Storm history › West Pacific › 1971 season
Typhoon Amy (1971)
Amy was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1971 West Pacific season. It was tracked from April 27, 1971 to May 7, 1971, about 10 days, and covered 3,238 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 890 mb.
- Peak wind
- 175 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 890 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 3,238 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 37.1
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 62nd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Rai (2021), Typhoon Kong-Rey (2018), Typhoon Yutu (2018) and 43 more.
- Lowest pressure: 19th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Hagibis (2019), Typhoon Flo (1990), Typhoon Betty (1987) and 4 more.
- Energy: 10% of the 1971 West Pacific season's ACE.