Six storms have been named Sarah since 1983: three in the Southern Hemisphere (1983, 1994 and 2010) and three in the West Pacific (1983, 1986 and 1989). The strongest, in 1989, peaked as a Category 4 typhoon with winds of 145 mph (230 km/h).
Sarah formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 2010 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 996 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 13 days.
Tropical Storm Sarah (2010): track and historySarah formed in the Southern Hemisphere in January 1994 and peaked as a Category 3 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 975 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 17 days.
Cyclone Sarah (1994): track and historySarah formed in the West Pacific in September 1989 and peaked as a Category 4 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 950 mb. It made 3 landfalls, first near Chishang, Taiwan and last near Shajiang, China. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Typhoon Sarah (1989): track and historySarah formed in the West Pacific in July 1986 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 12 days.
Tropical Storm Sarah (1986): track and historySarah formed in the West Pacific in June 1983 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 998 mb. It made 2 landfalls, first near Bacuag, Philippines and last near Hồ Xá, Vietnam. The system was tracked for 12 days.
Tropical Storm Sarah (1983): track and historySarah formed in the Southern Hemisphere in March 1983 and peaked as a Category 2 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 940 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 12 days.
Cyclone Sarah (1983): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah 1989 | Chishang, Taiwan | 1989-09-11 18:00 | 105 mph / 165 km/h |
| Sarah 1989 | Yilan, Taiwan | 1989-09-12 09:00 | 70 mph / 115 km/h |
| Sarah 1989 | Shajiang, China | 1989-09-13 09:00 | 40 mph / 60 km/h |
| Sarah 1983 | Bacuag, Philippines | 1983-06-21 15:00 | 30 mph / 45 km/h |
| Sarah 1983 | Hồ Xá, Vietnam | 1983-06-26 00:00 | 30 mph / 45 km/h |
Storms named Sarah appear in more than one ocean in our archive:
Each ocean region keeps its own name lists, drawn up by its own WMO regional committee (Tropical cyclone naming), so the same name can be given to unrelated storms in different oceans.
The most recent was Tropical Storm Sarah in 2010, in the Southern Hemisphere. It formed on February 20, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h) and lasted 13 days. It did not make landfall. Before that, the name was used in 1994, 1989, 1986 and 1983.
Typhoon Sarah in 1989 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 typhoon with winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 950 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in September and made landfall near Chishang, Taiwan. The weakest of the six, in 2010, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h).