page_title: Tropical Storm Harriet (1962)
section_title: Meteorological history
hierarchical_section_title: Tropical Storm Harriet (1962) / Meteorological history
context_page_description: Tropical Storm Harriet was a Tropical Storm that hit Thailand in October 1962. It caused extensive damage, especially as it made landfall in the area of Laem Talumphuk in Pak Phanang District of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, wiping out entire villages. Harriet caused over 900 fatalities and left over 10,000 people homeless. It is said to be the deadliest Storm in the history of Thailand.
context_section_description: The system that would become Tropical Storm Harriet formed off the western coast of the Philippines on the morning on the afternoon of October 19. The system proceeded northwest, then darted southwest off the coast, crossing through the South China Sea. The storm spent several days through the open ocean, unable to strengthen into a tropical depression. On October 23, the storm turned northward towards South Vietnam, but soon returned westward, slowly strengthening as it crossed the South China Sea. On the afternoon of October 25, the system finally strengthened into a tropical storm, receiving the name of Harriet. Winds peaked at 60 mph (95 km/h) for Harriet, which soon made landfall near the Nakhon Si Thammarat Province in Thailand on October 25. After criss-crossing the country, Harriet weakened into a low on October 26 in the open waters of the Indian Ocean. The storm dissipated east of the Nicobar Islands on October 27.
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