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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Elsie (1969)
16 September 1969 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Elsie formed in the Western Pacific basin on 16 September 1969 and lasted 18 days. Its sustained winds reached 278 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 895 hPa. It made landfall in Taiwan and People's Republic of China. It is the 85th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 16 September 1969
- Dissipated
- 4 October 1969
- Duration
- 18 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 278 km/h (150 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 895 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Taiwan167 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China98 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Typhoon Viola241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Ida213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Kathy204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Susan194 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Helen194 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon June194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth