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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Herb (1996)
21 July 1996 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Herb formed in the Western Pacific basin on 21 July 1996 and lasted 14 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 925 hPa. It made landfall in Taiwan and People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 21 July 1996
- Dissipated
- 4 August 1996
- Duration
- 14 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 925 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3Taiwan191 km/h
- Cat. 2People's Republic of China154 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Eve259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Sally259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Dale259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Violet241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Bart232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Orson213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Zane204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Carlo194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth