Tropical Storm Utor (2001)
Severe Tropical Storm Utor, known in the Philippines as Feria, was a storm that formed in 2001.[1]
Severe tropical storm (JMA scale) | |
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Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
![]() Tropical Storm Utor (July 5) | |
Formed | July 1, 2007 |
Dissipated | July 7, 2007 |
Highest winds | 10-minute sustained: 110 km/h (70 mph) 1-minute sustained: 150 km/h (90 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 960 hPa (mbar); 28.35 inHg |
Fatalities | 163 total |
Damage | $37 million (2007 USD) |
Areas affected | Philippines, China and Taiwan |
Part of the 2001 Pacific typhoon season |
Meteorological history

Map plotting the track and the intensity of the storm, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
Severe Tropical Storm Utor, which developed on June 30 east of the Philippines, brushed northern Luzon on the 4th as a 90 mph (140 km/h) typhoon. It continued west-northwestward to hit southeastern China on the 6th.
Impacts
Utor, while not a very strong storm, brought heavy rain causing landslides and flooding. Damages amounted to greater than $37 million (2001 USD) in damage, as well as causing at least 163 fatalities.[2]
References
- "Digital Typhoon: Typhoon 200104 (UTOR) – General Information (Pressure and Track Charts)". agora.ex.nii.ac.jp. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- "Philippines - Typhoon Utor OCHA Situation Report No. 2". ReliefWeb. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
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