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Typhoon Hester of October 1971 was regarded as one of the most destructive storms to strike Vietnam since 1944. [1] Developing as a tropical depression on October 18 near Palau, Hester gradually intensified as it moved westward towards the Philippines. Across the Philippines, Hester was responsible for six deaths and ₱5 million
Typhoon Hester was a severe typhoon that formed in the 1952 Pacific typhoon season and continued into January 1953. As the twenty-ninth storm and twentieth typhoon of the season, it was first tracked by Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) near the Marshall Islands as a tropical storm on December 27.
The name Hester has been used for ten tropical cyclones in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. Typhoon Hester (1949) – a Category 3 typhoon that minimal affected Japan. Typhoon Hester (1952) – a Category 5 typhoon that affected Marshall Islands and Guam. Typhoon Hester (1957) – a Category 4 typhoon with no effect on land.
Once onshore, Hester rapidly weakened and dissipated on October 24 over Laos. [21] [22] The most significant impact from Typhoon Hester was felt in South Vietnam were winds in excess of 155 km/h (100 mph) caused extensive damage to several United States Army bases. The hardest hit base was in Chu Lai where three Americans were killed.
On 23 October 1971 the base was severely damaged by Typhoon Hester which damaged or destroyed 75 percent of the structures in the base. Sustained winds and gusts in the base were estimated to have reached 130 km/h (80 mph) and 160 km/h (105 mph) respectively. [ 8 ]
That super typhoon — defined as having wind speed of above 240 kilometers per hour or 150 miles per hour — killed at least 62 people across Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan provinces ...
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Lacie "Sonic" Hester, an F-15E instructor weapons systems officer, is the first Air Force woman to receive the Silver Star and only the 10th female service member ever to receive the award.