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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Lynn (1987)
14 October 1987 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Lynn formed in the Western Pacific basin on 14 October 1987 and lasted 14 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 920 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 14 October 1987
- Dissipated
- 28 October 1987
- Duration
- 14 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 920 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSPeople's Republic of China46 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Nina269 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Betty259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Holly259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Thelma241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Dinah241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Freda232 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Ian204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Gerald194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth