200 - Typhoon Committee

ESCAP/WMO
Typhoon Committee Annual Review 2007
2.2.14 LEKIMA (0714)
28 September – 4 October
Stage
Times from Available Post Analysis
JAPAN
HONG KONG
TD 18UTC 28/09 00UTC 29/09
TS 00UTC30/09 00UTC 30/09
STS 00UTC 01/10 00UTC 01/10
T - 06UTC 03/10
TS 18UTC 03/10 18UTC 03/10
TD 06UTC 04/10 06UTC04/10
DISSIPATED 00UTC 05/10 -
LEKIMA (0714) formed as a tropical depression over
the sea east of Luzon Island at 18UTC on 28 September.
Moving west-southwestward, it crossed Luzon Island
and developed into a tropical storm at 00UTC on 30
September in the South China Sea. In the Philippines,
Lekima caused 10 people dead or missing. The total
damage is about 230 thousand US dollars. Turning to the
northwest, it further intensified into severe tropical storm
at 00UTC on 1 October, and attained its peak intensity
with maximum wind of 111 km/h and a central pressure of
975 hPa at 00UTC on 2 October. After turning to the west,
Lekima hit Vietnam the next day. It was reported that 88
people dead, 180 people injured and 8 missing and 1853
houses collapsed in Vietnam. Keeping its westward
track, Lekima weakened into tropical storm at 18UTC on
3 October and then dissipated inland afterwards.
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