Typhoon Virginia (1957)

Typhoon Virginia
Meteorological history
FormedJune 18, 1957
DissipatedJune 26, 1957
Category 5-equivalent super typhoon
1-minute sustained (SSHWS)
Highest winds280 km/h (175 mph)
Lowest pressure900 hPa (mbar); 26.58 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities30
Areas affectedTaiwan, 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.