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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Sarah (1959)
10 September 1959 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Sarah formed in the Western Pacific basin on 10 September 1959 and lasted 13 days. Its sustained winds reached 306 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 905 hPa. It made landfall in South Korea, Japan and Russia. It is the 22nd most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 10 September 1959
- Dissipated
- 23 September 1959
- Duration
- 13 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 306 km/h (165 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 905 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3South Korea181 km/h
- Cat. 1Japan139 km/h
- TSRussia61 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Joan315 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Vera306 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Gilda278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Dinah278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Charlotte269 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Harriet241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Tilda232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Louise222 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth