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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Orchid (1994)
16 September 1994 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Orchid formed in the Western Pacific basin on 16 September 1994 and lasted 17 days. Its sustained winds reached 250 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 925 hPa. It made landfall in Japan.
- Formed
- 16 September 1994
- Dissipated
- 2 October 1994
- Duration
- 17 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 250 km/h (135 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 925 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Japan148 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Doug259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Melissa250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Zelda250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Walt241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Fred241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Tim232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Wilda232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Seth222 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth