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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Winnie (1997)
5 August 1997 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Winnie formed in the Western Pacific basin on 5 August 1997 and lasted 20 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 People's Republic of China and Russia.
- Formed
- 5 August 1997
- Dissipated
- 25 August 1997
- Duration
- 20 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 915 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1People's Republic of China130 km/h
- TSRussia46 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Ivan296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Joan296 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Keith287 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Isa269 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Ginger269 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Nestor259 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Rosie259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Bing250 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth