Typhoon Tip - Wikipedia
Typhoon Tip, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Warling, was an exceptionally large, extremely powerful, and long-lived tropical cyclone that traversed the Western Pacific for 20 days, shattering multiple records worldwide.
Earth's Strongest, Most Massive Storm Ever - Scientific American
On Oct. 12, 1979, Super Typhoon Tip's central pressure dropped to 870 mb (25.69 inches Hg), the lowest sea-level pressure ever observed on Earth, according to NOAA. Peak wind gusts...
The Track of Typhoon Tip (1979) - YouTube
Typhoon Tip was the most intense storm in world history, with a recorded pressure of 870mb from a reconnaissance plane. With gaps in plane coverage, the actual intensity of this storm...
Hurricanes: Science and Society: 1979- Typhoon Tip
By 11 October, Tip was a super typhoon with winds of at least 241 km/h (150 mph). From 9- 11 October, the central pressure of the storm dropped 92 mbar and the typhoon’s circulation expanded to a diameter of 2220 km (1,380 mi) with gale-force winds extending 1086 km …
Remembering Typhoon Tip: The Most Intense Tropical Cyclone …
Typhoon Tip, a major tropical cyclone that developed in the West Pacific back in 1979, became the largest and most intense cyclone in recorded history. At its peak, Tip reached a record-low sea-level pressure of 870 hPa and a peak wind diameter of 1,380 mi (2,220 km), which is equivalent to nearly half the size of the contiguous United States.
Typhoon Tip - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Typhoon Tip, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Warling (international designation: T7920, JTWC designation: 23W) was the biggest and strongest known tropical cyclone on record. It was the 19th tropical storm and 12th typhoon of the 1979 Pacific typhoon season.
Largest Tropical Cyclone Ever Recorded | Weather.com
Sep 6, 2013 · Tip was located over the open Pacific Ocean when it was at its peak intensity, and made landfall in southern Japan while weakening from a typhoon to a tropical storm. Heavy rainfall from Tip...
Largest tropical cyclone - Guinness World Records
The largest tropical cyclone was named Typhoon Tip, it had a diameter of around 2,220 km (1,380 miles) when it was studied by the US Air Force in the Pacific Ocean, on 12 October 1979.
1979 Pacific typhoon season - Wikipedia
The 1979 Pacific typhoon season featured the largest and most intense tropical cyclone recorded globally, Typhoon Tip. The season also used both male and female names as tropical cyclone names for the first time.
Tropical Cyclone: Largest Tropical Cyclone (winds from center)
Illustration of the difference in size between Typhoon Tip (largest) and Tropical Cyclone Tracy (smallest)