World Map › Tropical Cyclones Since 1950 › 1973
Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Billie (1973)
11 July 1973 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Billie formed in the Western Pacific basin on 11 July 1973 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 241 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 915 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 11 July 1973
- Dissipated
- 20 July 1973
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 241 km/h (130 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 915 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSPeople's Republic of China46 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Nora296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Patsy259 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Ellen194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth