Tropical Storm Vamei

Tropical Storm Vamei
	Tropical Storm Vamei near landfall in Malaysia on 27 December
Meteorological history
Formed	26 December 2001
Dissipated	28 December 2001; (1 January 2002 per JTWC)
Tropical storm
	10-minute sustained (JMA)
Highest winds	85 km/h (50 mph)
Lowest pressure	1006 hPa (mbar); 29.71 inHg
Category 1-equivalent typhoon
	1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds	120 km/h (75 mph)
Lowest pressure	976 hPa (mbar); 28.82 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities	5 direct
Damage	$3.58 million (2001 USD)
Areas affected	Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia
	IBTrACS
	Part of the 2001 Pacific typhoon season

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Tropical Storm Vamei (also known as Typhoon Vamei) was a Pacific tropical cyclone that formed at about 85 nautical miles (100 mi; 160 km) from the equator—closer than any other tropical cyclone on record. The last storm of the 2001 Pacific typhoon season, Vamei developed on 26 December at 1.4° N in the South China Sea. It strengthened quickly and made landfall along extreme southeastern Peninsular Malaysia. Vamei rapidly weakened into a remnant low over Sumatra on 28 December, and the remnants eventually re-organized in the North Indian Ocean. Afterward, the storm encountered strong wind shear once again, and dissipated on 1 January 2002.

Though Vamei was officially designated as a tropical storm, its intensity is disputed; some agencies classify it as a typhoon, based on sustained winds of 120 km/h (75 mph) and the appearance of an eye. The storm brought flooding and landslides to eastern Peninsular Malaysia, causing $3.58 million in damage (2001 USD, $6.16 million 2024 USD) and five deaths.