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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Elsie (1954)
5 May 1954 · Western Pacific · Category 3
Typhoon Elsie formed in the Western Pacific basin on 5 May 1954 and lasted 8 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 945 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China, Vietnam and the Philippines.
- Formed
- 5 May 1954
- Dissipated
- 12 May 1954
- Duration
- 8 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 945 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSPeople's Republic of China111 km/h
- TSVietnam89 km/h
- TSPhilippines65 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Ida278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Pamela278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Ruby278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Sally278 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon June241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Tilda232 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Grace185 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Lorna185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth