![]() Kompasu at peak intensity near Hainan on 13 October | |
Meteorological history | |
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Formed | October 7, 2021 |
Dissipated | October 14, 2021 |
Severe tropical storm | |
10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
Highest winds | 100 km/h (65 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 975 hPa (mbar); 28.79 inHg |
Tropical storm | |
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
Highest winds | 110 km/h (70 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 979 hPa (mbar); 28.91 inHg |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 44 total |
Damage | $245 million (2021 USD) |
Areas affected | Philippines, Taiwan, South China (particularly Hainan Island), Vietnam, Thailand |
IBTrACS | |
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]
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