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Typhoon Ruth (1980)

Typhoon Ruth formed in the Western Pacific on 10 September 1980 and faded on 17 September 1980. Peak wind 120 km/h (65 kt), category 1, lowest pressure 980 hPa. Landfall: China, Vietnam.

120 km/hPeak wind · 65 kt
980 hPaLowest pressure
7 daysDuration
2,323 kmTrack length · ACE 2.2
ChinaVietnam
Typhoon Ruth (1980)
C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression

Wind along the track

km/h · UTC

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Landfalls

DateCountries hitLandfall windNearby
14 September 1980 18:00 UTCTSChina83 km/hWenchang · 12 km
16 September 1980 00:00 UTCTSVietnam102 km/hSầm Sơn · 44 km

Towns within 100 km of the track

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The same name in other years