Super Typhoon Zeb (1998)

Track & history

Peak wind

180 mph / 285 km/h

Min pressure

900 mb

Dates

Oct 7 – Oct 20

Landfall

Ilagan

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Storm history

Zeb formed in the West Pacific in October 1998 and peaked as a Category 5 super typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph (285 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 900 mb. It made 2 landfalls, first near Ilagan, Philippines and last near Kushima, Japan. The system was tracked for 12 days.

1998-10-14 03:00 UTCLandfall near Ilagan, Philippines · 160 mph / 255 km/h
1998-10-17 09:00 UTCLandfall near Kushima, Japan · 80 mph / 125 km/h

Track data

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Time UTC	Position	Strength	Wind	Pressure
1998-10-07 18:00	11.2°N 151.0°E	TD	15 mph / 30 km/h	—
1998-10-08 00:00	11.0°N 149.8°E	TD	15 mph / 30 km/h	—
1998-10-08 06:00	10.9°N 148.7°E	TD	15 mph / 30 km/h	—
1998-10-08 12:00	10.9°N 147.3°E	TD	25 mph / 35 km/h	—
1998-10-08 18:00	10.8°N 145.8°E	TD	25 mph / 35 km/h	—
1998-10-09 00:00	10.8°N 144.4°E	TD	25 mph / 35 km/h	—
1998-10-09 06:00	10.8°N 143.2°E	TD	25 mph / 35 km/h	—
1998-10-09 12:00	10.8°N 142.4°E	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	—

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1998-10-09 18:00	10.8°N 141.9°E	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	—
1998-10-10 00:00	10.9°N 141.4°E	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1004 mb
1998-10-10 06:00	10.7°N 140.7°E	TS	40 mph / 65 km/h	1002 mb
1998-10-10 12:00	10.4°N 139.8°E	TS	45 mph / 75 km/h	1000 mb
1998-10-10 18:00	10.4°N 138.8°E	TS	50 mph / 85 km/h	996 mb
1998-10-11 00:00	10.6°N 137.6°E	TS	60 mph / 95 km/h	990 mb
1998-10-11 06:00	10.9°N 136.3°E	TS	65 mph / 100 km/h	985 mb
1998-10-11 12:00	11.0°N 134.9°E	TS	70 mph / 110 km/h	980 mb
1998-10-11 18:00	11.0°N 133.6°E	C1	85 mph / 140 km/h	980 mb
1998-10-12 00:00	11.3°N 132.6°E	C2	105 mph / 165 km/h	975 mb
1998-10-12 06:00	12.2°N 131.3°E	C3	115 mph / 185 km/h	970 mb
1998-10-12 12:00	12.8°N 130.1°E	C3	125 mph / 205 km/h	965 mb
1998-10-12 18:00	13.7°N 129.0°E	C4	145 mph / 230 km/h	955 mb
1998-10-13 00:00	14.7°N 127.7°E	C5	160 mph / 260 km/h	930 mb
1998-10-13 06:00	15.6°N 126.1°E	C5	175 mph / 280 km/h	920 mb
1998-10-13 12:00	16.0°N 124.7°E	C5	180 mph / 285 km/h	910 mb
1998-10-13 18:00	16.4°N 123.7°E	C5	180 mph / 285 km/h	900 mb
1998-10-14 00:00	17.0°N 122.7°E	C5	180 mph / 285 km/h	900 mb
1998-10-14 06:00	17.4°N 121.8°E	C4	140 mph / 220 km/h	930 mb
1998-10-14 12:00	17.8°N 121.4°E	C3	115 mph / 185 km/h	940 mb
1998-10-14 18:00	18.6°N 121.2°E	C2	105 mph / 165 km/h	940 mb
1998-10-15 00:00	19.3°N 121.0°E	C2	100 mph / 155 km/h	940 mb
1998-10-15 06:00	20.2°N 121.0°E	C2	105 mph / 165 km/h	940 mb
1998-10-15 12:00	21.3°N 121.2°E	C1	90 mph / 150 km/h	945 mb
1998-10-15 18:00	22.6°N 121.6°E	C1	90 mph / 150 km/h	960 mb
1998-10-16 00:00	24.0°N 122.2°E	C1	90 mph / 150 km/h	970 mb
1998-10-16 06:00	25.2°N 122.9°E	C2	100 mph / 155 km/h	970 mb
1998-10-16 12:00	26.5°N 124.5°E	C1	90 mph / 150 km/h	975 mb
1998-10-16 18:00	27.7°N 126.1°E	C1	80 mph / 130 km/h	975 mb
1998-10-17 00:00	29.3°N 128.1°E	C1	80 mph / 130 km/h	975 mb
1998-10-17 06:00	30.7°N 129.9°E	C1	80 mph / 130 km/h	975 mb
1998-10-17 12:00	32.8°N 132.6°E	C1	75 mph / 120 km/h	980 mb
1998-10-17 18:00	36.5°N 135.7°E	C1	75 mph / 120 km/h	980 mb
1998-10-18 00:00	40.7°N 138.5°E	TS	70 mph / 110 km/h	980 mb
1998-10-18 06:00	43.8°N 141.0°E	TS	60 mph / 95 km/h	986 mb
1998-10-18 12:00	46.0°N 144.6°E	TS	60 mph / 95 km/h	990 mb
1998-10-18 18:00	48.0°N 148.3°E	—	—	992 mb
1998-10-19 00:00	49.0°N 150.6°E	—	—	994 mb
1998-10-19 06:00	50.7°N 154.3°E	—	—	994 mb
1998-10-19 12:00	51.1°N 159.5°E	—	—	996 mb
1998-10-19 18:00	51.1°N 162.9°E	—	—	1000 mb
1998-10-20 00:00	50.8°N 165.7°E	—	—	1004 mb

Super Typhoon Zeb 1998 FAQ

Did Super Typhoon Zeb 1998 make landfall?

Yes. Zeb made landfall near Ilagan, Philippines on Oct 14 1998, and near Kushima, Japan on Oct 17 1998, with sustained winds of 160 mph (255 km/h) at the first landfall.

How strong did Zeb get in 1998?

Zeb peaked as a Category 5 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph (285 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 900 mb.

When did Zeb form and dissipate?

Zeb was first tracked on Oct 7 1998 and last tracked on Oct 20 1998, about 12 days in all.