2001

Typhoon Season

Name Changes

Retired / Replaced (2)

Vamei 4G
Retired by Peipah
the closest storm to the equator on record
Vipa 3L
Retired by Wipha
The correct spelling is Wipha

Debuted (26)

Statistics

Avg. intensity2.04

Avg. date31/8 – 7/9

Avg. duration6 days

Storms by intensity:

Category 5 Super Typhoon

Category 4 Typhoon

Category 3 Typhoon

Category 2 Typhoon

Category 1 Typhoon

Severe Tropical Storm

Tropical Storm

All Storms (26)

Name	Category	Meaning	Contributed By	Position	Dates	Track

Name	Category	Meaning	Contributed By	Position	Dates	Track
Cimaron	STS	Philippine wild ox		2J	9/5 - 15/5/2001	Zoom Earth
Chebi	3	Swallow		2K	19/6 - 24/6/2001	Zoom Earth
Durian	1	Favorite fruit of Thai people (Durio zibethinus)		2L	29/6 - 2/7/2001	Zoom Earth
Utor	1	Marshallese word for "squall line"		2M	1/7 - 7/7/2001	Zoom Earth
Trami	TS	A kind of tree belonging to the rose family		2N	8/7 - 11/7/2001	Zoom Earth
Kong-rey	2	Pretty girl in Khmer legend/the name of mountain		3A	21/7 - 28/7/2001	Zoom Earth
Yutu	2	Rabbit in Chinese story		3B	22/7 - 26/7/2001	Zoom Earth
Toraji	3	Broad bell flower		3C	25/7 - 1/8/2001	Zoom Earth
Man-yi	4	Name of a strait, now a reservoir		3D	1/8 - 9/8/2001	Zoom Earth
Usagi	TS	Lepus, rabbit		3E	8/8 - 11/8/2001	Zoom Earth
Pabuk	2	Big fresh water fish in Mekong River		3F	13/8 - 22/8/2001	Zoom Earth
Wutip	4	Butterfly		3G	26/8 - 2/9/2001	Zoom Earth
Sepat	TS	A fresh water fish with small climbing perch		3H	26/8 - 30/8/2001	Zoom Earth
Fitow	TS	Yapese name for a beautiful fragrant flower		3I	28/8 - 1/9/2001	Zoom Earth
Danas	3	To experience, to feel		3J	3/9 - 12/9/2001	Zoom Earth
Nari	3	Lily		3K	5/9 - 21/9/2001	Zoom Earth
Vipa	1	Name of woman		3L	17/9 - 21/9/2001	Zoom Earth
Francisco	3	Chamorro man's name		3M	18/9 - 25/9/2001	Zoom Earth
Lekima	2	A kind of tree		3N	22/9 - 30/9/2001	Zoom Earth
Krosa	3	Crane		4A	3/10 - 9/10/2001	Zoom Earth
Haiyan	2	Petrel		4B	11/10 - 18/10/2001	Zoom Earth
Podul	5	Willow tree		4C	18/10 - 27/10/2001	Zoom Earth
Lingling	4	Name of young girls		4D	6/11 - 12/11/2001	Zoom Earth
Kajiki	TS	Dorado, spearfish		4E	4/12 - 9/12/2001	Zoom Earth
Faxai	5	Lady name		4F	13/12 - 25/12/2001	Zoom Earth
Vamei	TS	A song bird with white feathers, popular to feeders		4G	26/12 - 29/12/2001	Zoom Earth