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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Elsie (1989)
13 October 1989 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Elsie formed in the Western Pacific basin on 13 October 1989 and lasted 10 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 915 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines, Vietnam and Laos.
- Formed
- 13 October 1989
- Dissipated
- 22 October 1989
- Duration
- 10 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 915 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3Philippines204 km/h
- TSVietnam56 km/h
- TSLaos46 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Andy259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Gordon259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Gay259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Irma259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Angela241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Sarah232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Jack232 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Dot185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth