Typhoon Winnie
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Typhoon Winnie, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Ibiang, was the most destructive tropical cyclone to impact the Chinese provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangsu, and Shandong in 200 years. Ori
Photograph of Typhoon Winnie on August 13 taken by a crew member of STS-85
Eye (cyclone)
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The eye is a region of mostly calm weather at the center of a tropical cyclone. The eye of a storm is a roughly circular area, typically 30–65 kilometers in diameter. It is surrounded by the eyewall,
Typhoon Winnie
…land while weakening, bringing heavy rainfall before dissipating on August 23. Winnie is also tied with Typhoon Carmen in 1960 for having the largest eye on record, at 230 mi (370 km) in diameter. On August 5, an area of low-pressure formed near the Marshall Islands. The low headed northwestward while…
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