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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Alex (1987)
21 July 1987 · Western Pacific · Category 1
Typhoon Alex formed in the Western Pacific basin on 21 July 1987 and lasted 12 days. Its sustained winds reached 120 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 970 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China and North Korea. It killed at least 126 people.
- Formed
- 21 July 1987
- Dissipated
- 2 August 1987
- Duration
- 12 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 120 km/h (65 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 970 hPa
- Deaths
- 126
Countries Hit
- TSPeople's Republic of China102 km/h
- TSNorth Korea28 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Nina269 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Betty259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Holly259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Lynn259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Thelma241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Dinah241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Freda232 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Ian204 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth