Tropical Storm Kompasu (2021)

This article is about the 2021 tropical storm. For other storms of the same name, see List of storms named Kompasu and List of storms named Maring.
Severe Tropical Storm Kompasu (Maring)
Kompasu at peak intensity near Hainan on 13 October
Meteorological history
FormedOctober 7, 2021
DissipatedOctober 14, 2021
Severe tropical storm
10-minute sustained (JMA)
Highest winds100 km/h (65 mph)
Lowest pressure975 hPa (mbar); 28.79 inHg
Tropical storm
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds110 km/h (70 mph)
Lowest pressure979 hPa (mbar); 28.91 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities44 total
Damage$245 million (2021 USD)
Areas affectedPhilippines, Taiwan, South China (particularly Hainan Island), Vietnam, Thailand
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Part of the 2021 Pacific typhoon season

Severe Tropical Storm Kompasu, known in the Philippines as Severe Tropical Storm Maring[1] was a very large and deadly tropical cyclone that affected the Philippines, Taiwan, and southeast China. Part of the 2021 Pacific typhoon season, Kompasu originated from an area of low pressure east of the Philippines on 6 October 2021. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) classified it as a tropical depression that day. A day later, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) classified it as a tropical depression, naming it Maring. The cyclone was initially heavily disorganised, competing with another vortex, Tropical Depression Nando. Eventually, Maring became dominant, and the JMA reclassified it as a tropical storm, naming it Kompasu. Kompasu made landfall in Cagayan, Philippines, on 11 October 2021, and two days later, the storm made landfall in Hainan, China. The cyclone dissipated on 14 October 2021 while located over Vietnam.

According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), 43 people died from the storm in the Philippines, with 17 missing. Damage is estimated at ₱6.4 billion (US$127 million).[1] In Hong Kong, one person died and 21 people were injured.[2] The storm impacted many areas previously affected by Tropical Storm Lionrock a few days prior.[3] According to Aon Benfield, economic losses outside the Philippines totaled US$118 million, with a grand total of US$245 million in economic losses.[4]

  1. ^ a b SitRep No. 20 for Severe Tropical Storm Maring (2021) (Report). NDRRMC. 31 October 2021. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Typhoon Kompasu: Hong Kong downgrades storm to T3 signal, transport set to resume". Hong Kong Free Press. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bangkok was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Global Catastrophe Recap: October 2020 (PDF) (Report). Aon Benfield Inc. October 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.