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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Ellis (1982)
17 August 1982 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Ellis formed in the Western Pacific basin on 17 August 1982 and lasted 18 days. Its sustained winds reached 232 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 915 hPa. It made landfall in Japan, People's Republic of China and Russia.
- Formed
- 17 August 1982
- Dissipated
- 4 September 1982
- Duration
- 18 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 232 km/h (125 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 915 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSJapan117 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China0 km/h
- TSRussia0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Bess259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Mac259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Cecil232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Andy222 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