Typhoon Kai-tak (2005)
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Typhoon Kai-Tak was a strong tropical cyclone that made landfall in Vietnam and affected the nearby South China and Laos in early-November 2005. The twenty-first named storm and thirteenth typhoon of the annual typhoon season, Kai-Tak originated from a tropical depression that developed on October 28, approximately 420 kilometers to the east of Manila, Philippines. Under favorable conditions, the depression intensified to a tropical storm, receiving the name Kai-Tak from the JMA on the next day. It soon strengthened to a typhoon as it slowly approached Vietnam. On October 31, the storm started to weaken as the mid-level ridge pushed the system northwestward into a less favorable environment. It soon made landfall to the south of Hanoi, Vietnam as a tropical storm on November 2. The JMA and the JTWC issued their final warning for the storm as it dissipated, the next day.
Meteorological history | |
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Formed | October 28, 2005 |
Dissipated | November 2, 2005 |
Typhoon | |
10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
Highest winds | 150 km/h (90 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 950 hPa (mbar); 28.05 inHg |
Category 2-equivalent typhoon | |
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
Highest winds | 155 km/h (100 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 958 hPa (mbar); 28.29 inHg |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 25 |
Missing | 5 |
Damage | >$7.78 million (2005 USD) |
Areas affected | Vietnam, China, Laos |
Part of the 2005 Pacific typhoon season |
25 deaths have been confirmed dead and another 5 are missing from Kai-Tak. The damages from the storm are estimated at $11 million (2005 USD) and the damages from other countries are unknown.