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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Elsie (1966)
8 September 1966 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Elsie formed in the Western Pacific basin on 8 September 1966 and lasted 11 days. Its sustained winds reached 213 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 945 hPa. It made landfall in Japan.
- Formed
- 8 September 1966
- Dissipated
- 19 September 1966
- Duration
- 11 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 213 km/h (115 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 945 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSJapan0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Kit315 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Cora278 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Alice241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Irma222 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Ida185 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Kathy185 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Marie185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth