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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Sarah (1979)
28 September 1979 · Western Pacific · Category 3
Typhoon Sarah formed in the Western Pacific basin on 28 September 1979 and lasted 19 days. Its sustained winds reached 204 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 930 hPa. It made landfall in Vietnam and the Philippines.
- Formed
- 28 September 1979
- Dissipated
- 17 October 1979
- Duration
- 19 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 204 km/h (110 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 930 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSVietnam52 km/h
- TSPhilippines28 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Tip306 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Vera259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Judy250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Hope241 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Alice204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Owen204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Abby204 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth