The Typhoon Soudelor (201513)

The SummaryTyphoon Soudelor (international code 201513) is a 2015 Northwest Pacific typhoon; peak intensity Super Typhoon, max wind 65m/s, minimum central pressure 910hPa, at 2015-08-08 04:40LandfallTaiwan花莲, 2015-08-10 was numbered off, 全程记录107 track points.

Typhoon Soudelor, international code 201513, international name Soudelor, 2015 Northwest Pacific typhoon. Formed: 2015-07-30 20:00:00, ended: 2015-08-10 14:00:00. Peak intensity: Super Typhoon, minimum central pressure: 910 hPa, max wind: 65m/s.

Typhoon Soudelor Route Review

Typhoon Soudelor at 2015-07-30 20:00:00 at 13.6°N, 159.2°E over the Northwest Pacific; initial intensity: Tropical Storm.

It peaked at Super Typhoon intensity with max winds of 65 m/s (~234 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 910hPa, recorded at 2015-08-04 02:00:00.

2015-08-08 04:40:00, Typhoon Soudelor in Taiwan Flower Landfall.

2015-08-08 22:10:00, Typhoon Soudelor in the coastal Landfall in the town of Shida City.

Typhoon Soudelor gradually weakened and was numbered off on 2015-08-10 14:00:00 was numbered off; its lifecycle recorded 107 track points.

Typhoon Soudelor Route Characteristics

Track Track and Moving Features

Typhoon Soudelor (201513)'s lifetime lasted 11 days, and the overall path showed a typical NW toward MovingTrend, with a noticeable N twist toward in the later period.From the formed early Tropical Storm phase (July 30, 13.6°N, 159.2°E) to August 7, the system mainlyined a stable NW, across the widespread waters of the W Pacific. During this period, the latitude gradually advanced from 13.6°N to 22.7°N, the length shifted from 159.2°EW to 124.2°E, showing stable characteristics of a sub-tropical high-pressure guided flow controlled.

关键的转折发生在LandfallTaiwan前后. 8月8日凌晨穿越Taiwan花莲后, 受地形摩擦及大气环流调整影响, Moving direction逐渐由NW转为N. Go to Fujian莆田并深入内陆后, 路径进一步 toward N偏移, 最终 at 8月10日在江W境内 weakened into Nameless并 was numbered off. 整个过程中, track points分布密集, 反映了其在近海及陆地期间Moving速度的变化及结构的不稳定性.

Intensity Evolution and Historical Comparison

Soudelor’s Intensity evolution experienced a typical process of “fast enhancement – peak maintenance – landfall weakening”. The system reached the Super Typhoon level on August 3, with the center’s lowest air pressure dropping to 920hPa, max wind to 60m/s, and thenined the Severe Typhoon massive level (48-50m/s) during August 5-7 . It is worth noting that when it approached Taiwancoastal on August 7, its Intensity had briefly risen to 50m/s, 935hPa, showing the last explosion before the Landfall. However, under the influence of Taiwan’s central mountain terrain, after Taiwan Intensity decline on August 8th, the air pressure increased to 955hPa, wind speed decreased to 42m/s; the second LandFujian

Compared to the same name History, 2015 Southelor's Intensity was significantly higher at 2009 Southelor (top only Tropical Storm, 994hPa), and slightly weaker at 2003 Southelor (top Super Typhoon, 927hPa).

Typhoon Soudelor routes

TimeThe latitudeDuringIntensityWind (m/s)Pressure (hPa)Moving toward
2015-07-30 20:00:0013.6°N159.2°ETropical Storm18998W
2015-08-01 02:00:0013.4°N154.8°ETropical Storm18998NWW
2015-08-02 08:00:0014.6°N148.2°ESevere Tropical Storm28982NWW
2015-08-03 14:00:0016.9°N143°ESuper Typhoon52935NWW
2015-08-04 20:00:0018.9°N137.2°ESuper Typhoon62915NWW
2015-08-05 23:00:0020.1°N131.9°ESevere Typhoon48940NWW
2015-08-06 14:00:0020.9°N129.2°ESevere Typhoon48945NWW
2015-08-07 05:00:0021.7°N126.4°ESevere Typhoon48945NWW
2015-08-07 10:00:0022°N125.5°ESevere Typhoon48945NWW
2015-08-07 15:00:0022.4°N124.7°ESevere Typhoon50935NWW
2015-08-07 20:00:0022.9°N123.9°ESuper Typhoon52930NWW
2015-08-08 01:00:0023.4°N122.9°ESuper Typhoon52930NWW
2015-08-08 06:00:0024.2°N121.2°ESevere Typhoon45950NWW
2015-08-08 11:00:0023.5°N120°ETyphoon 40960NWW
2015-08-08 16:00:0024.1°N119.6°ETyphoon 40960NWW
2015-08-08 21:00:0024.9°N119.5°ETyphoon 38965NW
2015-08-09 02:00:0025.4°N118.4°ESevere Tropical Storm30980NW
2015-08-09 07:00:0025.9°N117.6°ESevere Tropical Storm25988NW
2015-08-09 12:00:0026.6°N116.9°ETropical Storm23990NW
2015-08-09 17:00:0027.1°N116.5°ETropical Storm20993NNW
2015-08-09 22:00:0028.1°N116.1°ETropical Storm18995NNW
2015-08-10 11:00:0029.8°N116.1°ENameless15997NE
2015-08-10 14:00:0030.8°N116.4°ENameless12999NEE

Sampled rows shown; all 107 track points are available on the interactive map or via the public API .

Common Questions

Typhoon Soudelor is the 2015 Typhoon.

Typhoon Soudelor’s international code is 201513, typhoon number 13 of 2015, international name Soudelor.

What is the highest level of Typhoon Soudelor?

Typhoon Soudelor peak intensity is Super Typhoon, max wind 65m/s, minimum central pressure 910 hPa.

Where is Typhoon Soudelor?

2015-08-08 04:40:00 in Taiwan Flower Landfall; 2015-08-08 22:10:00 in Shida City coastal Landfall.

Where can I view typhoon Soudelor's live track map?

TyphoonSays (taifengshuo.com) provides typhoon Soudelor's Track history map, multinational meteorological agency Forecast comparison, wind range and IntensityTrend, page address: https://taifengshuo.com/typhoon/201513.

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