C5category 5
Typhoon Saola (2023)
Typhoon Saola formed in the Western Pacific on 22 August 2023 and faded on 4 September 2023. Peak wind 259 km/h (140 kt), category 5, lowest pressure 920 hPa. Landfall: China.
259 km/hPeak wind · 140 kt
920 hPaLowest pressure
13 daysDuration
3,126 kmTrack length · ACE 42.1
C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression
Wind along the track
km/h · UTC
Landfalls
| Date | Countries hit | Landfall wind | Nearby | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2023 03:00 UTC | C1 | China | 126 km/h | Yangjiang · 39 km |
Towns within 100 km of the track
Shenzhen70 km · 204 km/h
Zhanjiang82 km · 83 km/h
Maoming10 km · 83 km/h
Jiangmen78 km · 167 km/h
Bao'an73 km · 167 km/h
Longgang82 km · 204 km/h
Zhongshan60 km · 167 km/h
Yangjiang19 km · 111 km/h
Zhuhai32 km · 167 km/h
Nanshan75 km · 167 km/h
Danshui89 km · 204 km/h
Lianjiang75 km · 83 km/h
Gaozhou29 km · 83 km/h
Huazhou44 km · 83 km/h
Luohu66 km · 204 km/h
Guangming97 km · 167 km/h
Xinyi75 km · 83 km/h
Taishan61 km · 139 km/h
Wuchuan36 km · 83 km/h
Yangchun53 km · 111 km/h
Humen93 km · 167 km/h
Kaiping77 km · 139 km/h
Tangxia95 km · 204 km/h
Enping68 km · 111 km/h
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