Tropical Cyclone

Typhoon Betty (1987)

7 August 1987 · Western Pacific · Category 5

Typhoon Betty formed in the Western Pacific basin on 7 August 1987 and lasted 11 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 890 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand.

Formed

7 August 1987

Dissipated

17 August 1987

Duration

11 days

Basin

Western Pacific

Maximum Sustained Wind

259 km/h (140 kt)

Category (Saffir-Simpson)

5

Minimum Pressure

890 hPa

Countries Hit

• Cat. 4Philippines241 km/h
• TSVietnam102 km/h
• TSLaos83 km/h
• TSThailand74 km/h

Other Cyclones of the Season

• Cat. 5Typhoon Nina269 km/h
• Cat. 5Typhoon Holly259 km/h
• Cat. 5Typhoon Lynn259 km/h
• Cat. 4Typhoon Thelma241 km/h
• Cat. 4Typhoon Dinah241 km/h
• Cat. 4Typhoon Freda232 km/h
• Cat. 3Typhoon Ian204 km/h
• Cat. 3Typhoon Gerald194 km/h

• Wikipedia article

Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth