30 of the Most Powerful Tropical Weather Systems Ever Recorded in History

#20 Typhoon Wynne (1980)

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Duration: October 3-14, 1980
Origin:
Highest 1-minute Sustained Winds: 175 kph (280 kph)
Lowest central atmospheric pressure: 890 millibars

The strongest typhoon of the 1980 season, Wynne reached a peak of 175 mph winds and an atmospheric pressure of 890 millibars leading it to be declared as a Category-5 super typhoon between October 3 and 14, 1980.

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