Tropical cyclones in 2001

During 2001, tropical cyclones formed in seven different areas called basins, located within various parts of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. A total of 128 tropical cyclones formed within bodies of water known as tropical cyclone basins, with 83 of them were further named by the responsible weather agencies when they attained maximum sustained winds of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). Typhoon Faxai is the strongest tropical cyclone throughout the year, peaking with a pressure of 915 hPa (27.02 inHg) and attaining 10-minute sustained winds of 195 km/h (120 mph). The deadliest tropical cyclone of the year was Lingling in the West Pacific which caused 379 fatalities in total as it struck the Philippines and Vietnam, while the costliest storm of the year was Michelle, with a damage cost of around $2.43 billion as it catastrophically affected the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas in late October. So far, 23 Category 3 tropical cyclones formed, including two Category 5 tropical cyclones formed in the year. The accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index for the 2001 (seven basins combined), as calculated by Colorado State University was 672.4 units.

Tropical cyclones in 2001
Year summary map
Year boundaries
First system	Ando
Formed	December 31, 2000
Last system	05F
Dissipated	January 6, 2002
Strongest system
Name	Faxai
Lowest pressure	915 mbar (hPa); 27.02 inHg
Longest lasting system
Name	Allison, Erin, and Nari
Duration	16 days
Year statistics
Total systems	128
Named systems	84
Total fatalities	≥1,750
Total damage	Unknown
Related articles 2001 Atlantic hurricane season 2001 Pacific hurricane season 2001 Pacific typhoon season 2001 North Indian Ocean cyclone season 2000–01 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season 2001–02 South-West 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
Other years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

Hurricane Gil (left) and Tropical Storm Henriette (right) on September 7

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.^[1] The 1998–2001 La Niña persisted through early 2001, which made the waters of Pacific Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean warmer than normal.

Summary

Systems

January

Cyclone Charly

Tropical cyclones formed in January 2001

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Bindu	January 3–17	150 (90)	955	Rodrigues	None	None	[2][3]
Charly	January 17–31	185 (115)	930	Rodrigues, Mauritius, Réunion	None	None	[2][3]
06	January 22–24	Not specified	Not specified	Réunion, Madagascar	None	None	[3]
Terri	January 27–31	110 (70)	975	Western Australia	None	None	[2][4]
07	January 30 – February 3	Not specified	Not specified	None	None	None

February

Cyclone Paula

Tropical cyclones formed in February 2001

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Vincent	February 7 – 15	85 (50)	980	Western Australia	None	None
Winsome	February 8 – 14	75 (45)	981	Northern Territory	None	2	[5]
Wylva	February 14 – 22	75 (45)	988	Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia	None	None
10P	February 16	55 (35)	1000	None	None	None
07F	February 16 – 18	55 (35)	993	New Caledonia	None	None
01W (Auring)	February 17 – 20	55 (35)	1004	Philippines	Unknown	15
Oma	February 20 – 22	95 (60)	984	Cook Islands	Minor	None
Abigail	February 24 – March 8	120 (75)	970	Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia	None	None
Paula	February 26 – March 4	175 (110)	930	Vanuatu, Fiji	$1.39 million	2	[6][7]
Rita	February 27 – March 5	85 (50)	986	None	None	None

March

Cyclone Dera

Tropical cyclones formed in March 2001

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
11F	March 1–3	Not specified	Not specified	None	None	None
12F	March 1–3	Not specified	Not specified	None	None	None
Dera	March 4–12	150 (90)	955	Europa Island, Mayotte, Comoros, Mozambique	Unknown	2

April

Cyclone Walter

Tropical cyclones formed in April 2001

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Walter	April 1 – 8	150 (90)	940	Cocos Islands	None	None
Evariste	April 2 – 8	110 (70)	973	St. Brandon, Rodrigues	None	None
10	April 2 – 5	65 (40)	998	None	None	None
Sose	April 5 – 11	110 (70)	975	Vanuatu, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Australia, Tonga, Samoa	Minor	9
Alistair	April 15 – 23	110 (70)	975	Western Australia, New Guinea, Northern Territory	None	None
02W (Barok)	April 16 – 18	45 (30)	1004	Philippines	None	None

May

Hurricane Adolph

Tropical cyclones formed in May 2001

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
14F	May 1–3	75 (45)	1004	None	None	None
TD	May 6–7	Not specified	Not specified	None	None	None
15F	May 7–9	Not specified	Not specified	None	None	None
Cimaron (Crising)	May 9–14	95 (60)	985	Philippines, Taiwan	$555 thousand	None
ARB 01	May 21 – 28	215 (130)	932	Western India	Minimal	> 120	[nb 1]
Adolph	May 25- June 1	230 (145)	940	Mexico	None	None

June

Typhoon Chebi

Tropical cyclones formed in June 2001

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Allison	June 4–20	95 (60)	1000	Gulf Coast of the United States, East Coast of the United States	$9 billion	55
BOB 01	June 11–13	45 (30)	990	East India	Minimal	Unknown
Darna	June 17–19	55 (35)	1000	Philippines, Taiwan	Unknown	None
Chebi (Emong)	June 19–24	120 (75)	965	Philippines, Taiwan, China	$471 million	108	[8]
Barbara	June 20–26	95 (60)	997	Hawaii	None	None
11	June 20–24	95 (60)	995	Mozambique	None	None
Durian	June 29 – July 2	110 (70)	970	China, Vietnam	$422 million	110

July

Typhoon Toraji

Tropical cyclones formed in July 2001

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Utor (Feria)	July 1–7	110 (70)	960	Philippines, Taiwan, China	$332 million	197
Trami (Gorio)	July 8–11	75 (45)	994	Philippines, Taiwan, China	Unknown	3
08W	July 10–11	45 (30)	1002	None	None	None
Two	July 11–12	45 (30)	1010	None	None	None
Cosme	July 13–15	75 (45)	1000	None	None	None
TD	July 16–19	55 (35)	1004	None	None	None
Erick	July 20–24	65 (40)	1001	None	None	None
Dalila	July 21–28	120 (75)	987	Mexico, Baja California Peninsula	$1 million	1
Kong-rey	July 21–28	130 (80)	955	None	None	None
Yutu (Huaning)	July 22–26	100 (65)	975	Philippines, Taiwan, China, Vietnam	$75.5 million	Unknown
Toraji (Isang)	July 25 – August 1	140 (85)	960	Philippines, Taiwan, China	$245 million	200

August

Typhoon Wutip

Tropical cyclones formed in August 2001

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Man-yi	August 1 – 9	150 (90)	955	Mariana Islands, Palau	$50 thousand	None
Barry	August 2–7	110 (70	990	Cuba, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee	$30 million	9
TD	August 2–3	Not specified	1004	Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands	None	None
TD	August 5–8	Not specified	1000	China, Korea	None	None
Usagi	August 8–11	65 (40)	992	China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand	$3.2 million	176
Pabuk	August 13–22	130 (80)	960	Japan, Mariana Islands	$7.1 million	6
Chantal	August 14–22	110 (70)	997	Windward Islands, Jamaica, Belize, Mexico	$4 million	2
Jolina	August 16–19	55 (35)	998	Philippines	$9.1 million	41
Dean	August 22–28	110 (70)	994	Lesser Antilles, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada	$7.7 million	None
Six-E	August 22–28	55 (35)	1007	None	None	None
TD	August 22–24	Not specified	1000	None	None	None
TD	August 22–23	Not specified	1002	None	None	None
15W	August 24–28	55 (35)	1000	None	None	None
Flossie	August 26 – September 2	165 (105)	972	Baja California Sur, California	$35 thousand	2
Wutip	August 26 – September 2	165 (105)	930	None	None	None
Sepat	August 26–30	85 (50)	990	None	None	None
Fitow	August 28 – September 1	65 (40)	990	China	$202 million	4

September

Hurricane Juliette

Tropical cyclones formed in September 2001

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Erin	September 1–17	195 (120)	968	Bermuda, East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Canada, Greenland	Minimal	None
Danas	September 3–14	155 (100)	945	Japan	$12.8 million	8
Gil	September 4–10	155 (100)	975	None	None	None
Henriette	September 4–8	100 (65)	994	None	None	None
Nari (Kiko)	September 5–21	140 (85)	960	Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, China	$443 million	94-114	[nb 2]
TD	September 5–7	Not specified	1002	China	None	None
Felix	September 7–19	185 (115)	962	None	None	None
TD	September 8–10	Not specified	1000	Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands	None	None
TD	September 9–12	Not specified	1000	China, Vietnam	None	None
Ivo	September 10–14	85 (50)	997	Mexico, Baja California Peninsula	None	None
Gabrielle	September 11–19	130 (80)	975	Florida, Newfoundland	> $230 million	3
One-C	September 11–11	55 (35)	1005	None	None	None
Vipa	September 17–21	120 (75)	975	Japan	None	None
Francisco	September 18–25	155 (100)	945	Mariana Islands	None	None
Nine	September 19–20	55 (35)	1005	Central America	None	None
Humberto	September 21–27	165 (105)	970	Bermuda	None	None
Juliette	September 21 – October 3	230 (145)	923	Baja California Peninsula, Mexico, California, Arizona	$400 million	12
Kiko	September 21–25	120 (75)	990	None	None	None
Lekima (Labuyo)	September 22–30	130 (80)	965	Philippines, Taiwan, China	Unknown	2
Two-C	September 23–25	65 (40)	1008	None	None	None
ARB 02	September 25–28	65 (40)	1000	None	None	None

October

Typhoon Podul

Tropical cyclones formed in October 2001

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Lorena	October 2–4	95 (60)	997	Mexico	Minimal	None
Fourteen-E	October 3–4	55 (35)	1008	None	None	None
Krosa	October 3–9	150 (90)	950	Micronesia	None	None
01	October 3–7	55 (35)	998	None	None	None
Iris	October 4–9	230 (145)	948	Windward Islands, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Honduras, Belize, Guatemala, Mexico	$250 million	36
Jerry	October 6–8	85 (50)	1004	Barbados, Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles	None	None
ARB 03	October 7–13	65 (40)	998	Western India	None	None
Manuel	October 10–18	95 (60)	997	None	None	None
Haiyan (Maring)	October 11–18	130 (80)	960	Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands	$3.4 million	2
Karen	October 12–15	130 (80)	982	Bermuda, Atlantic Canada	$1.4 million	None
BOB 02	October 14–17	65 (40)	998	South India	$104 million	153
Podul	October 19–27	185 (115)	925	None	None	None
Narda	October 20–25	140 (85)	980	None	None	None
TD	October 20–21	Not specified	1002	Vietnam	None	None
Alex	October 26 – October 28	95 (60)	984	None	None	None	[nb 3]
Lorenzo	October 27–31	65 (40)	1007	None	None	None
Andre	October 28 – November 8	95 (60)	985	None	None	None	[nb 4]
Michelle	October 29 – November 6	220 (140)	933	Jamaica, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Florida, The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, Bermuda	$2.43 billion	48
Octave	October 31 – November 3	140 (85)	980	None	None	None

November

Typhoon Lingling

Tropical cyclones formed in November 2001

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Noel	November 4–6	120 (75)	986	None	None	None
Lingling (Nanang)	November 6–12	155 (100)	940	Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia	$70.3 million	379
TL	November 7–13	55 (35)	998	None	None	None
BOB 03	November 11–12	45 (30)	1004	East India	Minimal	None
03	November 15–23	55 (35)	998	None	None	None
28W (Ondoy)	November 17–25	55 (35)	996	Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Philippines	None	None
03S	November 17–22	65 (40)	997	Indonesia, Queensland	Unknown	None
29W (Pabling)	November 18–24	55 (35)	1004	Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia	None	None
Olga	November 24 – December 7	150 (90)	973	Bermuda, Bahamas, Florida, Cuba	None	None
Bessi	November 26–30	100 (65)	980	None	None	None	[nb 5]
Trina	November 29 – December 3	65 (40)	995	Cook Islands	$52 thousand	None
Bako	November 30 – December 5	120 (75)	968	None	None	None	[nb 6]

December

Typhoon Faxai

Tropical cyclones formed in December 2001

Storm name	Dates active	Max wind km/h (mph)	Pressure (hPa)	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs
Kajiki (Quedan)	December 4–9	65 (40)	996	Philippines, Vietnam	Minimal	None
02F	December 8–10	45 (30)	1000	Fiji	None	None
31W	December 10–12	65 (40)	997	Caroline Islands	None	None
Faxai	December 13–25	195 (120)	915	Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands	$1 million	2
Waka	December 19 – January 2	185 (115)	930	Wallis and Futuna, Niue, Tonga, New Zealand	$51.4 million	1
Vicky	December 22–26	65 (40)	996	None	None	None
Vamei	December 26 – January 1	85 (50)	1006	Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia	$3.6 million	5
Cyprien	December 30 – January 3	100 (65)	980	Mozambique, Madagascar	$181 thousand	None
Bernie	December 30 – January 6	95 (60)	980	Northern Territory	None	None
05F	December 31 – January 6	65 (40)	998	Solomon Islands, Vanuatu	None	None

Global effects

There are a total of 9 tropical cyclone basins, 7 are seasonal and two are non-seasonal, thus all 7 basins except the Mediterranean and South Atlantic are active. In this table, data from all these basins are added.

Season name	Areas affected	Systems formed	Named storms	Damage (USD)	Deaths
2001 Atlantic hurricane season	Gulf Coast of the United States, East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Canada, Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Central America, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, Bermuda	17	15	≥ $23.25 billion	153
2001 Pacific hurricane season	Hawaiian Islands, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico, Central America, West Coast of the United States	19	16	≥ $401 million	16
2001 Pacific typhoon season 3	Philippines, Taiwan, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Mariana Islands, Palau, Guam, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Ryukyu Islands, Laos, Caroline Islands, Brunei, Indonesia	45	25	≥ $2.31 billion	≥ 1190
2001 North Indian Ocean cyclone season	India, Indonesia	6	4	Minimal	≥ 120-900
2000–01 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season 2	Rodrigues, Réunion, Mauritius, Comoros, Mayotte, Madagascar, Europa Island, Mozambique	8	4	Unknown	2
2001–02 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season	Madagascar	5	3	$181,000	2
2000–01 Australian region cyclone season 2	Northern Territory, Western Australia, Queensland, New Guinea, Cocos Islands	8	7	Unknown	≥ 2
2001–02 Australian region cyclone season	Indonesia, Northern Territory, Queensland	5	3	None	Unknown
2000–01 South Pacific cyclone season 2	New Caledonia, Cook Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Australia, Samoa	10	4	≥ $1.39 million	11
2001–02 South Pacific cyclone season	Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna, Niue, Tonga, New Zealand, Solomon Islands	5	3	> $51.4 million	1
Worldwide	(See above)	128 [a]	84	≥ $25.50 billion	≥ 2397

See also

• Tropical cyclones portal

• Tropical cyclones by year
• List of earthquakes in 2001
• Tornadoes of 2001

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 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 which uses wind gusts.

1. Between 120 and 900 fishermen were listed as missing after contact was lost with their vessels during the storm.
2. The total deaths are unknown.
3. Originated from the Australian region.
4. Alex from the Australian basin crossed to the South-West Indian Ocean basin, renaming it Andre.
5. Originated from the Australian basin.
6. Bessi crossed to the South-West Indian Ocean basin from the Australian region, renaming it Bako.

Notes

1. The sum of the number of systems and fatalities in each basin will not equal the number shown as the total. This is because when systems move between basins, it creates a discrepancy in the actual number of systems and fatalities.