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WESTERN PACIFIC · 2001 SEASON

Typhoon Podul (2001)

Recorded track and intensity · 17 Oct 2001–29 Oct 2001

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
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PODUL: complete recorded track, 17 Oct 2001–29 Oct 2001Recorded track from 17 Oct 2001 to 29 Oct 2001. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.JAPANPHILIPPINESTAIWANPacific Ocean18 Oct, 00:00 UTC19 Oct, 00:00 UTC20 Oct, 00:00 UTC21 Oct, 00:00 UTC22 Oct, 00:00 UTC23 Oct, 00:00 UTC24 Oct, 00:00 UTC25 Oct, 00:00 UTC26 Oct, 00:00 UTC27 Oct, 00:00 UTC28 Oct, 00:00 UTC29 Oct, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 517 OCT29 OCT

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All times UTC

Wind speed & pressure

24 Oct, 06:00 UTC
Wind speed 140 ktPressure 898 hPa
0880809501601020kthPa17 Oct21 Oct25 Oct29 Oct

Forward speed & ACE

24 Oct, 06:00 UTC
Forward speed 6 ktCumulative ACE 15.44 10⁴ kt²
0020204040kt10⁴ kt²17 Oct21 Oct25 Oct29 Oct

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Forward speed measures the center’s motion. ACE accumulates squared one-minute winds at 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC during tropical or subtropical stages at 34 kt or above. Missing measurements remain gaps.

Maximum sustained wind140 kt

161 mph / 259 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure898 hPa

24 Oct 2001 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration11.88 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance5,870 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Podul is listed in the Western Pacific basin for the 2001 season. Its archived track begins on 17 Oct 2001, 12:00 UTC at 4.5°N, 157.6°E. The first observation lists sustained winds of 20 knots. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.

The first Category 5 observation appears on 24 Oct 2001, 03:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 140 knots (161 mph / 259 km/h), first recorded on 24 Oct 2001, 06:00 UTC at 17.1°N, 156.9°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 898 hPa on 24 Oct 2001, 06:00 UTC.

The full record spans 285 hours and approximately 5,870 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 44.2°N, 178.5°E on 29 Oct 2001, 09:00 UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on 27 Oct 2001, 21:00 UTC.

This summary is calculated from the NOAA IBTrACS archive. Category 5 describes the storm’s peak recorded wind intensity, not its intensity at landfall or the severity of impacts at any location. Landfall times, damage and casualties have not been independently reviewed for this page.

METHODOLOGY

Data sources and limitations

The map and summary are generated from NOAA’s IBTrACS v04r01 archive. Wind and category use US-agency records; minimum pressure is calculated during the tropical stage, with the archive’s pressure source retained. Category 5 refers to the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale; local agencies may use different classifications. Coastlines use Natural Earth’s 1:10m land data.

Track distance adds great-circle distances between consecutive observations, excluding gaps over 12 hours. This track has no gaps over 12 hours. The line shows the storm’s center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Converted wind speeds are rounded to the nearest whole unit.

Archive retrieved

NOAA IBTrACS archive · Field documentation

Sources & methodology

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