Meteorological history | |
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Formed | June 18, 1957 |
Dissipated | June 26, 1957 |
Category 5-equivalent super typhoon | |
1-minute sustained (SSHWS) | |
Highest winds | 280 km/h (175 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 900 hPa (mbar); 26.58 inHg |
Overall effects | |
Fatalities | 30 |
Areas affected | Taiwan, Japan |
Part of the 1957 Pacific typhoon season |
Typhoon Virginia was a super typhoon in 1957. Forming on June 18, 1957, the storm drifted over the Philippines, before making landfall directly in Taiwan, the typhoon later dissipated near South Korea and Japan.