Severe Tropical Storm Lionrock (2010)

Severe Tropical Storm Lionrock (Florita)
Lionrock on August 31
Meteorological history
FormedAugust 27, 2010
DissipatedSeptember 4, 2010
Severe tropical storm
10-minute sustained (JMA)
Highest winds95 km/h (60 mph)
Lowest pressure985 hPa (mbar); 29.09 inHg
Tropical storm
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds110 km/h (70 mph)
Lowest pressure985 hPa (mbar); 29.09 inHg
Overall effects
Damage$65.1 million (2010 USD)
Areas affectedPhilippines, Taiwan, South China

Part of the 2010 Pacific typhoon season

Severe Tropical Storm Lionrock, known in the Philippines as Severe Tropical Storm Florita, was a tropical cyclone that affected the areas of China and Taiwan. Forming on August 25, the storm drifted west and crossed the island of Luzon, the storm later became a tropical depression before being named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center as Lionrock. Over the next few days, the storm remained stationary in the South China Sea, then started to move slowly before merging with tropical storm Namtheun, absorbing the latter. The storm made its way onto China before weakening and eventually dissipating over China.

The storm affected Hong Kong, making the government issue multiple warnings. Total damages in China were also counted to be CNY 441 million (US$65.1 million).