Typhoon Dot (1985)

Typhoon Dot (1985)

Super Typhoon Dot (international designation: 8522, JTWC designation: 21W, PAGASA name: Typhoon Saling) was the only super typhoon of the 1985 season, with maximum wind speeds of 150 knots (175 mph or 280 km/h) at peak intensity. Dot is also the sixth-most intense tropical cyclone in terms of wind speed to affect Bicol Region, Philippines between 1947 and 2004.

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