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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Patsy (1973)
5 October 1973 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Patsy formed in the Western Pacific basin on 5 October 1973 and lasted 11 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 895 hPa. It made landfall in Vietnam.
- Formed
- 5 October 1973
- Dissipated
- 15 October 1973
- Duration
- 11 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 895 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSVietnam0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Nora296 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