Portal:Tropical cyclones/Anniversaries/April/17

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April 17

  • 2008 - Typhoon Neoguri reaches peak intensity with 1-minute winds of 185 km/h (115 mph) over in the South China Sea.
  • 2016 - While moving through the Seychelles, Cyclone Fantala became the strongest recorded tropical cyclone in the south-west Indian Ocean, with 10-minute winds of 255 km/h (155 mph).
  • 2021 - Typhoon Surigae (pictured) reaches peak intensity with 1-minute sustained winds of 305 km/h (190 mph) and a minimum barometric pressure of 895 hPa, making it the strongest Northern Hemisphere tropical cyclone to form before the month of May.