 Typhoon Brian was the first in a series of tropical cyclones to impact southern China and northern Vietnam in October 1989 . Originating from an area of low pressure associated with a monsoon trough in late @-@ September , Brian quickly organized into a tropical storm over the South China Sea on September 30 . Tracking along a general west @-@ southwest to westerly course, the storm intensified to typhoon strength on October 1 and reached its peak intensity of 125 mph (205 km/h) on October 2 .
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Typhoon Brian was the first in a series of tropical cyclones to impact southern China and