Storm history › West Pacific › 2009 season
Tropical Storm Soudelor (2009)
Soudelor was a tropical storm of the 2009 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 8, 2009 to July 12, 2009, about 5 days, and covered 1,587 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 996 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 5 miles from Hanoi, Vietnam.
- Peak wind
- 40 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 996 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 1,587 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.1
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Hanoi, Vietnam | 5 mi (8 km) |
| Haiphong, Vietnam | 15 mi (24 km) |
| Bắc Giang, Vietnam | 18 mi (30 km) |
| Haikou, China | 23 mi (37 km) |
| Việt Trì, Vietnam | 31 mi (49 km) |
| Nam Định, Vietnam | 39 mi (62 km) |
| Thái Nguyên, Vietnam | 44 mi (71 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1952nd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Nangka (2026), Tropical Storm Bailu (2025), Tropical Storm Jongdari (2024) and 74 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1766th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Sanba (2023), Tropical Storm Megi (2022), Tropical Storm Choi-Wan (2021) and 54 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 2009 West Pacific season's ACE.