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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Tess (1953)
16 September 1953 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Tess formed in the Western Pacific basin on 16 September 1953 and lasted 13 days. Its sustained winds reached 278 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 900 hPa. It made landfall in Japan and Russia. It is the 90th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 16 September 1953
- Dissipated
- 29 September 1953
- Duration
- 13 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 278 km/h (150 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 900 hPa
Countries Hit
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Nina296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Kit278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Doris278 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Betty241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Rita232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Judy222 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Cora222 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Susan204 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth