Typhoon Abby (1983)
Typhoon Abby known in the Philippines as Typhoon Diding was significant meteorological event that impacted parts of East Asia in 1983 forming in the Western Pacific Ocean. Typhoon Abby was the first typhoon of the 1983 Pacific typhoon season.
Meteorological history
Typhoon Abby made widespread flooding across Japan.
 Typhoon Abby in its peak on August 8 1983 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| as Typhoon Abby (Diding) | |
| Date | August 4-Agust 24 1983 |
| Formed | August 4 1983 |
| Dissipated | August 18 1983 |
| Violent typhoon | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 425 km/h (265 mph) |
| Highest gusts | 265 km/h (165 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 888 hPa (mbar); 26.22 inHg |
| Category 5-equivalent tropical cyclone | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS) | |
| Highest winds | 500 km/h (310 mph) |
| Highest gusts | 305 km/h (190 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 895 hPa (mbar); 26.43 inHg |