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Tropical Depression 08W was a relatively short-lived tropical cyclone that formed in the Western North Pacific Ocean during the 1979 Pacific typhoon season. It developed on July 23, 1979, and dissipated on July 27, 1979. Throughout its existence, 08W remained a weak system, never intensifying beyond tropical depression strength.
Typhoon Vera, also known as the Isewan Typhoon (伊勢湾台風, Ise-wan Taifū), was an exceptionally intense tropical cyclone that struck Japan in September 1959, becoming the strongest and deadliest typhoon on record to make landfall on the country, as well as the only one to do so as a Category 5 equivalent storm.
Tropical Storm Vera (1951) (T5118) – A minimal tropical storm that made landfall as a weakening depression in Vietnam. Typhoon Vera (1956) (T5605) Typhoon Vera (1959) (T5915, 39W) – Hit Japan and over 5,000 were killed.
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The most destructive was Typhoon Vera (known in Japan as the Isewan Typhoon), with 5,000 casualties in the Tokai region in September 1959. The costliest to affect Japan (and the second costliest in the Western Pacific basin when not adjusted for inflation) was Typhoon Hagibis (also known as the Reiwa 1 East Japan Typhoon), which caused $17.3 ...
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Violent typhoon is the highest category used by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) to classify tropical cyclones in the Northwest Pacific basin. The basin is limited to the north of the equator between the 100th meridian east and the 180th meridian .
Super Typhoon Vera (1979) (T7922, 24W, Yayang) – a Category 5 super typhoon that weakened before hitting Luzon. Typhoon Percy (1983) (T8320, 21W, Yayang) – a Category 1 typhoon that formed in the South China Sea and interacted with Typhoon Orchid; had mostly minor effects in the Philippines.