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Typhoon “AMY” December 6-19, 1951 (dec 1, 1951 – dec 19, 1951)

Description:

Highest winds 220 km/h (140 mph)
Lowest pressure 950 hPa (mbar); 28.05 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities 556-991 [1]
Damage $30 million (1951 USD)

Description: was an intense and deadly tropical cyclone that struck areas of the central Philippines in December 1951. Impacting the archipelago during the 1951 eruption of Mount Hibok-Hibok, Amy exacerbated the effects of the volcano, greatly increasing the number of resulting deaths.

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Date:

dec 1, 1951
dec 19, 1951
~ 18 days