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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Soulik (2018)
15 August 2018 · Western Pacific · Category 3
Typhoon Soulik formed in the Western Pacific basin on 15 August 2018 and lasted 15 days. Its sustained winds reached 194 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 942 hPa. It made landfall in South Korea and Japan. It killed at least 86 people.
- Formed
- 15 August 2018
- Dissipated
- 30 August 2018
- Duration
- 15 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 194 km/h (105 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 942 hPa
- Deaths
- 86
Countries Hit
- TSSouth Korea89 km/h
- TSJapan0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Mangkhut287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Jebi287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Kong-rey278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Yutu278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Maria269 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Trami259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Jelawat241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Cimaron213 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth