&sq=&lang=&file=File:Utor_2001-07-05_0240Z.jpg) Tropical Storm Utor shortly after peak intensity on July 5 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | July 1, 2001 |
| Dissipated | July 7, 2001 |
| Severe tropical storm | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 110 km/h (70 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 960 hPa (mbar); 28.35 inHg |
| Category 1-equivalent typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 150 km/h (90 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 963 hPa (mbar); 28.44 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 203 total |
| Damage | $2.78 billion (2001 USD) |
| Areas affected | Philippines, China and Taiwan |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2001 Pacific typhoon season | |
Severe Tropical Storm Utor, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Feria, was a large and deadly system that caused heavy rains and landslides throughout the Philippines, Taiwan, and China.[1][2] The eighth tropical depression and fourth named storm of the 2001 Pacific typhoon season, Utor formed on July 1 and intensified into a tropical storm shortly after. Utor was upgraded to a typhoon by the JTWC on July 3, and a day later, Utor was estimated to have peaked with 10-min winds of 110 km/h (70 mph), with the JTWC estimating 1-min winds of 150 km/h (95 mph). After passing just north of Luzon, Utor began to weaken, before making landfall on the district of Dapeng as a minimal typhoon. Utor caused 203 deaths, of which 168 were in the Philippines, 23 were in the province of Guangdong, 10 were in the province of Guangxi, and 2 were in Taiwan. Total damages from the storm amounted to $2.78 billion.