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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Kent (1995)
24 August 1995 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Kent formed in the Western Pacific basin on 24 August 1995 and lasted 9 days. Its sustained winds reached 241 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 945 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 24 August 1995
- Dissipated
- 1 September 1995
- Duration
- 9 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 241 km/h (130 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 945 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2People's Republic of China157 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Angela287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Oscar259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Ward259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Ryan241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Zack222 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Faye194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth