Storm history › East Pacific › 2019 season
Hurricane Faxai (2019)
Faxai was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2019 East Pacific season. It was tracked from August 30, 2019 to September 11, 2019, about 12 days, and covered 5,345 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 940 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Yokosuka, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 130 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 940 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 5,345 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 13.9
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Yokosuka, Japan | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Chiba, Japan | 3 mi (5 km) |
| Honchō, Japan | 7 mi (11 km) |
| Yokohama, Japan | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Kawasaki, Japan | 9 mi (14 km) |
| Ōta, Japan | 10 mi (17 km) |
| Edogawe, Japan | 11 mi (17 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 137th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Lala (2026), Hurricane Odalys (2026), Hurricane Iona (2025) and 49 more.
- Lowest pressure: 81st lowest of 808 East Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Karina (2026), Hurricane Hilary (2023), Hurricane Seymour (2016) and 5 more.
- Energy: 12% of the 2019 East Pacific season's ACE.