C5category 5

Typhoon Gay (1989)

Typhoon Gay formed in the Western Pacific on 31 October 1989 and faded on 10 November 1989. Peak wind 259 km/h (140 kt), category 5, lowest pressure 970 hPa. Landfall: India, Thailand.

259 km/hPeak wind · 140 kt

970 hPaLowest pressure

9.8 daysDuration

3,725 kmTrack length · ACE 25.9

Typhoon Gay (1989)

C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression

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km/h · UTC

Landfalls

Date		Countries hit	Landfall wind	Nearby
4 November 1989 06:00 UTC	C3	Thailand	185 km/h	Chumphon · 35 km
8 November 1989 21:00 UTC	C4	India	213 km/h	Vinjamur · 15 km

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The same name in other years

C21981Western Pacific · 176 km/h C31985Western Pacific · 185 km/h TS1988Western Pacific · 83 km/h C51992Eastern Pacific · 296 km/h

Typhoon Gay (1989)

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Landfalls

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The same name in other years