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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Ellen (1983)
27 August 1983 · Eastern Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Ellen formed in the Eastern Pacific basin on 27 August 1983 and lasted 14 days. Its sustained winds reached 232 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 925 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 27 August 1983
- Dissipated
- 10 September 1983
- Duration
- 14 days
- Basin
- Eastern Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 232 km/h (125 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 925 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSPeople's Republic of China107 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Kiko232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Raymond232 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Barbara213 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Henriette213 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Tico213 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Lorena185 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Manuel185 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Priscilla185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth