Typhoon Melor (2009)

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Typhoon Melor (Quedan)

Melor prior to peak intensity on October 4
Meteorological history
Formed	September 29, 2009
Extratropical	October 8, 2009
Dissipated	October 11, 2009
Violent typhoon
10-minute sustained (JMA)
Highest winds	205 km/h (125 mph)
Lowest pressure	910 hPa (mbar); 26.87 inHg
Category 5-equivalent super typhoon
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds	280 km/h (175 mph)
Lowest pressure	911 hPa (mbar); 26.90 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities	12,271 total
Damage	$1.5 billion (2009 USD)
Areas affected	Mariana Islands, Japan, Philippines
IBTrACS
Part of the 2009 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Melor, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Quedan, was a powerful typhoon that hit Japan in early October 2009, causing significant damage. As part of the 2009 Pacific typhoon season, Melor formed as a tropical depression on September 29 and rapidly intensified into a Category 4-equivalent typhoon just three days later. Subsequently, on October 4, Melor became the second Category 5-equivalent super typhoon to form in the season. During the next days, the typhoon would interact with Typhoon Parma southeast of Taiwan, causing Parma to be almost stationary over northern Luzon and drop near-records of rainfall there. Afterwards, Melor gradually weakened in its approach to Japan, making landfall on October 7. As the storm exited Japan during the next day, it transitioned into an extratropical cyclone. The remnants of Melor were absorbed by a newly-formed extratropical cyclone near Alaska, which strengthened significantly and impacted the West Coast of the United States on October 13.

Following the typhoon, Melor caused 3 fatalities and $1.5 billion (2009 USD) in monetary damages in Japan.