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| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | October 28, 2005 |
| Dissipated | November 2, 2005 |
| Typhoon | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 150 km/h (90 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 950 hPa (mbar); 28.05 inHg |
| Category 2-equivalent typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 155 km/h (100 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 958 hPa (mbar); 28.29 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 25 |
| Missing | 5 |
| Damage | >$7.78 million (2005 USD) |
| Areas affected | Vietnam, China, Laos |
Part of the 2005 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Kai-Tak was a strong tropical cyclone that made landfall in Vietnam and affected the nearby South China and Laos in early-November 2005. The twenty-first named storm and thirteenth typhoon of the annual typhoon season, Kai-Tak originated from a tropical depression that developed on October 28, approximately 420 kilometers to the east of Manila, Philippines. Under favorable conditions, the depression intensified to a tropical storm, receiving the name Kai-Tak from the JMA on the next day. It soon strengthened to a typhoon as it slowly approached Vietnam. On October 31, the storm started to weaken as the mid-level ridge pushed the system northwestward into a less favorable environment. It soon made landfall to the south of Hanoi, Vietnam as a tropical storm on November 2. The JMA and the JTWC issued their final warning for the storm as it dissipated, the next day.
25 deaths have been confirmed dead and another 5 are missing from Kai-Tak. The damages from the storm are estimated at $11 million (2005 USD) and the damages from other countries are unknown.