Storm history › West Pacific › 1946 season
Typhoon Opal (1946)
Opal was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1946 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 6, 1946 to September 14, 1946, about 8 days, and covered 3,320 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 3 miles from Nam Định, Vietnam.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 3,320 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 16.3
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Nam Định, Vietnam | 3 mi (5 km) |
| Haikou, China | 3 mi (6 km) |
| Haiphong, Vietnam | 31 mi (50 km) |
| Thanh Hóa, Vietnam | 36 mi (58 km) |
| Hanoi, Vietnam | 37 mi (60 km) |
| Wenchang, China | 41 mi (65 km) |
| Qionghai, China | 45 mi (73 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 624th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Vongfong (2020), Typhoon Bavi (2020), Typhoon Krosa (2019) and 100 more.
- Energy: 6% of the 1946 West Pacific season's ACE.