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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Sepat (2007)
11 August 2007 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Sepat formed in the Western Pacific basin on 11 August 2007 and lasted 13 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 918 hPa. It made landfall in Taiwan and People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 11 August 2007
- Dissipated
- 24 August 2007
- Duration
- 13 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 918 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 3Taiwan185 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China111 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Typhoon Wipha250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Yutu241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Krosa241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Man-yi232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Nari232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Usagi222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Kajiki213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Kong-rey185 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth