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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Orchid (1980)
1 September 1980 · Western Pacific · Category 2
Typhoon Orchid formed in the Western Pacific basin on 1 September 1980 and lasted 14 days. Its sustained winds reached 157 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 960 hPa. It made landfall in Japan and Russia.
- Formed
- 1 September 1980
- Dissipated
- 16 September 1980
- Duration
- 14 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 157 km/h (85 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 960 hPa
Countries Hit
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Wynne278 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Kim241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Betty232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Percy232 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Ellen204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Marge204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Joe194 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Vernon194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth