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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Viola (1969)
20 July 1969 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Viola formed in the Western Pacific basin on 20 July 1969 and lasted 11 days. Its sustained winds reached 241 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 900 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China.
- Formed
- 20 July 1969
- Dissipated
- 31 July 1969
- Duration
- 11 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 241 km/h (130 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 900 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1People's Republic of China120 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Elsie278 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Ida213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Kathy204 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Susan194 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Helen194 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon June194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth