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{{For|other storms of the same name|List of storms named Kelly}}
{{Short description|Pacific tropical storm in 1981}}
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| image = Kelly Jul 3 1981 1157Z.png
| Basin=WPac▼
| Year=1981▼
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}}{{Infobox weather event/JMA
▲| Image name=Kelly near peak intensity
▲| Formed=June 27, 1981
| pressure = 975
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▲| 1-min winds=75
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| Fatalities=192 total▼
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| Areas=[[Philippines]], [[China]]▼
| Hurricane season=[[1981 Pacific typhoon season]]▼
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| damage = 7800000
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'''Severe Tropical Storm Kelly''', known in the Philippines as '''Tropical Storm Daling''', was a weak but destructive [[tropical cyclone|tropical storm]] that struck the [[Philippines]] in June 1981. A tropical disturbance organized into a tropical depression east of the Philippines on June 28. It tracked westward, reaching tropical storm on June 30 before [[landfall (meteorology)|hitting]] the central Philippines. Kelly weakened over the islands, but re-strengthened over the [[South China Sea]], nearly attaining typhoon status on July 2. The system passed through the southern [[Hainan Island]] on July 3. The cyclone then crossed the [[Gulf of Tonkin]] as a weakening tropical storm, and made landfall in northern [[Vietnam]] on July 4 as a tropical storm. Kelly dissipated two days later inland.
Tropical Storm Kelly was the worst storm to affect the Philippines in eight months. Nine towns in an {{Convert|6920|km|mi|abbr=on|round=5}} area near the [[Mayon Volcano]] sustained flooding. Over {{Convert|1450|km|mi|abbr=on|round=5}} of railways lines were washed out. At least 800 homes were destroyed while {{convert|3845|ha|acre|abbr=on|round=5}} of rice fields were ruined. More than 3,600 individuals were displaced. Overall, damage totaled to $7.8 million (1981 [[United States Dollar|USD]]).{{#tag:ref|All currencies are converted to United States Dollars using [http://www.measuringworth.com/datasets/exchangeglobal/result.php?year_source=1983&year_result=1986&countryE Philippines Measuring worth] with an exchange rate of the year 1981.|group=nb}}
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==Meteorological history==
{{storm path|Kelly 1981 track.png}}
The origins of Tropical Storm Kelly can be traced back to an area of disturbed weather that was first detected by [[weather satellite]] imagery on June 25. Although the system was well-organized at this time, there was little evidence of a [[atmospheric circulation|low-level circulation]].<ref name="JTWC ATCR">{{cite report|title=Annual Tropical Cyclone Report: 1981|
At 0600 UTC on June 30, the JTWC upgraded the depression into Tropical Storm Kelly.<ref name="IBTRACS">{{cite report|author1=Kenneth R. Knapp |author2=Michael C. Kruk |author3=David H. Levinson |author4=Howard J. Diamond |author5=Charles J. Neumann |year=2010|work=The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): Unifying tropical cyclone best track data|title=1981 KELLY (1981176N08150)|publisher=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society|
==Impact and aftermath==
Tropical Storm Kelly was the worst storm to affect the Philippines in eight months. Mudslides were reported along the slopes of the Mayon volcano,<ref name=UPI1 /> as a result, many nearby villages were destroyed.<ref name=UPI2 /> Some people were buried under rocks and debris due to mudslides.<ref name=AP1>{{cite news|title=Mud and rocks loosened by storm destroy villages|date=July 1, 1981|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> Nine towns in an {{Convert|6920|km|mi|abbr=on|round=5}} area were flooded.<ref name=UPI1 /> Huts and rice feels were inundated by mud in debris in parts of [[Legazpi, Albay|Legaspi]], Daragan, [[Ligao]], and [[Camalig]].<ref name=UPI2 /> The towns of Ligao, [[Oas, Albay|Oas]], Camalig and [[Guinobatan]] were the worst affected by Kelly.<ref name=AP1 /> Although winds were not very strong, many rivers overflowed their banks.<ref name=UPI1 /> In the [[Albay|Albay Province]], more than {{Convert|1450|km|mi|abbr=on|round=5}} of railways lines were washed out. Over 800 dwellings were destroyed,<ref name=UPI4 /> including 597 houses made of light wood and straw,<ref name=AP4 /> were destroyed and {{convert|9500|acre|ha|abbr=on|round=5}} of rice field were destroyed.<ref name=UPI4>{{cite news|title=Storm death rises to 145|date=July 2, 1981|agency=United Press International}}</ref> More than 3,600 persons lost their homes.<ref name=UPI3>{{cite news|title=International News|date=July 2, 1981|agency=United Press International}}</ref>
One hundred ninety-two fatalities were reported,<ref name=AP5>{{cite news|title=Tornado, Two Storms Leave 207 Dead In Philippines|date=July 5, 1981|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> including 120 casualties in the Albay Province<ref name=UPI1>{{cite news|title=International News|date=July 1, 1981|agency=United Press International}}</ref> and five in Ligao.<ref name=AP4 /> Nine cities sustained fatalities near the Mayon volcano,<ref name="TNC">{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2206&dat=19810702&id=6IEmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SwEGAAAAIBAJ&pg=5375,322045 | title=Tropical storm Kills 103 in the Philippines | date=July 2, 1981 |
==See also==
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*[[Tropical Storm Bebinca (2013)]]
*[[Tropical Storm Rumbia (2013)]]
*[[Tropical Storm Zita
*[[Tropical Storm Koni]]
==Notes==
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[[Category:Typhoons in the Philippines]]
[[Category:Western Pacific severe tropical storms]]
[[Category:Tropical cyclones in 1981|Kelly]]
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