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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Vera (1979)
27 October 1979 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Vera formed in the Western Pacific basin on 27 October 1979 and lasted 15 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 915 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines.
- Formed
- 27 October 1979
- Dissipated
- 10 November 1979
- Duration
- 15 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 915 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Philippines157 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Tip306 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Judy250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Hope241 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Alice204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Owen204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Sarah204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Abby204 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth