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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Amy (1962)
28 August 1962 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Amy formed in the Western Pacific basin on 28 August 1962 and lasted 13 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 940 hPa. It made landfall in Taiwan, People's Republic of China, South Korea and Russia.
- Formed
- 28 August 1962
- Dissipated
- 10 September 1962
- Duration
- 13 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 940 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3Taiwan204 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China98 km/h
- TSSouth Korea65 km/h
- TSRussia0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Ruth296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Karen296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Opal269 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Emma259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Georgia241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Thelma213 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Gilda213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Dinah185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth