&sq=&lang=&file=File:Chan-hom_2009-05-06_0556Z.jpg) Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom approaching the Philippines on May 6 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | May 2, 2009 |
| Extratropical | May 9, 2009 |
| Dissipated | May 15, 2009 |
| Typhoon | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 975 hPa (mbar); 28.79 inHg |
| Category 2-equivalent typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 165 km/h (105 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 956 hPa (mbar); 28.23 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 55 direct, 5 indirect |
| Missing | 13 |
| Damage | $26.1 million (2009 USD) |
| Areas affected | Vietnam, Philippines, Ryukyu Islands |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2009 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Chan-hom, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Emong, was an erratic tropical cyclone that hit the Philippines in May of 2009. The sixth tropical depression and the second tropical storm to develop during the 2009 Pacific typhoon season, Chan-hom developed out of an area of convectional cloudiness associated with an area of disturbed weather which originated from the remnants of Tropical Depression Crising and formed southeast of Nha Trang, Vietnam on May 2. Moving towards the northeast, it slowly organized according to JTWC who issued a TCFA, and JMA classified Chan-hom as a minor tropical depression later that day. The next day, both JTWC and JMA upgraded the depression to a tropical storm and named it Chan-hom. On May 6, the storm intensified into a Category 1 typhoon, and on May 7, Chan-hom intensified into a Category 2 typhoon equivalent. However, Chan-hom weakened into a severe tropical storm after passing northern Luzon. On May 14, Chan-hom regenerated into a Tropical Depression, before dissipating late on May 15.
Laos submitted the name Chan-hom, which means a kind of tree.