#11 Typhoon Nina (1953)

Duration: August 8-18, 1953
Origin: Open Pacific Ocean
Highest 1-minute Sustained Winds: 185 mph (295 kph)
Lowest central atmospheric pressure: 885 millibars

Super Typhoon Nina was a Category 5 typhoon that initially formed in the open Pacific and reaching maximum sustained winds of 185 mph. It gradually gained intensity as it travelled north-northwest, barely missing Taiwan and making landfall in the eastern side of the Chinese Mainland as a Category 4 cyclone. Little is known of the damage it caused on Chinese soil but with a central pressure measurement of 885 millibars, was one of the strongest typhoons of the season.