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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Emma (1956)
1 September 1956 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Emma formed in the Western Pacific basin on 1 September 1956 and lasted 11 days. Its sustained winds reached 250 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 930 hPa. It made landfall in Russia and People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 1 September 1956
- Dissipated
- 11 September 1956
- Duration
- 11 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 250 km/h (135 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 930 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Russia130 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China74 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Wanda296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Thelma278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Gilda259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Jean241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Sarah232 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Charlotte204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Harriet204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Babs185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth