&sq=&lang=&file=File:Severe_Tropical_Storm_Durian_2001-07-01_0000Z.png) Durian at peak intensity on July 1 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | June 29, 2001 |
| Dissipated | July 2, 2001 |
| Severe tropical storm | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 110 km/h (70 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 970 hPa (mbar); 28.64 inHg |
| Category 1-equivalent typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 140 km/h (85 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 967 hPa (mbar); 28.56 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 97 total |
| Damage | $449 million (2001 USD) |
| Areas affected |
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| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2001 Pacific typhoon season | |
Severe Tropical Storm Durian was a deadly system that caused severe impacts in China and Vietnam. The seventh tropical depression and third named storm of the 2001 Pacific typhoon season, the storm was first noted on June 29 and quickly intensified into a tropical storm and given the name Durian by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Durian continued northwestward before intensifying into a severe tropical storm as it approached the Chinese coast. On July 1 just before landfall, Durian peaked in intensity, with the JMA estimating 10-min winds of 110 km/h (68 mph) and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) estimating 1-min winds of 140 km/h (87 mph). Durian made landfall on Zhanjiang at peak intensity, before quickly weakening over land and dissipating on July 3 over the mountains of Vietnam.
In China, Durian caused 65 deaths and 4.5 billion yuan ($449 million) in damages, with thousands of houses being destroyed and 180 thousand hectares of farmland being damaged. In Northern Vietnam, flooding from the storm caused 23 deaths, with the aforementioned flooding being the worst recorded in 40 years.