 Pulasan approaching eastern China on September 18 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | September 15, 2024 |
| Extratropical | September 21, 2024 |
| Tropical storm | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 85 km/h (50 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 992 hPa (mbar); 29.29 inHg |
| Tropical storm | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 110 km/h (70 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 995 hPa (mbar); 29.38 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 8 |
| Injuries | 2 |
| Missing | 12 |
| Damage | Unknown |
| Areas affected | Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Philippines, Eastern China, South Korea, Japan (especially Ishikawa Prefecture) |
Part of the 2024 Pacific typhoon season | |
Tropical Storm Pulasan, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Helen, is a currently active tropical cyclone that affected East China, Japan, South Korea and the Philippines in September 2024. The fourteenth named storm of the annual typhoon season, it formed from a broad area of convection near Guam on September 15. The storm was later named Pulasan by the JMA, a fruit in Malaysia and also means twist. The JTWC later issued advisories of what was now classified as monsoon depression. Pulasan later transitioned into a tropical storm as it headed for the Ryukyu Islands.
On September 19, Pulasan made landfall over Zhoushan and Shanghai in China, just days after Typhoon Bebinca affected the same location. As it moved inland, Pulasan weakened into a depression but maintained a well-defined center. The storm later turned northeastward, headed for South Korea.