Typhoon Ruth

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rdf:langString The name Ruth has been used for 16 tropical cyclones worldwide, 15 in the Western Pacific Ocean and 1 in the Australian region of the South Pacific Ocean. The name has also been used for 1 European windstorm. In the Western Pacific: * Typhoon Ruth (1945) – struck Japan * Typhoon Ruth (1951) – Category 4 typhoon, struck Japan killing 572 people and injuring another 2,644 * Typhoon Ruth (1955) – Category 5 super typhoon, churned in the open ocean * Tropical Depression Ruth (1959) – far northeast of the Philippines * Typhoon Ruth (1962) – Category 5-equivalent super typhoon, remained east of Japan * Tropical Storm Ruth (1965) – remained out at sea * Typhoon Ruth (1967) – Category 3-equivalent typhoon, remained east of Japan * Tropical Storm Ruth (1970) (T7026, 28W, Aning) * Typhoon Ruth (1973) (T7318, 20W, Narsing) – Category 2-equivalent typhoon, crossed Luzon, Philippines, then hit Hainan Island, China and then Northeast Vietnam * Tropical Storm Ruth (1977) (T7702, 3W, Kuring)– hit China * Typhoon Ruth (1980) – crossed Hainan Island before hitting northern Vietnam * Tropical Storm Ruth (1983) (T8321, 22W, Ading) – dissipated east of the Philippines due to strong wind shear * Tropical Storm Ruth (1987) – caused severe damage in South China * Typhoon Ruth (1991) (T9123, 25W, Trining) – Category 5 super typhoon, made landfall on northern Luzon with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) * Tropical Storm Ruth (1994) (T9426, 30W) – short-lived storm, east of Japan In the Australian region: * Tropical Cyclone Ruth (1980) – remained east of Queensland In Europe: * Cyclone Ruth (2014) – impacted Wales, also known as CharlieThis article includes a list of named storms that share the same name (or similar names). If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended storm article.