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Typhoon Kirk (1996)

Typhoon Kirk formed in the Western Pacific on 28 July 1996 and faded on 18 August 1996. Peak wind 176 km/h (95 kt), category 2, lowest pressure 955 hPa. Landfall: Japan.

176 km/hPeak wind · 95 kt
955 hPaLowest pressure
21.8 daysDuration
11,256 kmTrack length · ACE 24.1
JapanJapan
Typhoon Kirk (1996)
C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression

Wind along the track

km/h · UTC

6311915417820925228313691215

Landfalls

DateCountries hitLandfall windNearby
14 August 1996 03:00 UTCC2Japan167 km/hKikuchi · 15 km
15 August 1996 00:00 UTCTSJapan102 km/hAwashimaura · 22 km

Towns within 100 km of the track

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The same name in other years