Tropical Storm Vamei was the last storm of the 2001 Pacific typhoon season. It made landfall along extreme southeastern Peninsular Malaysia on December 27. The storm brought flooding and landslides to eastern Malaysia, causing USD 3.6 million in damage and five deaths. It was the first recorded occurrence of a tropical cyclone near the equator.
About Tropical Storm Vamei in brief
Tropical Storm Vamei was the last storm of the 2001 Pacific typhoon season. It developed on December 26 at 1. 4°N in the South China Sea. It made landfall along extreme southeastern Peninsular Malaysia on December 27. The storm brought flooding and landslides to eastern Malaysia, causing USD 3.6 million in damage and five deaths. It was the first recorded occurrence of a tropical cyclone near the equator. It weakened into a remnant low over Sumatra on December 28, and the remnants eventually re-organized in the North Indian Ocean. Afterward, the storm encountered strong wind shear once again, and dissipated on January 1, 2002. It is believed to be the last tropical storm to form in the Pacific Ocean in 2001, and is the only one to form closer to the Equator than any other cyclone on record.
In a post-season update, the JTWC classified a separate system as a tropical CycloneBamei, based on analysis of satellite imagery that indicated the circulation of Vame i crossed Sumatra without dissipating. The JMA classified the system as Tropical Storm Vamei on December 29, but it was later downgraded to a tropical depression. On December 30, the cyclone re-developed as Tropical Cyclone B05, and later became a tropical tropical storm. It dissipated in the eastern Bay of Bengal on December 31, and was originally known as the upper-level upper-tropical cyclone, but was later re-evaluated as Tropical Cyclone C05 by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) It is still the only tropical storm that has formed closer to the equator than any other.
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