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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Amber (1997)
19 August 1997 · Western Pacific · Category 3
Typhoon Amber formed in the Western Pacific basin on 19 August 1997 and lasted 12 days. Its sustained winds reached 204 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 950 hPa. It made landfall in Taiwan and People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 19 August 1997
- Dissipated
- 31 August 1997
- Duration
- 12 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 204 km/h (110 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 950 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Taiwan172 km/h
- Cat. 1People's Republic of China120 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Ivan296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Joan296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Keith287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Isa269 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Ginger269 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Nestor259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Rosie259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Winnie259 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth