Typhoon Faxai (2001)

Moving west-northwestward at a very slow pace, the storm damaged crops near Pingelap and then brought winds and rainfall that set off two landslides on Pohnpei on 20 December. Preparations were ordered in the Mariana Islands, including a declared state of emergency on Guam. Swells generated by Faxai caused rip currents that drowned a man in Guam, and total damage across the affected areas reached $1 million.

Formed (UTC)

2001-12-13

Dissipated (UTC)

2001-12-26

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

5

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

155

Basin it formed in

Western North Pacific

Deaths, as sources state them

1 (a man drowned by rip currents in Guam)

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2001347N04162

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: typhoon, micronesia, pohnpei, guam, landslides

Coordinates: 19.386747751654287, 146.3

Part of Category 5 tropical cyclones of the 2000 to 2004 seasons

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