Typhoon Wanda (1962)
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Typhoon Wanda was one of the most intense tropical cyclones on record in Hong Kong. It was the 59th disturbance in the record-breaking 1962 Pacific typhoon season, forming in August east of the Philippines. Typhoon Wanda reached peak winds of 175 km/h (110 mph) in the South China Sea, and it made landfall on Hong Kong on September 1, producing gusts of 261 km/h (161 mph) which, in combination with a high storm surge, damaged thousands of huts and left 72,000 people homeless. Wanda left a total of 434 deaths, and it is estimated that an identical typhoon striking today would cause HK$2.6 billion ($335 million USD) in losses.
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Meteorological history | |
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Formed | August 27, 1962 |
Dissipated | September 1, 1962 |
Typhoon | |
10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
Lowest pressure | 960 hPa (mbar); 28.35 inHg |
Category 2-equivalent typhoon | |
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
Highest winds | 175 km/h (110 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 949 hPa (mbar); 28.02 inHg |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 434 |
Areas affected | British Hong Kong, Portuguese Macau and China |
IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1962 Pacific typhoon season |
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