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.

#26 Typhoon Bess (1965)

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Duration: September 25-October 5, 1965
Origin: Pacific Ocean, northeast of Palau
Highest 1-minute Sustained Winds: 175 mph (280 kph)
Lowest central atmospheric pressure: 900 millibars

Typhoon Bess was 1965’s strongest storm of the season, forming northeast of Palau on September 25, 1965, travelling northwest before losing strength and dissipating on October 5, 1965 east of South Korea.

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