&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Kalmaegi_Sept_16_2014_0600Z.jpg) Kalmaegi at peak intensity over Hainan on September 16 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | September 11, 2014 |
| Dissipated | September 18, 2014 |
| Typhoon | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 150 km/h (90 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 960 hPa (mbar); 28.35 inHg |
| Category 1-equivalent typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 140 km/h (85 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 963 hPa (mbar); 28.44 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 48 |
| Damage | $2.92 billion (2014 USD) |
| Areas affected | Caroline Islands, Philippines, China, Vietnam, India |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2014 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Kalmaegi, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Luis, was the 22nd depression and the 15th named storm of the 2014 typhoon season. Kalmaegi was the first storm to make landfall over the Philippines since Typhoon Rammasun, two months prior. The storm caused flooding in Southeast Asia during mid-September. Kalmaegi started as a disturbance near Palau that could become a tropical cyclone in the next few days. JTWC would designate it to Tropical Depression 15W. PAGASA also named the system Luis as the 11th named storm inside PAR. Environmental conditions became more conducive for intensification, which allowed 15W to intensify into a tropical storm and attained the name Kalmaegi. On September 13, the storm intensified into a Category-1 typhoon as it moved through open warm waters. Around 17:00 PHT (09:00 UTC) on September 14, the eye of Kalmaegi made landfall in the coastal town of Divilacan, Isabela, bringing gusty winds and heavy rains in the area.
Shortly after landfall, Kalmaegi was downgraded to a severe tropical storm while JTWC maintained a Category-1 typhoon. On September 15, Kalmaegi left the responsibility as it headed for Southern China where it intensified back to a typhoon. Kalmaegi made landfall in Hainan Island as a high-end Category-1 typhoon. Kalmaegi rapidly weakened to a large tropical storm as it continued to move in a westward direction. Both agencies classified Kalmaegi as a tropical depression and dissipated on September 18.