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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Sarah (1989)
3 September 1989 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Sarah formed in the Western Pacific basin on 3 September 1989 and lasted 11 days. Its sustained winds reached 232 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 950 hPa. It made landfall in Taiwan and People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 3 September 1989
- Dissipated
- 14 September 1989
- Duration
- 11 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 232 km/h (125 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 950 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Taiwan167 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China74 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Andy259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Gordon259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Elsie259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Gay259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Irma259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Angela241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Jack232 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Dot185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth