Super Typhoon Yancy (1993)

Track & history

Peak wind

150 mph / 240 km/h

Min pressure

925 mb

Dates

Aug 27 – Sep 7

Landfall

Miyakonojō

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Storm history

Yancy formed in the West Pacific in August 1993 and peaked as a Category 4 super typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 925 mb. It made 2 landfalls, first near Miyakonojō, Japan and last near Shimogamo, Japan. The system was tracked for 11 days.

1993-09-03 09:00 UTCLandfall near Miyakonojō, Japan · 130 mph / 210 km/h
1993-09-03 18:00 UTCLandfall near Shimogamo, Japan · 85 mph / 140 km/h

Track data

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Time UTC	Position	Strength	Wind	Pressure
1993-08-27 12:00	17.0°N 141.7°E	TD	10 mph / 20 km/h	—
1993-08-27 18:00	17.7°N 141.4°E	TD	15 mph / 30 km/h	—
1993-08-28 00:00	18.4°N 141.1°E	TD	15 mph / 30 km/h	—
1993-08-28 06:00	19.1°N 140.5°E	TD	15 mph / 30 km/h	—
1993-08-28 12:00	19.6°N 139.7°E	TD	25 mph / 35 km/h	—
1993-08-28 18:00	19.8°N 138.8°E	TD	25 mph / 35 km/h	—
1993-08-29 00:00	19.8°N 137.9°E	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	1004 mb
1993-08-29 06:00	19.7°N 136.6°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1004 mb

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1993-08-29 12:00	19.7°N 135.6°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1002 mb
1993-08-29 18:00	19.9°N 134.8°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1000 mb
1993-08-30 00:00	20.5°N 134.2°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	998 mb
1993-08-30 06:00	21.2°N 133.3°E	TS	40 mph / 65 km/h	998 mb
1993-08-30 12:00	21.3°N 131.9°E	TS	40 mph / 65 km/h	996 mb
1993-08-30 18:00	21.0°N 130.4°E	TS	45 mph / 75 km/h	994 mb
1993-08-31 00:00	20.7°N 129.2°E	TS	50 mph / 85 km/h	992 mb
1993-08-31 06:00	20.6°N 128.1°E	TS	65 mph / 100 km/h	990 mb
1993-08-31 12:00	20.8°N 127.3°E	TS	70 mph / 110 km/h	985 mb
1993-08-31 18:00	21.4°N 126.7°E	C1	75 mph / 120 km/h	980 mb
1993-09-01 00:00	22.1°N 126.1°E	C1	85 mph / 140 km/h	975 mb
1993-09-01 06:00	22.8°N 125.6°E	C2	105 mph / 165 km/h	960 mb
1993-09-01 12:00	23.4°N 125.4°E	C3	115 mph / 185 km/h	950 mb
1993-09-01 18:00	24.1°N 125.4°E	C3	120 mph / 195 km/h	940 mb
1993-09-02 00:00	25.0°N 125.7°E	C4	130 mph / 215 km/h	935 mb
1993-09-02 06:00	26.0°N 126.3°E	C4	150 mph / 240 km/h	930 mb
1993-09-02 12:00	27.0°N 127.1°E	C4	145 mph / 230 km/h	925 mb
1993-09-02 18:00	28.1°N 128.0°E	C4	140 mph / 220 km/h	925 mb
1993-09-03 00:00	29.5°N 129.1°E	C4	140 mph / 220 km/h	925 mb
1993-09-03 06:00	30.9°N 130.3°E	C4	130 mph / 215 km/h	930 mb
1993-09-03 12:00	32.8°N 131.8°E	C3	125 mph / 205 km/h	955 mb
1993-09-03 18:00	34.9°N 133.7°E	C1	85 mph / 140 km/h	975 mb
1993-09-04 00:00	37.2°N 135.8°E	TS	65 mph / 100 km/h	980 mb
1993-09-04 06:00	39.3°N 136.9°E	TS	50 mph / 85 km/h	985 mb
1993-09-04 12:00	40.9°N 137.3°E	TS	45 mph / 75 km/h	990 mb
1993-09-04 18:00	41.5°N 137.1°E	TS	40 mph / 65 km/h	994 mb
1993-09-05 00:00	41.9°N 136.7°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	998 mb
1993-09-05 06:00	42.0°N 136.1°E	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	1002 mb
1993-09-05 12:00	41.5°N 135.5°E	—	—	1006 mb
1993-09-05 18:00	41.0°N 135.5°E	—	—	1008 mb
1993-09-06 00:00	40.5°N 135.5°E	—	—	1010 mb
1993-09-06 06:00	40.0°N 135.5°E	—	—	1012 mb
1993-09-06 12:00	40.0°N 135.5°E	—	—	1012 mb
1993-09-06 18:00	40.0°N 135.0°E	—	—	1012 mb
1993-09-07 00:00	40.0°N 135.0°E	—	—	1012 mb
1993-09-07 06:00	40.0°N 134.5°E	—	—	1012 mb
1993-09-07 12:00	39.5°N 134.0°E	—	—	1012 mb

Super Typhoon Yancy 1993 FAQ

Did Super Typhoon Yancy 1993 make landfall?

Yes. Yancy made landfall near Miyakonojō, Japan on Sep 3 1993, and near Shimogamo, Japan on Sep 3 1993, with sustained winds of 130 mph (210 km/h) at the first landfall.

How strong did Yancy get in 1993?

Yancy peaked as a Category 4 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 925 mb.

When did Yancy form and dissipate?

Yancy was first tracked on Aug 27 1993 and last tracked on Sep 7 1993, about 11 days in all.