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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Amy (1951)
3 December 1951 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Amy formed in the Western Pacific basin on 3 December 1951 and lasted 16 days. Its sustained winds reached 222 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 950 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines. It killed at least 991 people.
- Formed
- 3 December 1951
- Dissipated
- 19 December 1951
- Duration
- 16 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 222 km/h (120 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 950 hPa
- Deaths
- 991
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Philippines167 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Iris278 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Thelma232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Georgia222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Louise222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Ruth222 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Kate185 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Marge185 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Nora185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth