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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Saomai (2000)
31 August 2000 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Saomai formed in the Western Pacific basin on 31 August 2000 and lasted 18 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 925 hPa. It made landfall in South Korea and Russia.
- Formed
- 31 August 2000
- Dissipated
- 19 September 2000
- Duration
- 18 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 925 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSSouth Korea111 km/h
- TSRussia0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Damrey287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Bilis259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Shanshan250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Jelawat232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Kirogi213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Soulik204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Yagi194 km/h
- Cat. 1Typhoon Prapiroon139 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth