Timeline of Events

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January-February

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  • There were no tropical cyclones reported within the western Pacific Ocean during January and February 2007.

March

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30 March
  • 1200 UTC, (9:00 p.m. JST) – The JMA reports that a tropical depression has formed roughly 75 km (45 miles) southwest of Colonia, Yap.[1]
  • 1800 UTC, (3:00 a.m. JST, 31 March) – The JTWC designates the tropical depression southwest of Colonia, Yap as Tropical Depression 01W.[2]
31 March
  • 1800 UTC, (3:00 a.m. JST, 1 April) – The JTWC reports that Tropical Depression 01W has intensified into a tropical storm.[2]

April

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1 April
  • 0000 UTC, (9:00 a.m. JST) – The JMA reports that the tropical depression (01W), has intensified into a tropical storm and names it "Kong-rey".[1]
  • 1800 UTC, (3:00 a.m. JST, 2 April) – The JMA reports that Tropical Storm Kong-rey (01W), has intensified into a severe tropical storm.[1]
 
Image of Typhoon Kong-rey (01W), near peak intensity on 3 April.
2 April
  • 0600 UTC, (3:00 p.m. JST) – The JTWC reports that Tropical Storm Kong-rey (01W), has intensified into a category 1 typhoon.[2]
3 April
  • 0000 UTC, (9:00 a.m. JST) – The JMA reports that Severe Tropical Storm Kong-rey (01W), has intensified into a typhoon.[1]
  • 1200 UTC, (9:00 p.m. JST) – The JMA reports that Typhoon Kong-rey (01W), has reached its peak 10-minute intensity of 150 km/h (90 mph).[1]
  • 1200 UTC, (9:00 p.m. JST) – The JTWC reports that Typhoon Kong-rey (01W), has intensified into a category 3 typhoon. Simultaneously, they report that the system has reached its peak one-minute intensity of 185 km/h (115 mph).[2]
  • 1800 UTC, (3:00 a.m. JST, 4 April) – The JTWC reports that Typhoon Kong-rey (01W), has weakened into a category 2 typhoon.[2]
4 April
  • 0000 UTC, (9:00 a.m. JST) – The JTWC reports that Typhoon Kong-rey (01W), has weakened into a category 1 typhoon.[2]
  • 1200 UTC, (9:00 p.m. JST) – The JTWC reports that Typhoon Kong-rey (01W), has weakened into a tropical storm.[2]
  • 1800 UTC, (3:00 a.m. JST, 5 April) – The JMA reports that Typhoon Kong-rey (01W), has weakened into a severe tropical storm.[1]
  • 1800 UTC, (3:00 a.m. JST, 5 April) – The JTWC reports that Tropical Storm Kong-rey (01W), has become extratropical.[2]
5 April
  • 0600 UTC, (3:00 p.m. JST) – The JMA reports that Severe Tropical Storm Kong-rey (01W), has weakened into a tropical storm.[1]
  • 1800 UTC, (3:00 a.m. JST, 6 April) – The JTWC stops monitoring the extratropical remnants of Kong-rey (01W), while they are located roughly 2,060 km (1,280 miles) southeast of Tokyo, Japan.[2]
6 April
  • 0000 UTC, (9:00 a.m. JST) – The JMA reports that Tropical Storm Kong-rey (01W), has become extratropical.[1]
  • 1800 UTC, (3:00 a.m. JST, 7 April) – The JMA stops monitoring the extratropical remnants of Kong-rey (01W), while they are located roughly 2,695 km (1,675 miles) southeast of Tokyo, Japan.[1]

June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "JMA Best Track Data (2001-2009)". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "JTWC Best Track Data for Typhoon 01W (Kong-rey)". Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Retrieved 2 October 2013.