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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Nelson (1982)
18 March 1982 · Western Pacific · Category 3
Typhoon Nelson formed in the Western Pacific basin on 18 March 1982 and lasted 14 days. Its sustained winds reached 194 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 935 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines. It killed at least 56 people.
- Formed
- 18 March 1982
- Dissipated
- 1 April 1982
- Duration
- 14 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 194 km/h (105 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 935 hPa
- Deaths
- 56
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3Philippines181 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Bess259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Mac259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Cecil232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Ellis232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Andy222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Nancy213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Ken204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Pat194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth