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Typhoon Alice (1979)

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Typhoon AliceTyphoon (JMA scale)

Category 3 (Saffirโ€“Simpson scale)

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Typhoon Alice near peak intensity on January 7, 1979.

Formed December 31, 1978

Dissipated January 14, 1979

Highest winds 10-minute sustained: 175 km/h (110 mph)

1-minute sustained: 205 km/h (125 mph)

Lowest pressure 930 hPa (mbar); 27.46 inHg

Fatalities 0

Damage Extensive

Areas affected Marshall Islands

Part of the 1978 and 1979 Pacific typhoon seasons

 

Typhoon Alice was an unusual late-season Pacific typhoon that formed in late 1978 and persisted into January 1979. Typhoon Alice also caused extensive damage in the Marshall Islands, but no fatalities occurred. The storm formed on the final day of 1978 and became a tropical storm on January 1. On January 5, Alice gained typhoon status, and its first peak intensity was reached on January 8. After weakening, the storm attained a secondary peak intensity on January 11. Typhoon Alice lasted for about 15 days in the Northwestern Pacific before dissipating on January 14, 1979.