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Typhoon Morakot (2009)
Typhoon Morakot formed in the Western Pacific on 2 August 2009 and faded on 13 August 2009. Peak wind 148 km/h (80 kt), category 1, lowest pressure 945 hPa. Landfall: China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan.
148 km/hPeak wind · 80 kt
945 hPaLowest pressure
10.5 daysDuration
5,039 kmTrack length · ACE 8.9
C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression
Wind along the track
km/h · UTC
Landfalls
| Date | Countries hit | Landfall wind | Nearby | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2009 18:00 UTC | TS | Taiwan | 102 km/h | Hualien City · 21 km |
| 9 August 2009 12:00 UTC | TS | China | 65 km/h | Xinan · 6 km |
| 12 August 2009 06:00 UTC | TD | South Korea | – | Okcheon · 12 km |
| 13 August 2009 03:00 UTC | TD | Japan | – | Shirasawa · 10 km |
Towns within 100 km of the track
Hangzhou27 km · 65 km/h
Wenzhou95 km · 74 km/h
Fuzhou81 km · 74 km/h
Jinhua37 km · 65 km/h
Shaoxing57 km · 65 km/h
New Taipei City72 km · 102 km/h
Huzhou86 km · 65 km/h
Ningde28 km · 65 km/h
Taichung58 km · 102 km/h
Taipei75 km · 102 km/h
Quzhou92 km · 65 km/h
Yiwu63 km · 65 km/h
Rui'an97 km · 74 km/h
Fuqing89 km · 74 km/h
Zhuji48 km · 65 km/h
Cangshan81 km · 74 km/h
Dongyang66 km · 65 km/h
Haining82 km · 65 km/h
Tongxiang80 km · 65 km/h
Yongkang24 km · 65 km/h
Fu'an46 km · 65 km/h
Lanxi56 km · 65 km/h
Fuding81 km · 65 km/h
Hsinchu27 km · 83 km/h
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