Typhoon Ira (1993)

Track & history

Peak wind

140 mph / 220 km/h

Min pressure

950 mb

Dates

Oct 25 – Nov 5

Landfall

Nagtipunan

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Storm history

Ira formed in the West Pacific in October 1993 and peaked as a Category 4 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 950 mb. It made 2 landfalls, first near Nagtipunan, Philippines and last near Yangjiang, China. The system was tracked for 11 days.

1993-11-01 09:00 UTCLandfall near Nagtipunan, Philippines · 110 mph / 175 km/h
1993-11-04 15:00 UTCLandfall near Yangjiang, China · 45 mph / 70 km/h

Track data

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Time UTC	Position	Strength	Wind	Pressure
1993-10-25 00:00	11.0°N 153.5°E	TD	15 mph / 30 km/h	—
1993-10-25 06:00	11.1°N 152.7°E	TD	15 mph / 30 km/h	—
1993-10-25 12:00	11.3°N 151.9°E	TD	15 mph / 30 km/h	—
1993-10-25 18:00	11.5°N 151.1°E	TD	15 mph / 30 km/h	—
1993-10-26 00:00	11.7°N 150.3°E	TD	15 mph / 30 km/h	—
1993-10-26 06:00	11.9°N 149.5°E	TD	15 mph / 30 km/h	—
1993-10-26 12:00	12.2°N 148.7°E	TD	15 mph / 30 km/h	—
1993-10-26 18:00	12.5°N 147.9°E	TD	15 mph / 30 km/h	—

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1993-10-27 00:00	12.8°N 147.0°E	TD	15 mph / 30 km/h	—
1993-10-27 06:00	13.1°N 146.0°E	TD	15 mph / 30 km/h	—
1993-10-27 12:00	13.0°N 145.3°E	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	1006 mb
1993-10-27 18:00	12.8°N 144.1°E	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	1004 mb
1993-10-28 00:00	12.8°N 142.7°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1002 mb
1993-10-28 06:00	13.0°N 141.1°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1000 mb
1993-10-28 12:00	13.2°N 139.3°E	TS	40 mph / 65 km/h	996 mb
1993-10-28 18:00	13.3°N 137.7°E	TS	45 mph / 75 km/h	992 mb
1993-10-29 00:00	13.3°N 136.2°E	TS	50 mph / 85 km/h	990 mb
1993-10-29 06:00	13.4°N 134.9°E	TS	45 mph / 75 km/h	985 mb
1993-10-29 12:00	13.7°N 133.7°E	TS	50 mph / 85 km/h	980 mb
1993-10-29 18:00	14.0°N 132.3°E	TS	65 mph / 100 km/h	975 mb
1993-10-30 00:00	14.4°N 130.8°E	C1	75 mph / 120 km/h	970 mb
1993-10-30 06:00	14.7°N 129.5°E	C1	85 mph / 140 km/h	965 mb
1993-10-30 12:00	14.8°N 128.4°E	C2	100 mph / 155 km/h	960 mb
1993-10-30 18:00	15.1°N 127.5°E	C2	110 mph / 175 km/h	955 mb
1993-10-31 00:00	15.3°N 126.6°E	C3	120 mph / 195 km/h	950 mb
1993-10-31 06:00	15.4°N 125.8°E	C4	130 mph / 215 km/h	950 mb
1993-10-31 12:00	15.6°N 125.0°E	C4	140 mph / 220 km/h	950 mb
1993-10-31 18:00	15.8°N 124.4°E	C4	140 mph / 220 km/h	950 mb
1993-11-01 00:00	16.0°N 123.5°E	C3	125 mph / 205 km/h	955 mb
1993-11-01 06:00	16.1°N 122.2°E	C3	120 mph / 195 km/h	960 mb
1993-11-01 12:00	16.2°N 121.0°E	C2	100 mph / 155 km/h	975 mb
1993-11-01 18:00	16.3°N 120.0°E	C1	75 mph / 120 km/h	985 mb
1993-11-02 00:00	16.7°N 119.2°E	TS	70 mph / 110 km/h	985 mb
1993-11-02 06:00	17.0°N 118.2°E	TS	70 mph / 110 km/h	985 mb
1993-11-02 12:00	17.3°N 117.2°E	TS	70 mph / 110 km/h	985 mb
1993-11-02 18:00	17.6°N 116.3°E	TS	65 mph / 100 km/h	990 mb
1993-11-03 00:00	17.9°N 115.6°E	TS	65 mph / 100 km/h	990 mb
1993-11-03 06:00	18.3°N 114.9°E	TS	65 mph / 100 km/h	990 mb
1993-11-03 12:00	18.8°N 114.2°E	TS	65 mph / 100 km/h	990 mb
1993-11-03 18:00	19.3°N 113.6°E	TS	60 mph / 95 km/h	990 mb
1993-11-04 00:00	19.9°N 113.0°E	TS	50 mph / 85 km/h	992 mb
1993-11-04 06:00	20.6°N 112.3°E	TS	50 mph / 85 km/h	996 mb
1993-11-04 12:00	21.3°N 111.8°E	TS	45 mph / 75 km/h	1000 mb
1993-11-04 18:00	22.1°N 111.3°E	TS	40 mph / 65 km/h	1004 mb
1993-11-05 00:00	22.5°N 110.9°E	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	1008 mb

Typhoon Ira 1993 FAQ

Did Typhoon Ira 1993 make landfall?

Yes. Ira made landfall near Nagtipunan, Philippines on Nov 1 1993, and near Yangjiang, China on Nov 4 1993, with sustained winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) at the first landfall.

How strong did Ira get in 1993?

Ira peaked as a Category 4 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 950 mb.

When did Ira form and dissipate?

Ira was first tracked on Oct 25 1993 and last tracked on Nov 5 1993, about 11 days in all.