 8 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm HenrietteEastern Pacific | 102 km/h | 994 hPa | – |
| 5 Sept – 21 Sept | C3 | Typhoon NariWestern Pacific | 185 km/h | 956 hPa | China, Taiwan |
| 7 Sept – 19 Sept | C3 | Hurricane FelixNorth Atlantic | 185 km/h | 962 hPa | – |
| 10 Sept – 15 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm IvoEastern Pacific | 83 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 11 Sept – 21 Sept | C1 | Hurricane GabrielleNorth Atlantic | 130 km/h | 975 hPa | United States |
| 16 Sept – 22 Sept | C1 | Typhoon VipaWestern Pacific | 139 km/h | 967 hPa | – |
| 17 Sept – 27 Sept | C3 | Typhoon FranciscoWestern Pacific | 185 km/h | 944 hPa | – |
| 21 Sept – 30 Sept | C2 | Typhoon LekimaWestern Pacific | 176 km/h | 952 hPa | Taiwan |
| 21 Sept – 3 Oct | C4 | Hurricane JulietteEastern Pacific | 232 km/h | 923 hPa | Mexico |
| 21 Sept – 27 Sept | C2 | Hurricane HumbertoNorth Atlantic | 167 km/h | 970 hPa | – |
| 21 Sept – 25 Sept | C1 | Hurricane KikoEastern Pacific | 120 km/h | 990 hPa | – |
| 22 Sept – 25 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm of 22 September 2001Eastern Pacific | 65 km/h | 1008 hPa | – |
| 24 Sept – 28 Sept | TS | Tropical Storm of 24 September 2001North Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 1000 hPa | – |
| 2 Oct – 4 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm LorenaEastern Pacific | 93 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 3 Oct – 10 Oct | C3 | Typhoon KrosaWestern Pacific | 194 km/h | 938 hPa | – |
| 4 Oct – 8 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm of 4 October 2001South Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 4 Oct – 9 Oct | C4 | Hurricane IrisNorth Atlantic | 232 km/h | 948 hPa | Belize |
| 6 Oct – 8 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm JerryNorth Atlantic | 83 km/h | 1004 hPa | – |
| 8 Oct – 13 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm of 8 October 2001North Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 998 hPa | – |
| 10 Oct – 18 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm ManuelEastern Pacific | 93 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 11 Oct – 18 Oct | C2 | Typhoon HaiyanWestern Pacific | 167 km/h | 960 hPa | – |
| 11 Oct – 15 Oct | C1 | Hurricane KarenNorth Atlantic | 130 km/h | 982 hPa | Canada |
| 14 Oct – 16 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm of 14 October 2001North Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 998 hPa | India |
| 17 Oct – 29 Oct | C5 | Typhoon PodulWestern Pacific | 259 km/h | 898 hPa | – |
| 20 Oct – 25 Oct | C1 | Hurricane NardaEastern Pacific | 139 km/h | 980 hPa | – |
| 24 Oct – 8 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm Alex:andreSouth Indian Ocean | 102 km/h | 984 hPa | – |
| 27 Oct – 31 Oct | TS | Tropical Storm LorenzoNorth Atlantic | 65 km/h | 1007 hPa | – |
| 29 Oct – 6 Nov | C4 | Hurricane MichelleNorth Atlantic | 222 km/h | 933 hPa | Bahamas, Cuba, Nicaragua |
| 31 Oct – 3 Nov | C1 | Hurricane OctaveEastern Pacific | 139 km/h | 980 hPa | – |
| 4 Nov – 6 Nov | C1 | Hurricane NoelNorth Atlantic | 120 km/h | 986 hPa | – |
| 5 Nov – 12 Nov | C4 | Typhoon LinglingWestern Pacific | 213 km/h | 927 hPa | Philippines, Vietnam |
| 16 Nov – 23 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm of 16 November 2001South Pacific | 65 km/h | 997 hPa | Indonesia, Papua New Guinea |
| 16 Nov – 25 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm of 16 November 2001Western Pacific | 65 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 18 Nov – 23 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm of 18 November 2001Western Pacific | 65 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 20 Nov – 24 Nov | TS | Tropical Storm of 20 November 2001South Indian Ocean | 65 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 23 Nov – 4 Dec | C1 | Hurricane OlgaNorth Atlantic | 148 km/h | 973 hPa | – |
| 25 Nov – 9 Dec | C1 | Cyclone Bako:bessiSouth Indian Ocean | 139 km/h | 967 hPa | – |
| 30 Nov – 3 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm TrinaSouth Pacific | 65 km/h | 995 hPa | – |
| 4 Dec – 9 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm KajikiWestern Pacific | 65 km/h | 996 hPa | Philippines |
| 10 Dec – 13 Dec | TS | Tropical Storm of 10 December 2001Western Pacific | 65 km/h | 997 hPa | – |
| 13 Dec – 26 Dec | C5 | Typhoon FaxaiWestern Pacific | 287 km/h | 882 hPa | – |
| 22 Dec – 26 Dec | TD | Tropical Depression VickySouth Pacific | – | 996 hPa | – |
| 26 Dec – 1 Jan | C1 | Typhoon VameiWestern Pacific | 120 km/h | 976 hPa | Indonesia, Malaysia |
| 28 Dec – 6 Jan | C3 | Cyclone WakaSouth Pacific | 185 km/h | 930 hPa | – |
| 30 Dec – 3 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm CyprienSouth Indian Ocean | 93 km/h | 980 hPa | Madagascar |
| 30 Dec – 6 Jan | TS | Tropical Storm BernieSouth Pacific | 83 km/h | 980 hPa | Australia |