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Typhoon Sam (1999)

Typhoon Sam formed in the Western Pacific on 17 August 1999 and faded on 27 August 1999. Peak wind 139 km/h (75 kt), category 1, lowest pressure 980 hPa. Landfall: Hong Kong SAR China, South Korea, Philippines.

139 km/hPeak wind · 75 kt

980 hPaLowest pressure

9.3 daysDuration

5,150 kmTrack length · ACE 5.1

Typhoon Sam (1999)

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
20 August 1999 00:00 UTC	TS	Philippines	93 km/h	Cabiraoan · 28 km
22 August 1999 09:00 UTC	C1	Hong Kong SAR China	130 km/h	Luohu · 31 km
26 August 1999 00:00 UTC	TD	South Korea	–	Shinal-li · 19 km

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The same name in other years

TS1990South Indian Ocean · 93 km/h C32000South Pacific · 204 km/h C42021North Atlantic · 250 km/h

Typhoon Sam (1999)

Wind along the track

Landfalls

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The same name in other years