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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Bess (1971)
15 September 1971 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Bess formed in the Western Pacific basin on 15 September 1971 and lasted 12 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 905 hPa. It made landfall in Taiwan, People's Republic of China and South Korea.
- Formed
- 15 September 1971
- Dissipated
- 26 September 1971
- Duration
- 12 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 905 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Taiwan157 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China98 km/h
- TSSouth Korea0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Irma287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Amy278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Nadine278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Wendy259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Lucy241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Harriet232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Rose222 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Trix185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth