
During 2001, tropical cyclones formed in seven different areas called
basins
Basin may refer to:
Geography and geology
* Depression (geology)
** Back-arc basin, a submarine feature associated with island arcs and subduction zones
** Debris basin, designed to prevent damage from debris flow
** Drainage basin (hydrology), ...
, located within various parts of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. A total of 128
tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Dep ...
s formed within bodies of water known as
tropical cyclone basins
Traditionally, areas of tropical cyclone formation are divided into seven basins. These include the north Atlantic Ocean, the eastern and western parts of the northern Pacific Ocean, the southwestern Pacific, the southwestern and southeastern Ind ...
, with 83 of them were further
named by the responsible weather agencies when they attained
maximum sustained winds
The maximum sustained wind associated with a tropical cyclone is a common
indicator of the intensity of the storm. Within a mature tropical cyclone, it is found within the eyewall at a distance defined as the radius of maximum wind, or RMW. U ...
of .
Typhoon Faxai
Typhoon Faxai, known in Japan as , was the first typhoon to strike the Kantō region since Typhoon Mindulle (2016), Mindulle in 2016, and the strongest typhoon to hit the region since Typhoon Ma-on (2004), Ma-on in 2004. It was also the worst to ...
is the strongest
tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Dep ...
throughout the year, peaking with a pressure of and attaining 10-minute sustained winds of . The deadliest tropical cyclone of the year was
Lingling in the West Pacific which caused 379 fatalities in total as it struck the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
and
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it ...
, while the costliest storm of the year was
Michelle
Michelle may refer to:
People
* Michelle (name), a given name and surname, the feminine form of Michael
* Michelle Courtens, Dutch singer, performing as "Michelle"
* Michelle (German singer)
* Michelle (Scottish singer) (born 1980), Scottis ...
, with a damage cost of around $2.43 billion as it catastrophically affected the
Greater Antilles
The Greater Antilles ( es, Grandes Antillas or Antillas Mayores; french: Grandes Antilles; ht, Gwo Zantiy; jam, Grieta hAntiliiz) is a grouping of the larger islands in the Caribbean Sea, including Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, ...
and the
Bahamas
The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to 88% of the archi ...
in late October. So far, 23
Category 3 tropical cyclones formed, including two
Category 5 tropical cyclones
Category, plural categories, may refer to:
Philosophy and general uses
*Categorization, categories in cognitive science, information science and generally
*Category of being
*Categories (Aristotle), ''Categories'' (Aristotle)
*Category (Kant)
...
formed in the year.
Global atmospheric and hydrological conditions
La Niña is a weather pattern that occurs every few years, as a result of complex variations on the ocean temperatures in the equatorial band of the Pacific Ocean.
The 1998–2001 La Niña persisted through early 2001, which made the waters of Pacific Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean warmer than normal.
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from:03/01/2001 till:17/01/2001 color:SWIO text:"Bindu"
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from:25/05/2001 till:01/06/2001 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Adolph
Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name used in German-speaking countries, Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Flanders, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Latin America and to a lesser extent in vari ...
"
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from:17/06/2001 till:19/06/2001 color:WPAC text:"Darna"
from:19/06/2001 till:24/06/2001 color:WPAC text:"Chebi"
from:20/06/2001 till:26/06/2001 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Barbara"
from:20/06/2001 till:23/06/2001 color:SWIO text:"11"
from:29/06/2001 till:02/07/2001 color:WPAC text:"Durian"
from:01/07/2001 till:07/07/2001 color:WPAC text:"Utor"
from:08/07/2001 till:11/07/2001 color:WPAC text:"Trami"
from:10/07/2001 till:11/07/2001 color:WPAC text:"08W"
from:11/07/2001 till:12/07/2001 color:NATL text:"Two"
from:13/07/2001 till:15/07/2001 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Cosme"
from:16/07/2001 till:19/07/2001 color:WPAC text:"TD"
from:20/07/2001 till:24/07/2001 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Erick"
from:21/07/2001 till:28/07/2001 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Dalila"
from:21/07/2001 till:28/07/2001 color:WPAC text:"Kong-rey"
from:22/07/2001 till:26/07/2001 color:WPAC text:"Yutu"
from:25/07/2001 till:01/08/2001 color:WPAC text:"Toraji"
from:01/08/2001 till:09/08/2001 color:WPAC text:"Man-yi"
from:02/08/2001 till:07/08/2001 color:NATL text:"Barry Barry may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Barry (name), including lists of people with the given name, nickname or surname, as well as fictional characters with the given name
* Dancing Barry, stage name of Barry Richards (born c. 195 ...
"
from:02/08/2001 till:03/08/2001 color:WPAC text:"TD"
from:05/08/2001 till:08/08/2001 color:WPAC text:"TD"
from:08/08/2001 till:11/08/2001 color:WPAC text:"Usagi"
from:13/08/2001 till:22/08/2001 color:WPAC text:"Pabuk"
from:14/08/2001 till:22/08/2001 color:NATL text:"Chantal
Chantal () is a feminine given name of French origin. The name Chantal can be traced back to the Old Occitan word ''cantal'', meaning " stone." It came into popular use as a given name in honor of the Catholic saint, Jeanne de Chantal. It may als ...
"
from:16/08/2001 till:19/08/2001 color:WPAC text:"Jolina"
from:22/08/2001 till:28/08/2001 color:NATL text:" Dean"
from:22/08/2001 till:24/08/2001 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Six-E"
from:24/08/2001 till:27/08/2001 color:WPAC text:"15W"
from:26/08/2001 till:02/09/2001 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Flossie"
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from:26/08/2001 till:28/08/2001 color:WPAC text:"Sepat"
from:28/08/2001 till:01/09/2001 color:WPAC text:"Fitow"
from:01/09/2001 till:15/09/2001 color:NATL text:"Erin
Erin is a Hiberno-English word for Ireland originating from the Irish word ''"Éirinn"''. "Éirinn" is the dative case of the Irish word for Ireland, "Éire", genitive "Éireann", the dative being used in prepositional phrases such as ''"go h ...
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from:03/09/2001 till:14/09/2001 color:WPAC text:"Danas"
from:04/09/2001 till:10/09/2001 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Gil"
from:04/09/2001 till:08/09/2001 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Henriette"
from:05/09/2001 till:21/09/2001 color:WPAC text:"Nari"
from:05/09/2001 till:07/09/2001 color:WPAC text:"TD"
from:07/09/2001 till:19/09/2001 color:NATL text:"Felix"
from:08/09/2001 till:10/09/2001 color:WPAC text:"TD"
from:09/09/2001 till:12/09/2001 color:WPAC text:"TD"
from:10/09/2001 till:14/09/2001 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Ivo"
from:11/09/2001 till:19/09/2001 color:NATL text:" Gabrielle"
from:11/09/2001 till:11/09/2001 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"One-C"
from:17/09/2001 till:21/09/2001 color:WPAC text:"Vipa"
from:18/09/2001 till:25/09/2001 color:WPAC text:"Francisco"
from:19/09/2001 till:20/09/2001 color:NATL text:"Nine
9 is a number, numeral, and glyph.
9 or nine may also refer to:
Dates
* AD 9, the ninth year of the AD era
* 9 BC, the ninth year before the AD era
* 9, numerical symbol for the month of September
Places
* Nine, Portugal, a parish in the ...
"
from:21/09/2001 till:27/09/2001 color:NATL text:" Humberto"
from:21/09/2001 till:03/10/2001 color:EPAC/CPAC text:" Juliette"
from:21/09/2001 till:25/09/2001 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Kiko"
from:22/09/2001 till:30/09/2001 color:WPAC text:"Lekima"
from:23/09/2001 till:25/09/2001 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Two-C"
from:24/09/2001 till:27/09/2001 color:NIO text:"ARB 02"
from:02/10/2001 till:04/10/2001 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Lorena"
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from:03/10/2001 till:07/10/2001 color:SWIO text:"01"
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Jerry may refer to:
Animals
* Jerry (Grand National winner), racehorse, winner of the 1840 Grand National
* Jerry (St Leger winner), racehorse, winner of 1824 St Leger Stakes
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Jerry (film), ''Jerry'' (film), a 200 ...
"
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from:10/10/2001 till:18/10/2001 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Manuel"
from:11/10/2001 till:18/10/2001 color:WPAC text:"Haiyan"
from:12/10/2001 till:15/10/2001 color:NATL text:" Karen"
from:14/10/2001 till:17/10/2001 color:NIO text:"BOB 01"
from:19/10/2001 till:27/10/2001 color:WPAC text:"Podul"
from:20/10/2001 till:25/10/2001 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Narda"
from:20/10/2001 till:21/10/2001 color:WPAC text:"TD"
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from:27/10/2001 till:31/10/2001 color:NATL text:"Lorenzo"
from:29/10/2001 till:05/11/2001 color:NATL text:"Michelle
Michelle may refer to:
People
* Michelle (name), a given name and surname, the feminine form of Michael
* Michelle Courtens, Dutch singer, performing as "Michelle"
* Michelle (German singer)
* Michelle (Scottish singer) (born 1980), Scottis ...
"
from:31/10/2001 till:03/11/2001 color:EPAC/CPAC text:"Octave"
from:04/11/2001 till:06/11/2001 color:NATL text:"Noel"
from:06/11/2001 till:12/11/2001 color:WPAC text:"Lingling"
from:07/11/2001 till:13/11/2001 color:AUSR text:"TL"
from:11/11/2001 till:12/11/2001 color:NIO text:"BOB 02"
from:15/11/2001 till:23/11/2001 color:SWIO text:"03"
from:17/11/2001 till:25/11/2001 color:WPAC text:"Ondoy"
from:17/11/2001 till:22/11/2001 color:AUSR text:"03S"
from:18/11/2001 till:23/11/2001 color:WPAC text:"Pabling"
from:24/11/2001 till:04/12/2001 color:NATL text:" Olga"
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from:29/11/2001 till:03/12/2001 color:SPAC text:"Trina
Katrina Laverne Taylor (born December 3, 1978), known professionally as Trina, is an American rapper. She rose to prominence in 1998 with her appearance on the Trick Daddy single " Nann Nigga".
Trina has been described by '' XXL'' as "the mo ...
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from:04/12/2001 till:09/12/2001 color:WPAC text:"Kajiki"
from:08/12/2001 till:10/12/2001 color:SPAC text:"02F"
from:10/12/2001 till:12/12/2001 color:WPAC text:"31W"
from:13/12/2001 till:25/12/2001 color:WPAC text:"Faxai"
from:19/12/2001 till:02/01/2002 color:SPAC text:"Waka
Waka may refer to:
Culture and language
* Waka (canoe), a Polynesian word for canoe; especially, canoes of the Māori of New Zealand
** Waka ama, a Polynesian outrigger canoe
** Waka hourua, a Polynesian ocean-going canoe
** Waka taua, a Māor ...
"
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from:22/12/2001 till:26/12/2001 color:SPAC text:"Vicky"
from:26/12/2001 till:29/12/2001 color:WPAC
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from:30/12/2001 till:03/01/2002 color:SWIO text:" Cyprien"
from:30/12/2001 till:06/01/2002 color:AUSR text:"Bernie"
from:31/12/2001 till:06/01/2002 color:SPAC text:"05F"
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from:01/01/2001 till:01/02/2001 text:January
from:01/02/2001 till:01/03/2001 text:February
from:01/03/2001 till:01/04/2001 text:March
from:01/04/2001 till:01/05/2001 text:April
from:01/05/2001 till:01/06/2001 text:May
from:01/06/2001 till:01/07/2001 text:June
from:01/07/2001 till:01/08/2001 text:July
from:01/08/2001 till:01/09/2001 text:August
from:01/09/2001 till:01/10/2001 text:September
from:01/10/2001 till:01/11/2001 text:October
from:01/11/2001 till:01/12/2001 text:November
from:01/12/2001 till:01/01/2002 text:December
from:01/01/2002 till:07/01/2002 text:Jan. '02
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Traditionally, areas of tropical cyclone formation are divided into seven basins. These include the north Atlantic Ocean, the eastern and western parts of the northern Pacific Ocean, the southwestern Pacific, the southwestern and southeastern Ind ...
"
Systems
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Global effects
There are a total of 9
tropical cyclone basins
Traditionally, areas of tropical cyclone formation are divided into seven basins. These include the north Atlantic Ocean, the eastern and western parts of the northern Pacific Ocean, the southwestern Pacific, the southwestern and southeastern Ind ...
, 7 are seasonal and two are non-seasonal, thus all 7 basins except the
Mediterranean
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on th ...
and
South Atlantic
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...
are active. In this table, data from all these basins are added.
See also
*
Tropical cyclones by year
*
List of earthquakes in 2001
This is a list of earthquakes in 2001. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable for some other reason. All dates are listed according to UTC time.
Compared to other y ...
*
Tornadoes of 2001
This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2001. Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States, Bangladesh, and Eastern India, but they can occur almost anywhere under the right conditions ...
Notes
2 Only systems that formed either on or after January 1, 2001 are counted in the seasonal totals.
3 Only systems that formed either before or on December 31, 2001 are counted in the seasonal totals.4 The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the IMD Scale
Tropical cyclones are ranked on one of five tropical cyclone intensity scales, according to their maximum sustained winds and which tropical cyclone basins they are located in. Only a few scales of classifications are used officially by the mete ...
which uses 3-minute sustained winds.
5 The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the Saffir Simpson Scale which uses 1-minute sustained winds.
6The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone are based on Météo-France
Météo-France is the France, French national Meteorology, meteorological service.
Organisation
The organisation was established by decree in June 1993 and is a department of the Ministry of Transportation. It is headquartered in Paris but man ...
which uses wind gusts.
Notes
References
External links
Regional Specialized Meteorological Centers
US National Hurricane Centernbsp;– North Atlantic, Eastern Pacific
Central Pacific Hurricane Centernbsp;– Central Pacific
Japan Meteorological Agencynbsp;– NW Pacific
India Meteorological Departmentnbsp;–
Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, bounded on the west and northwest by India, on the north by Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. Its southern limit is a line bet ...
and the
Arabian Sea
The Arabian Sea ( ar, اَلْبَحرْ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Bahr al-ˁArabī) is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by Pakistan, Iran and the Gulf of Oman, on the west by the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel ...
Météo-France – La Reunionnbsp;– South Indian Ocean from 30°E to 90°E
Fiji Meteorological Servicenbsp;– South Pacific west of 160°E, north of 25° S
Tropical Cyclone Warning Centers
Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesianbsp;– South Indian Ocean from 90°E to 141°E, generally north of 10°S
Australian Bureau of Meteorology (TCWC's Perth, Darwin & Brisbane)nbsp;– South Indian Ocean & South Pacific Ocean from 90°E to 160°E, generally south of 10°S
Papua New Guinea National Weather Servicenbsp;– South Pacific Ocean from 141°E to 160°E, generally north of 10°S
Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limitednbsp;– South Pacific west of 160°E, south of 25°S
{{Tropical cyclone season, 2001
*
Tropical cyclones by year
2001 Atlantic hurricane season
2001 Pacific hurricane season
2001 Pacific typhoon season
2001 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
2000–01 Australian region cyclone season
2001–02 Australian region cyclone season
2000–01 South Pacific cyclone season
2001–02 South Pacific cyclone season
2000–01 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
2001–02 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
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