Storm history › West Pacific › 1945 season
Typhoon Helen (1945)
Helen was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1945 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 29, 1945 to September 4, 1945, about 6 days, and covered 1,548 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 120 mph (195 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 3 miles from Nanping, China.
- Peak wind
- 120 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 1,548 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 9.8
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Nanping, China | 3 mi (4 km) |
| Fuzhou, China | 8 mi (12 km) |
| Hsinchu, Taiwan | 8 mi (14 km) |
| Taoyuan, Taiwan | 16 mi (26 km) |
| Banqiao, Taiwan | 26 mi (42 km) |
| New Taipei City, Taiwan | 27 mi (44 km) |
| Taipei, Taiwan | 31 mi (49 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 581st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Haikui (2023), Typhoon Malakas (2022), Typhoon Molave (2020) and 39 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 1945 West Pacific season's ACE.