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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Virginia (1957)
17 June 1957 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Virginia formed in the Western Pacific basin on 17 June 1957 and lasted 11 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 Taiwan and Japan. It is the 92nd most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 17 June 1957
- Dissipated
- 28 June 1957
- Duration
- 11 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 Lola296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Faye259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Kit259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Rose250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Agnes250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Hester241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Judy241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Trix222 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth