Overview of Tropical Cyclones in May 2014

(Tracks)

        One tropical cyclone occurred over the western North Pacific and the South China Sea in May 2014.

        Tapah formed as a tropical depression over the western North Pacific about 270 km southeast of Guam on 28 April and generally moved north-northeastwards. It intensified into a tropical storm that afternoon and became a severe tropical storm the next day, reaching its peak intensity with estimated sustained winds of 110 km/h near its centre. Tapah turned northwestwards and started to weaken on 30 April. It weakened into a tropical storm on the morning of 1 May and dissipated over the seas southeast of Iwo Jima that night.