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Typhoon Morakot (2003)

Typhoon Morakot formed in the Western Pacific on 30 July 2003 and faded on 5 August 2003. Peak wind 120 km/h (65 kt), category 1, lowest pressure 976 hPa. Landfall: China, Taiwan.

120 km/hPeak wind · 65 kt
976 hPaLowest pressure
5.3 daysDuration
2,190 kmTrack length · ACE 3.5
TaiwanChina
Typhoon Morakot (2003)
C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression

Wind along the track

km/h · UTC

631191541782092523112345

Landfalls

DateCountries hitLandfall windNearby
3 August 2003 15:00 UTCTSTaiwan117 km/hWutan · 7 km
4 August 2003 15:00 UTCTSChina83 km/hLongmen · 18 km

Towns within 100 km of the track

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The same name in other years