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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Helen (1958)
8 September 1958 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Helen formed in the Western Pacific basin on 8 September 1958 and lasted 14 days. Its sustained winds reached 278 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 920 hPa. It made landfall in Japan and Russia.
- Formed
- 8 September 1958
- Dissipated
- 22 September 1958
- Duration
- 14 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 278 km/h (150 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 920 hPa
Countries Hit
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Ida324 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Grace306 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Phyllis296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Winnie278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Ophelia259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Nancy259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Alice241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Doris241 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth