Typhoon Billie (1976)
Typhoon Billie on August 7, 1976 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | August 3, 1976 |
| Remnant low | August 12, 1976 |
| Dissipated | August 14, 1976 |
| Typhoon | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Lowest pressure | 915 hPa (mbar); 27.02 inHg |
| Category 4-equivalent typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 230 km/h (145 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 914 hPa (mbar); 26.99 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 48 direct |
| Damage | $2.6 million (1976 USD) |
| Areas affected | Japan, Taiwan, Eastern China |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1976 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Billie, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Nitang, was an early August Category 4–equivalent typhoon that affected southern Japan, Taiwan and China. Billie left 48 people dead and eight others missing (mostly at sea) and left $2.6 million (1976 USD, $8.9 million 2005 USD) in damage in Taiwan and eastern China after its 3449 km track across the far western Pacific.