Storm history › West Pacific › 1947 season
Typhoon Inez (1947)
Inez was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1947 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 23, 1947 to August 31, 1947, about 8 days, and covered 2,612 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 7 miles from Taichung, Taiwan.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 2,612 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 12.0
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Taichung, Taiwan | 7 mi (11 km) |
| Chenzhou, China | 11 mi (18 km) |
| Fuzhou, China | 14 mi (22 km) |
| Quzhou, China | 16 mi (26 km) |
| Huangshan, China | 18 mi (29 km) |
| Xinyu, China | 19 mi (31 km) |
| Ningde, China | 23 mi (36 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: 5% of the 1947 West Pacific season's ACE.