Typhoon Soulik (2013)

Soulik tracked west-northwest into Taiwan and made landfall in the north of the island late on 12 July before degrading to a tropical storm. It brought gusts up to 220 km/h and torrential rain, with sustained winds near 90 mph reported on 12 July. It went on to affect the Chinese provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang, including the cities of Fuzhou and Pingtan.

Formed (UTC)

2013-07-06

Dissipated (UTC)

2013-07-14

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

4

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

125

Basin it formed in

Western North Pacific

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2013187N20156

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: typhoon, taiwan, china, fujian, zhejiang

Coordinates: 21.590272097748823, 134.52918370675354

Part of Western Pacific typhoons of category 4 and above in the 2010 to 2013 seasons

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