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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Judy (1979)
15 August 1979 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Judy formed in the Western Pacific basin on 15 August 1979 and lasted 12 days. Its sustained winds reached 250 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 910 hPa. It made landfall in South Korea.
- Formed
- 15 August 1979
- Dissipated
- 27 August 1979
- Duration
- 12 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 250 km/h (135 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 910 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSSouth Korea83 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Tip306 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Vera259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Hope241 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Alice204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Owen204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Sarah204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Abby204 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth