Typhoon Melor (2009)
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Typhoon Melor, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Quedan, was the second category 5 super typhoon in 2009. It interacted with Typhoon Parma in the first week of October southeast of Taiwan.
This article needs to be updated. (December 2015) |
This article is about the 2009 typhoon. For other storms of the same name, see List of storms named Melor.
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Meteorological history | |
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Formed | September 29, 2009 |
Extratropical | October 8, 2009 |
Dissipated | October 11, 2009 |
Violent typhoon | |
10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
Highest winds | 205 km/h (125 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 910 hPa (mbar); 26.87 inHg |
Category 5-equivalent super typhoon | |
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
Highest winds | 280 km/h (175 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 911 hPa (mbar); 26.90 inHg |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 3 total |
Damage | $1.5 billion (2009 USD) |
Areas affected | Mariana Islands, Japan |
IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2009 Pacific typhoon season |
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The typhoon was a pacific weather system that developed in the North and moves southeast, before correcting and moving to the West as it wound down.