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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Zeb (1998)
7 October 1998 · Western Pacific · Category 5
Typhoon Zeb formed in the Western Pacific basin on 7 October 1998 and lasted 12 days. Its sustained winds reached 287 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 900 hPa. It made landfall in the Philippines and Japan. It is the 57th most powerful tropical cyclone recorded since 1950.
- Formed
- 7 October 1998
- Dissipated
- 20 October 1998
- Duration
- 12 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 287 km/h (155 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 900 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 5Philippines256 km/h
- Cat. 1Japan126 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Typhoon Babs250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Todd241 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Rex213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Otto185 km/h
- Cat. 2Typhoon Faith167 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth