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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Omar (1992)
23 August 1992 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Omar formed in the Western Pacific basin on 23 August 1992 and lasted 17 days. Its sustained winds reached 241 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 920 hPa. It made landfall in Taiwan, People's Republic of China and Vietnam. It killed at least 15 people.
- Formed
- 23 August 1992
- Dissipated
- 9 September 1992
- Duration
- 17 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 241 km/h (130 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 920 hPa
- Deaths
- 15
Countries Hit
- TSTaiwan102 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China83 km/h
- TSVietnam0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Yvette287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Elsie269 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Forrest232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Hunt232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Bobbie222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Janis213 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Ryan213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Sibyl204 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth