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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Billie (1970)
21 August 1970 · Western Pacific · Category 3
Typhoon Billie formed in the Western Pacific basin on 21 August 1970 and lasted 11 days. Its sustained winds reached 204 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 945 hPa. It made landfall in North Korea and People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 21 August 1970
- Dissipated
- 1 September 1970
- Duration
- 11 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 204 km/h (110 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 945 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSNorth Korea89 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Hope278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Joan278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Olga259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Georgia259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Anita250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Patsy250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Kate241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Nancy222 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth