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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Nora (1973)
1 October 1973 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Nora formed in the Western Pacific basin on 1 October 1973 and lasted 10 days. Its sustained winds reached 296 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 875 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China. It is the 24th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 1 October 1973
- Dissipated
- 11 October 1973
- Duration
- 10 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 296 km/h (160 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 875 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSPeople's Republic of China98 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Patsy259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Billie241 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Ellen194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth