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

#27 Typhoon Agnes (1968)

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Duration: August 27-September 10, 1968
Oriigin: Pacific Ocean, Southeast of Japan
Highest 1-minute Sustained Winds: 175 mph (280 kph)
Lowest central atmospheric pressure: 900 millibars

Typhoon Agnes was another Category-5 super typhoon that formed southeast of Japan on August 27, 1968. It travelled west-northwest gaining in strength and dramatically changed its direction travelling east-north east, missing Japan and Korea before gradually dissipating on September 10, 1968.