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178<br />

ESCAP/WMO<br />

<strong>Typhoon</strong> <strong>Committee</strong> Annual Review 2009<br />

2.2.15<br />

KOPPU (0915)<br />

13 – 16 September<br />

KOPPU (0915) formed as a tropical depression off the northern coast of Luzon Island at 00 UTC on 13 September<br />

and moved at first westwards. It intensified into a tropical storm at 18 UTC that day as it turned to move<br />

west-northwestwards. Koppu intensified into severe tropical storm at 06 UTC then typhoon at 18 UTC on 14<br />

September while attaining its peak intensity with maximum sustained wind of 120 km/h and a central pressure<br />

of 975 hPa. It made landfall over western Guangdong on 15 September and weakened into a severe tropical<br />

storm at 00 UTC, a tropical storm at 06 UTC and a tropical depression at 12 UTC on 15 September. Koppu<br />

dissipated over Guangxi at 00 UTC on 16 September.<br />

In China, it was reported the direct economic loss was estimated about 340 million US dollars and 11 people<br />

died.

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