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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Andy (1982)
21 July 1982 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Andy formed in the Western Pacific basin on 21 July 1982 and lasted 12 days. Its sustained winds reached 222 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 930 hPa. It made landfall in Taiwan and People's Republic of China. It killed at least 13 people.
- Formed
- 21 July 1982
- Dissipated
- 1 August 1982
- Duration
- 12 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 222 km/h (120 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 930 hPa
- Deaths
- 13
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Taiwan176 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China102 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Bess259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Mac259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Cecil232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Ellis232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Nancy213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Ken204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Nelson194 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Pat194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth