Meteorological history | |
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Formed | October 8, 1951 |
Dissipated | October 15, 1951 |
Category 4-equivalent typhoon | |
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
Highest winds | 220 km/h (140 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 924 hPa (mbar); 27.29 inHg |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 572 |
Injuries | 2,644 |
Missing | 371 |
Areas affected | Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Yap, Japan |
IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1951 Pacific typhoon season |
Typhoon Ruth was a typhoon that hit Japan in October 1951.[1][2]