Tropical Storm Kai-tak
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This article is about the 2017 tropical storm. For other storms of the same name, see List of storms named Kai-tak and List of storms named Urduja.
Tropical Storm Kai-tak, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Urduja, was a late-season tropical cyclone that affected Visayas during December 2017. Forming as the twenty-sixth named storm of the 2017 Pacific typhoon season, Kai-tak formed as a tropical depression near Palau on December 11. Slowly intensifying, the system became a tropical storm on December 14. Due to its slow motion, Kai-tak made landfall in Samar on December 16, and traversed the Philippine islands. Kai-tak later moved in a west-southwestward direction until it dissipated on December 23 near Malaysia.
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Meteorological history | |
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Formed | December 13, 2017 |
Dissipated | December 23, 2017 |
Tropical storm | |
10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
Highest winds | 75 km/h (45 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 994 hPa (mbar); 29.35 inHg |
Tropical storm | |
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
Highest winds | 95 km/h (60 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 985 hPa (mbar); 29.09 inHg |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 83 total |
Damage | $74.3 million (2017 USD) |
Areas affected | Caroline Islands, Philippines, Malaysia |
IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2017 Pacific typhoon season |
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