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Typhoon Sarah (1989)

Typhoon Sarah formed in the Western Pacific on 3 September 1989 and faded on 14 September 1989. Peak wind 232 km/h (125 kt), category 4, lowest pressure 950 hPa. Landfall: China, Taiwan.

232 km/hPeak wind · 125 kt
950 hPaLowest pressure
11.3 daysDuration
5,563 kmTrack length · ACE 12.6
TaiwanTaiwanChina
Typhoon Sarah (1989)
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
11 September 1989 18:00 UTCC2Taiwan167 km/hFuli · 6 km
12 September 1989 09:00 UTCTSTaiwan117 km/hYilan · 29 km
13 September 1989 09:00 UTCTDChina61 km/hShajiang · 10 km

Towns within 100 km of the track

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The same name in other years