Typhoon Sarah (1979)
The monsoon trough spawned a disturbance in the eastern Vietnamese sea on September 30 which developed into tropical depression Sisang on October 1st, it drifted eastward into Luzon and looped to the southwest, where it strengthened into a tropical storm with the JTWC naming the storm Sarah on October 4th.
 Typhoon Sarah on 9 1979 October | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| as Typhoon Sarah (Sisang-Uring) | |
| Date | October 1-October 17 1979 |
| Formed | October 1 1979 |
| Very strong typhoon | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 185 km/h (115 mph) |
| Highest gusts | 305 km/h (190 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 930 hPa (mbar); 27.46 inHg |
| Category 4-equivalent tropical cyclone | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 220 km/h (135 mph) |
| Highest gusts | 260 km/h (160 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 935 hPa (mbar); 27.61 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Areas affected | Philippines Vietnam |
| $150M [1979 USD] | |
Part of the 1979 Pacific typhoon season | |
Meteological History
Sarah formed near Philippines the PAGASA named it Sisang and later Uring.
