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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Elsie (1981)
22 September 1981 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Elsie formed in the Western Pacific basin on 22 September 1981 and lasted 14 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 Russia. It is the 86th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 22 September 1981
- Dissipated
- 6 October 1981
- Duration
- 14 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 278 km/h (150 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 895 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSRussia0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Typhoon Irma250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Clara222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Kit213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Freda185 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Hazen185 km/h
- Cat. 2Typhoon Agnes176 km/h
- Cat. 2Typhoon Lee176 km/h
- Cat. 2Typhoon Thad157 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth