Storm history › West Pacific › 1946 season
Typhoon Ingrid (1946)
Ingrid was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1946 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 12, 1946 to July 20, 1946, about 8 days, and covered 2,569 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Yunfu, China.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 2,569 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 22.3
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Yunfu, China | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Macau, Macao SAR China | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong SAR China | 2 mi (4 km) |
| Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China | 4 mi (6 km) |
| Victoria, Hong Kong SAR China | 4 mi (7 km) |
| Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR China | 6 mi (10 km) |
| Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong SAR China | 7 mi (11 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 402nd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Lan (2023), Typhoon Koinu (2023), Typhoon Maysak (2020) and 61 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 1946 West Pacific season's ACE.