#24 Typhoon Tess (1953)
Duration: September 17-27, 1953
Origin: Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines
Highest 1-minute Sustained Winds: 175 mph (280 kph)
Lowest central atmospheric pressure: 900 millibars
Typhoon Tess, a Category-5 super typhoon formed in the Pacific Ocean on September 17, 1953 and rapidly gained strength, travelling northward and making landfall on the central island of Honshu, Japan. The destructive storm killed 393 people and left 85 others missing
