What the record says
Amy was a typhoon in the Western North Pacific basin that lasted about 10 days, from 27 April 1971 to 7 May 1971. Its peak was Category 5 (150 kt) on 2 May 1971, with a 1-minute sustained wind of 150 kt (173 mph, 278 km/h). Its lowest recorded pressure was 890 hPa.
- Category 5peak intensity
- 150 ktpeak wind (173 mph)
- 890 hPalowest pressure
- 10 dayslifetime
Source of the peak wind: US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
It has its own page because it reached category 5 or stronger.
This page gives the official record's figures. It does not describe the human cost of the storm, which is far larger than any wind speed or pressure here.
Where it came ashore
The record shows no landfall: the storm stayed at sea.
Countries it came within 50 km of
Strongest effect first.
US counties it came within 50 km of
How to read this track
The line joins the storm's six-hourly positions with straight lines, coloured by its intensity at each point, so it shows how the storm strengthened and weakened. The real path curved between the positions. A dashed grey stretch means the storm had become post-tropical. Records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are estimates.
Source: NOAA NCEI IBTrACS, public domain. See data sources and caveats.
Other notable storms of the 1971 Western North Pacific season
- Nadine (1971)Category 5
- Wendy (1971)Category 5
- Bess (1971)Category 5
- Irma (1971)Category 5
- Harriet (1971)Category 4
- Lucy (1971)Category 4
Other notable storms near Federated States of Micronesia
- Phyllis (1958)23 May 1958 to 6 June 1958, peak Category 5 (160 kt), 940 hPa
- Irma (1971)7 November 1971 to 17 November 1971, peak Category 5 (155 kt), 885 hPa
- Kit (1953)25 June 1953 to 8 July 1953, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 910 hPa
- Lola (1986)14 May 1986 to 25 May 1986, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 910 hPa
- Maysak (2015)25 March 2015 to 7 April 2015, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 910 hPa