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Draft:Typhoon Iris (1976)

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Typhoon Iris (Toyang)
Meteorological history
FormedSeptember 14, 1976
DissipatedSeptember 29, 1976
Unknown-strength storm
10-minute sustained (JMA)
Category 1-equivalent typhoon
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC)
Highest winds140 km/h (85 mph)
Lowest pressure975 hPa (mbar); 28.79 inHg
Overall effects
Areas affectedThe Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China

Part of the 1976 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Iris, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Toyang, was a powerful, destructive, and long-lived tropical cyclone which affected the Philippines, Taiwan, and China in September 1976. The eleventh typhoon of the 1976 Pacific typhoon season, Iris developed from [to be determined].

Meteorological history[edit]

Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
Map key
  Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
  Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
  Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
  Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
  Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
  Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
  Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
  Unknown
Storm type
triangle Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression




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