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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Yancy (1990)
9 August 1990 · Western Pacific · Category 2
Typhoon Yancy formed in the Western Pacific basin on 9 August 1990 and lasted 14 days. Its sustained winds reached 167 km/h, Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 950 hPa. It made landfall in Taiwan and People's Republic of China. It killed at least 216 people.
- Formed
- 9 August 1990
- Dissipated
- 23 August 1990
- Duration
- 14 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 167 km/h (90 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 2
- Minimum Pressure
- 950 hPa
- Deaths
- 216
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Taiwan157 km/h
- TSPeople's Republic of China102 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Mike278 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Flo269 km/h
- Cat. 5Typhoon Page259 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Russ232 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Percy213 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Steve213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Zola185 km/h
- Cat. 2Typhoon Ofelia167 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth