# Tropical cyclones in 2001

During 2001, tropical cyclones formed in seven different areas called basins, located within various parts of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. A total of 128 tropical cyclones formed within bodies of water known as tropical cyclone basins, with 83 of them were further named by the responsible weather agencies when they attained maximum sustained winds of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). Typhoon Faxai is the strongest tropical cyclone throughout the year, peaking with a pressure of 915 hPa (27.02 inHg) and attaining 10-minute sustained winds of 195 km/h (120 mph). The deadliest tropical cyclone of the year was Lingling in the West Pacific which caused 379 fatalities in total as it struck the Philippines and Vietnam, while the costliest storm of the year was Michelle, with a damage cost of around $2.43 billion as it catastrophically affected the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas in late October. So far, 23 Category 3 tropical cyclones formed, including two Category 5 tropical cyclones formed in the year. The accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index for the 2001 (seven basins combined), as calculated by Colorado State University was 672.4 units.

## Global atmospheric and hydrological conditions

La Niña is a weather pattern that occurs every few years, as a result of complex variations on the ocean temperatures in the equatorial band of the Pacific Ocean. The 1998–2001 La Niña persisted through early 2001, which made the waters of Pacific Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean warmer than normal.

## Systems
### January

Tropical cyclones formed in January 2001 :
| Storm name | Dates active | Max wind km/h (mph) | Pressure (hPa) | Areas affected | Damage (USD) | Deaths |
| Bindu | January 3–17 | 150 (90) | 955 | Rodrigues | None | None |
| Charly | January 17–31 | 185 (115) | 930 | Rodrigues, Mauritius, Réunion | None | None |
| 06 | January 22–24 | Not specified | Not specified | Réunion, Madagascar | None | None |
| Terri | January 27–31 | 110 (70) | 975 | Western Australia | None | None |
| 07 | January 30 – February 3 | Not specified | Not specified | None | None | None |

### February

Tropical cyclones formed in February 2001 :
| Storm name | Dates active | Max wind km/h (mph) | Pressure (hPa) | Areas affected | Damage (USD) | Deaths |
| Vincent | February 7 – 15 | 85 (50) | 980 | Western Australia | None | None |
| Winsome | February 8 – 14 | 75 (45) | 981 | Northern Territory | None | 2 |
| Wylva | February 14 – 22 | 75 (45) | 988 | Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia | None | None |
| 10P | February 16 | 55 (35) | 1000 | None | None | None |
| 07F | February 16 – 18 | 55 (35) | 993 | New Caledonia | None | None |
| 01W (Auring) | February 17 – 20 | 55 (35) | 1004 | Philippines | Unknown | 15 |
| Oma | February 20 – 22 | 95 (60) | 984 | Cook Islands | Minor | None |
| Abigail | February 24 – March 8 | 120 (75) | 970 | Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia | None | None |
| Paula | February 26 – March 4 | 175 (110) | 930 | Vanuatu, Fiji | $1.39 million | 2 |
| Rita | February 27 – March 5 | 85 (50) | 986 | None | None | None |

### March

Tropical cyclones formed in March 2001 :
| Storm name | Dates active | Max wind km/h (mph) | Pressure (hPa) | Areas affected | Damage (USD) | Deaths |
| 11F | March 1–3 | Not specified | Not specified | None | None | None |
| 12F | March 1–3 | Not specified | Not specified | None | None | None |
| Dera | March 4–12 | 150 (90) | 955 | Europa Island, Mayotte, Comoros, Mozambique | Unknown | 2 |

### April

Tropical cyclones formed in April 2001 :
| Storm name | Dates active | Max wind km/h (mph) | Pressure (hPa) | Areas affected | Damage (USD) | Deaths |
| Walter | April 1 – 8 | 150 (90) | 940 | Cocos Islands | None | None |
| Evariste | April 2 – 8 | 110 (70) | 973 | St. Brandon, Rodrigues | None | None |
| 10 | April 2 – 5 | 65 (40) | 998 | None | None | None |
| Sose | April 5 – 11 | 110 (70) | 975 | Vanuatu, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Australia, Tonga, Samoa | Minor | 9 |
| Alistair | April 15 – 23 | 110 (70) | 975 | Western Australia, New Guinea, Northern Territory | None | None |
| 02W (Barok) | April 16 – 18 | 45 (30) | 1004 | Philippines | None | None |

### May

Tropical cyclones formed in May 2001 :
| Storm name | Dates active | Max wind km/h (mph) | Pressure (hPa) | Areas affected | Damage (USD) | Deaths |
| 14F | May 1–3 | 75 (45) | 1004 | None | None | None |
| TD | May 6–7 | Not specified | Not specified | None | None | None |
| 15F | May 7–9 | Not specified | Not specified | None | None | None |
| Cimaron (Crising) | May 9–14 | 95 (60) | 985 | Philippines, Taiwan | $555 thousand | None |
| ARB 01 | May 21 – 28 | 215 (130) | 932 | Western India | Minimal | > 120 |
| Adolph | May 25- June 1 | 230 (145) | 940 | Mexico | None | None |

### June

Tropical cyclones formed in June 2001 :
| Storm name | Dates active | Max wind km/h (mph) | Pressure (hPa) | Areas affected | Damage (USD) | Deaths |
| Allison | June 4–20 | 95 (60) | 1000 | Gulf Coast of the United States, East Coast of the United States | $9 billion | 55 |
| BOB 01 | June 11–13 | 45 (30) | 990 | East India | Minimal | Unknown |
| Darna | June 17–19 | 55 (35) | 1000 | Philippines, Taiwan | Unknown | None |
| Chebi (Emong) | June 19–24 | 120 (75) | 965 | Philippines, Taiwan, China | $471 million | 108 |
| Barbara | June 20–26 | 95 (60) | 997 | Hawaii | None | None |
| 11 | June 20–24 | 95 (60) | 995 | Mozambique | None | None |
| Durian | June 29 – July 2 | 110 (70) | 970 | China, Vietnam | $422 million | 110 |

### July

Tropical cyclones formed in July 2001 :
| Storm name | Dates active | Max wind km/h (mph) | Pressure (hPa) | Areas affected | Damage (USD) | Deaths |
| Utor (Feria) | July 1–7 | 110 (70) | 960 | Philippines, Taiwan, China | $332 million | 197 |
| Trami (Gorio) | July 8–11 | 75 (45) | 994 | Philippines, Taiwan, China | Unknown | 3 |
| 08W | July 10–11 | 45 (30) | 1002 | None | None | None |
| Two | July 11–12 | 45 (30) | 1010 | None | None | None |
| Cosme | July 13–15 | 75 (45) | 1000 | None | None | None |
| TD | July 16–19 | 55 (35) | 1004 | None | None | None |
| Erick | July 20–24 | 65 (40) | 1001 | None | None | None |
| Dalila | July 21–28 | 120 (75) | 987 | Mexico, Baja California Peninsula | $1 million | 1 |
| Kong-rey | July 21–28 | 130 (80) | 955 | None | None | None |
| Yutu (Huaning) | July 22–26 | 100 (65) | 975 | Philippines, Taiwan, China, Vietnam | $75.5 million | Unknown |
| Toraji (Isang) | July 25 – August 1 | 140 (85) | 960 | Philippines, Taiwan, China | $245 million | 200 |

### August

Tropical cyclones formed in August 2001 :
| Storm name | Dates active | Max wind km/h (mph) | Pressure (hPa) | Areas affected | Damage (USD) | Deaths |
| Man-yi | August 1 – 9 | 150 (90) | 955 | Mariana Islands, Palau | $50 thousand | None |
| Barry | August 2–7 | 110 (70 | 990 | Cuba, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee | $30 million | 9 |
| TD | August 2–3 | Not specified | 1004 | Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands | None | None |
| TD | August 5–8 | Not specified | 1000 | China, Korea | None | None |
| Usagi | August 8–11 | 65 (40) | 992 | China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand | $3.2 million | 176 |
| Pabuk | August 13–22 | 130 (80) | 960 | Japan, Mariana Islands | $7.1 million | 6 |
| Chantal | August 14–22 | 110 (70) | 997 | Windward Islands, Jamaica, Belize, Mexico | $4 million | 2 |
| Jolina | August 16–19 | 55 (35) | 998 | Philippines | $9.1 million | 41 |
| Dean | August 22–28 | 110 (70) | 994 | Lesser Antilles, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada | $7.7 million | None |
| Six-E | August 22–28 | 55 (35) | 1007 | None | None | None |
| TD | August 22–24 | Not specified | 1000 | None | None | None |
| TD | August 22–23 | Not specified | 1002 | None | None | None |
| 15W | August 24–28 | 55 (35) | 1000 | None | None | None |
| Flossie | August 26 – September 2 | 165 (105) | 972 | Baja California Sur, California | $35 thousand | 2 |
| Wutip | August 26 – September 2 | 165 (105) | 930 | None | None | None |
| Sepat | August 26–30 | 85 (50) | 990 | None | None | None |
| Fitow | August 28 – September 1 | 65 (40) | 990 | China | $202 million | 4 |

### September

Tropical cyclones formed in September 2001 :
| Storm name | Dates active | Max wind km/h (mph) | Pressure (hPa) | Areas affected | Damage (USD) | Deaths |
| Erin | September 1–17 | 195 (120) | 968 | Bermuda, East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Canada, Greenland | Minimal | None |
| Danas | September 3–14 | 155 (100) | 945 | Japan | $12.8 million | 8 |
| Gil | September 4–10 | 155 (100) | 975 | None | None | None |
| Henriette | September 4–8 | 100 (65) | 994 | None | None | None |
| Nari (Kiko) | September 5–21 | 140 (85) | 960 | Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, China | $443 million | 94-114 |
| TD | September 5–7 | Not specified | 1002 | China | None | None |
| Felix | September 7–19 | 185 (115) | 962 | None | None | None |
| TD | September 8–10 | Not specified | 1000 | Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands | None | None |
| TD | September 9–12 | Not specified | 1000 | China, Vietnam | None | None |
| Ivo | September 10–14 | 85 (50) | 997 | Mexico, Baja California Peninsula | None | None |
| Gabrielle | September 11–19 | 130 (80) | 975 | Florida, Newfoundland | > $230 million | 3 |
| One-C | September 11–11 | 55 (35) | 1005 | None | None | None |
| Vipa | September 17–21 | 120 (75) | 975 | Japan | None | None |
| Francisco | September 18–25 | 155 (100) | 945 | Mariana Islands | None | None |
| Nine | September 19–20 | 55 (35) | 1005 | Central America | None | None |
| Humberto | September 21–27 | 165 (105) | 970 | Bermuda | None | None |
| Juliette | September 21 – October 3 | 230 (145) | 923 | Baja California Peninsula, Mexico, California, Arizona | $400 million | 12 |
| Kiko | September 21–25 | 120 (75) | 990 | None | None | None |
| Lekima (Labuyo) | September 22–30 | 130 (80) | 965 | Philippines, Taiwan, China | Unknown | 2 |
| Two-C | September 23–25 | 65 (40) | 1008 | None | None | None |
| ARB 02 | September 25–28 | 65 (40) | 1000 | None | None | None |

### October

Tropical cyclones formed in October 2001 :
| Storm name | Dates active | Max wind km/h (mph) | Pressure (hPa) | Areas affected | Damage (USD) | Deaths |
| Lorena | October 2–4 | 95 (60) | 997 | Mexico | Minimal | None |
| Fourteen-E | October 3–4 | 55 (35) | 1008 | None | None | None |
| Krosa | October 3–9 | 150 (90) | 950 | Micronesia | None | None |
| 01 | October 3–7 | 55 (35) | 998 | None | None | None |
| Iris | October 4–9 | 230 (145) | 948 | Windward Islands, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Honduras, Belize, Guatemala, Mexico | $250 million | 36 |
| Jerry | October 6–8 | 85 (50) | 1004 | Barbados, Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles | None | None |
| ARB 03 | October 7–13 | 65 (40) | 998 | Western India | None | None |
| Manuel | October 10–18 | 95 (60) | 997 | None | None | None |
| Haiyan (Maring) | October 11–18 | 130 (80) | 960 | Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands | $3.4 million | 2 |
| Karen | October 12–15 | 130 (80) | 982 | Bermuda, Atlantic Canada | $1.4 million | None |
| BOB 02 | October 14–17 | 65 (40) | 998 | South India | $104 million | 153 |
| Podul | October 19–27 | 185 (115) | 925 | None | None | None |
| Narda | October 20–25 | 140 (85) | 980 | None | None | None |
| TD | October 20–21 | Not specified | 1002 | Vietnam | None | None |
| Alex | October 26 – October 28 | 95 (60) | 984 | None | None | None |
| Lorenzo | October 27–31 | 65 (40) | 1007 | None | None | None |
| Andre | October 28 – November 8 | 95 (60) | 985 | None | None | None |
| Michelle | October 29 – November 6 | 220 (140) | 933 | Jamaica, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Florida, The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, Bermuda | $2.43 billion | 48 |
| Octave | October 31 – November 3 | 140 (85) | 980 | None | None | None |

### November

Tropical cyclones formed in November 2001 :
| Storm name | Dates active | Max wind km/h (mph) | Pressure (hPa) | Areas affected | Damage (USD) | Deaths |
| Noel | November 4–6 | 120 (75) | 986 | None | None | None |
| Lingling (Nanang) | November 6–12 | 155 (100) | 940 | Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia | $70.3 million | 379 |
| TL | November 7–13 | 55 (35) | 998 | None | None | None |
| BOB 03 | November 11–12 | 45 (30) | 1004 | East India | Minimal | None |
| 03 | November 15–23 | 55 (35) | 998 | None | None | None |
| 28W (Ondoy) | November 17–25 | 55 (35) | 996 | Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Philippines | None | None |
| 03S | November 17–22 | 65 (40) | 997 | Indonesia, Queensland | Unknown | None |
| 29W (Pabling) | November 18–24 | 55 (35) | 1004 | Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia | None | None |
| Olga | November 24 – December 7 | 150 (90) | 973 | Bermuda, Bahamas, Florida, Cuba | None | None |
| Bessi | November 26–30 | 100 (65) | 980 | None | None | None |
| Trina | November 29 – December 3 | 65 (40) | 995 | Cook Islands | $52 thousand | None |
| Bako | November 30 – December 5 | 120 (75) | 968 | None | None | None |

### December

Tropical cyclones formed in December 2001 :
| Storm name | Dates active | Max wind km/h (mph) | Pressure (hPa) | Areas affected | Damage (USD) | Deaths |
| Kajiki (Quedan) | December 4–9 | 65 (40) | 996 | Philippines, Vietnam | Minimal | None |
| 02F | December 8–10 | 45 (30) | 1000 | Fiji | None | None |
| 31W | December 10–12 | 65 (40) | 997 | Caroline Islands | None | None |
| Faxai | December 13–25 | 195 (120) | 915 | Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands | $1 million | 2 |
| Waka | December 19 – January 2 | 185 (115) | 930 | Wallis and Futuna, Niue, Tonga, New Zealand | $51.4 million | 1 |
| Vicky | December 22–26 | 65 (40) | 996 | None | None | None |
| Vamei | December 26 – January 1 | 85 (50) | 1006 | Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia | $3.6 million | 5 |
| Cyprien | December 30 – January 3 | 100 (65) | 980 | Mozambique, Madagascar | $181 thousand | None |
| Bernie | December 30 – January 6 | 95 (60) | 980 | Northern Territory | None | None |
| 05F | December 31 – January 6 | 65 (40) | 998 | Solomon Islands, Vanuatu | None | None |

## Global effects

There are a total of 9 tropical cyclone basins, 7 are seasonal and two are non-seasonal, thus all 7 basins except the Mediterranean and South Atlantic are active. In this table, data from all these basins are added.
| Season name | Areas affected | Systems formed | Named storms | Damage (USD) | Deaths |
| 2001 Atlantic hurricane season | Gulf Coast of the United States, East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Canada, Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Central America, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, Bermuda | 17 | 15 | ≥ $23.25 billion | 153 |
| 2001 Pacific hurricane season | Hawaiian Islands, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico, Central America, West Coast of the United States | 19 | 16 | ≥ $401 million | 16 |
| 2001 Pacific typhoon season $^3$ | Philippines, Taiwan, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Mariana Islands, Palau, Guam, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Ryukyu Islands, Laos, Caroline Islands, Brunei, Indonesia | 45 | 25 | ≥ $2.31 billion | ≥ 1190 |
| 2001 North Indian Ocean cyclone season | India, Indonesia | 6 | 4 | Minimal | ≥ 120-900 |
| 2000–01 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season $^2$ | Rodrigues, Réunion, Mauritius, Comoros, Mayotte, Madagascar, Europa Island, Mozambique | 8 | 4 | Unknown | 2 |
| 2001–02 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season | Madagascar | 5 | 3 | $181,000 | 2 |
| 2000–01 Australian region cyclone season $^2$ | Northern Territory, Western Australia, Queensland, New Guinea, Cocos Islands | 8 | 7 | Unknown | ≥ 2 |
| 2001–02 Australian region cyclone season | Indonesia, Northern Territory, Queensland | 5 | 3 | None | Unknown |
| 2000–01 South Pacific cyclone season $^2$ | New Caledonia, Cook Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Australia, Samoa | 10 | 4 | ≥ $1.39 million | 11 |
| 2001–02 South Pacific cyclone season | Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna, Niue, Tonga, New Zealand, Solomon Islands | 5 | 3 | > $51.4 million | 1 |
| Worldwide | (See above) | 128 | 84 | ≥ $25.50 billion | ≥ 2397 |