#29 Typhoon Nadine (1971)

Duration: July 19-27, 1971
Origin: Pacific Ocean, East-Southeast of the Philippines
Highest 1-minute Sustained Winds: 175 mph (280 kph)
Lowest central atmospheric pressure: 900 millibars

On July 19, 1971, Typhoon Nadine began forming in the Pacific Ocean, approximately 2000km East-southeast of the Philippines. It strengthened rapidly, reaching a peak wind speed of 175 mph but weakened slightly before making landfall in eastern Taiwan. Despite its winds weakening, Nadine took 28 lives and caused massive destruction in Taiwan as a result of flooding. A Pan American Cargo plane with four souls on board allegedly crashed due to Typhoon Nadine’s power.