Tropical Storm Chanthu (2004)
Tropical Storm Chanthu near peak intensity on June 12 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | June 7, 2004 |
| Dissipated | June 15, 2004 |
| Severe tropical storm | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 110 km/h (70 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 975 hPa (mbar); 28.79 inHg |
| Category 1-equivalent typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 140 km/h (85 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 967 hPa (mbar); 28.56 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 38 |
| Damage | $7.9 million (2004 USD) |
| Areas affected | Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2004 Pacific typhoon season | |
Severe Tropical Storm Chanthu, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Gener, was a strong tropical storm that produced deadly flooding in Indochina in mid-June 2004. Originating from an area of low pressure on June 5, 2004, Chanthu was first declared a tropical depression near southern Leyte Island in the Philippines. Tracking west-northwestward, the depression intensified into a tropical storm over the central Philippines before entering the South China Sea. Once over the warm waters of the sea, the system quickly intensified, attaining its peak 10-minute winds of 110 km/h (70 mph) and 1-minute winds of 140 km/h (85 mph). On June 12, the storm made landfall in Vietnam before quickly weakening over land. By June 13, the system had weakened to a tropical depression and dissipated two days later. In Vietnam, Chanthu wrought substantial damage and killed 12 people while rendering 26 missing. Damage from the storm was estimated at 125 billion Vietnamese dong (US$7.9 million), mostly from agricultural losses.