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Tropical Cyclone
Tropical Storm Tess (1988)
1 November 1988 · Western Pacific · Category 1
Tropical Storm Tess formed in the Western Pacific basin on 1 November 1988 and lasted 6 days. Its sustained winds reached 120 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 975 hPa. It made landfall in Vietnam, the Philippines and Cambodia.
- Formed
- 1 November 1988
- Dissipated
- 7 November 1988
- Duration
- 6 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 120 km/h (65 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 975 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSVietnam102 km/h
- TSPhilippines65 km/h
- TSCambodia0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Nelson259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Ruby232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Skip232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Roy213 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Warren213 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Doyle213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Hal194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth