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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Abby (1986)
9 September 1986 · Western Pacific · Category 2
Typhoon Abby formed in the Western Pacific basin on 9 September 1986 and lasted 15 days. Its sustained winds reached 176 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 945 hPa. It made landfall in Taiwan, South Korea and Russia. It killed at least 13 people.
- Formed
- 9 September 1986
- Dissipated
- 24 September 1986
- Duration
- 15 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 176 km/h (95 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 945 hPa
- Deaths
- 13
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Taiwan163 km/h
- TSSouth Korea0 km/h
- TSRussia0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Lola278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Peggy259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Kim250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Ben222 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Vera204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Forrest204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Carmen185 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Joe185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth