After passing just north of Luzon, Utor began to weaken, before making landfall on the district of Dapeng as a minimal typhoon.

At 21:30 UTC on June 26, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) began monitoring a system in the Western Pacific Ocean.

On July 6 at 0:00 UTC, Utor made landfall on the district of Dapeng as a minimal typhoon, quickly weakening over land.

[1] Utor, while not a very strong storm, brought heavy rain causing many landslides and flooding throughout the countries it affected.

[2] Effects and impacts from Utor in the Philippines amounted to greater than $37 million (2001 USD) in damage, as well as causing at least 168 fatalities.

[3] 87 flights were canceled and 402 more were delayed due to the storm on July 6 in Hong Kong, with crops, roads, power lines, and other infrastructure in Guangdong being heavily damaged.