Tropical Storm Kai-tak
Tropical Storm Kai-tak, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Urduja, was a late-season tropical cyclone that affected Visayas during December 2017. Forming as the twenty-sixth named storm of the 2017 Pacific typhoon season, Kai-tak formed as a tropical depression near Palau on December 11. Slowly intensifying, the system became a tropical storm on December 14. Due to its slow motion, Kai-tak made landfall in Samar on December 16, and traversed the Philippine islands. Kai-tak later moved in a west-southwestward direction until it dissipated on December 23 near Malaysia.
Tropical Storm Kai-tak making landfall in the Philippines on December 16 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | December 13, 2017 |
| Dissipated | December 23, 2017 |
| Tropical storm | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 75 km/h (45 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 994 hPa (mbar); 29.35 inHg |
| Tropical storm | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 95 km/h (60 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 985 hPa (mbar); 29.09 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 83 total |
| Damage | $74.3 million (2017 USD) |
| Areas affected | Caroline Islands, Philippines, Malaysia |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2017 Pacific typhoon season | |
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