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Vamei at peak strength

December 26

• 2000 - Cyclone 04B (pictured) made landfall over Sri Lanka at peak intensity as a Category 1 tropical cyclone, making it the strongest cyclone to hit the island nation for nearly 25 years.
• 2001 - Tropical Storm Vamei formed to the east of Singapore at a latitude of 1.4° north, becoming the closest-forming tropical cyclone to the Equator.