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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Faith (1998)
7 December 1998 · Western Pacific · Category 2
Typhoon Faith formed in the Western Pacific basin on 7 December 1998 and lasted 7 days. Its sustained winds reached 167 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 970 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.
- Formed
- 7 December 1998
- Dissipated
- 14 December 1998
- Duration
- 7 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 167 km/h (90 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 970 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Philippines120 km/h
- TSVietnam111 km/h
- TSCambodia56 km/h
- TSLaos46 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Zeb287 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Babs250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Todd241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Rex213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Otto185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth