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Typhoon Bess (1982)

Typhoon Bess formed in the Western Pacific on 21 July 1982 and faded on 6 August 1982. Peak wind 259 km/h (140 kt), category 5, lowest pressure 900 hPa. Landfall: Japan.

259 km/hPeak wind · 140 kt
900 hPaLowest pressure
16 daysDuration
6,775 kmTrack length · ACE 35.1
JapanJapan
Typhoon Bess (1982)
C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression

Wind along the track

km/h · UTC

6311915417820925222242628301

Landfalls

DateCountries hitLandfall windNearby
1 August 1982 18:00 UTCTSJapan93 km/hShirakawa-gō · 19 km
3 August 1982 21:00 UTCTDJapan–Erimo · 4 km

Towns within 100 km of the track

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