#23 Typhoon Wilda (1964)
Duration: September 16-25, 1964
Origin: Pacific Ocean, northeast of the Philippines
Highest 1-minute Sustained Winds: 175 mph (280 kph)
Lowest central atmospheric pressure: 895 millibars
Classified as a Category-5 supertyphoon, Wilda started gaining peak strength on September 21, 1964 and steadily lost its strength as it travelled north-northeast barrelling towards southern Japan where it left 42 people dead due to the massive flooding caused by its rains.
#22 Hurricane Camille (1969)
Duration: August 14-22, 1969
Origin: Caribbean, south of Cuba
Highest 1-minute Sustained Winds: 175 mph (280 kph)
Lowest central atmospheric pressure: 900 millibars
Hurricane Camille, the second-most intense tropical weather disturbance to hit the United States of America on record, was also the strongest storm of the 1969 hurricane season, causing massive devastation in its aftermath. The hurricane levelled structures along the Mississippi coast, killing 259 people and costing $1.43 billion dollars in destruction.
