BACKPIRCH WEATHER

SUPER TYPHOON VERA: THE ISEWAN TYPHOON

CATEGORY 5 VIOLENT TYPHOON

LIFESPAN: SEPTEMBER 20-29, 1959

MAX. SUSTAINED WINDS: 190 MPH

Strongest Landfalling Typhoon in Japanese History

MIN. CORE PRESSURE: 895 MBAR

2nd Most Intense Landfalling Typhoon in Japanese History behind “Muroto” (1934)

FATALITIES: 5,098

Deadliest Typhoon in Japanese History

DAMAGE: >$261 MILLION