Typhoon Melor (2009)

The typhoon weakened gradually on its approach to Japan and made landfall there on October 7. Japan recorded 3 fatalities and $1.5 billion in damages. The remnants were absorbed by a newly formed extratropical cyclone near Alaska, which strengthened significantly and reached the West Coast of the United States on October 13.

Formed (UTC)

2009-09-28

Dissipated (UTC)

2009-10-11

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

5

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

150

Basin it formed in

Western North Pacific

Deaths, as sources state them

3

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2009272N07164

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: typhoon, western pacific, japan, landfall, 2009

Coordinates: 31.5043624567723, 134.38310966938838

Part of Category 5 tropical cyclones of the 2009 to 2012 seasons

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