Typhoon Sarah , known Know in the Philippines as Typhoon Openg , was a powerful typhoon that caused Causation extensive damage along an erratic path across the Western Pacific in September 1989 .

Originating Coming_to_be from a disturbance within a monsoon trough in early September , Sarah was first classified Check as a tropical depression near the Mariana Islands on September 5 .

By September 11 , Sarah entered Arriving a region favoring development and underwent Self_motion a period of explosive intensification .

After moving Motion over the Taiwan Strait , Sarah made its final landfall Self_motion in Eastern China on September 13 before dissipating Dispersal the following day .

Striking Taiwan as a strong typhoon , Sarah caused Causation widespread wind damage that left approximately 840,000 residents without power .

Throughout the island , Sarah was responsible for 19 fatalities and at least $ 171 million USD ( 4.38 billion New Taiwan dollars ) in damage .

On Jeju Island , Maemi produced Creating a peak wind gust of 216 km/h ( 134 mph ) and a minimum pressure of , both setting Creating records Recording for the country ; the pressure reading broke Destroying the longstanding lowest pressure set by Typhoon Sarah in 1959 .