Storm history › West Pacific › 1949 season
Typhoon Della (1949)
Della was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1949 West Pacific season. It was tracked from June 12, 1949 to June 24, 1949, about 12 days, and covered 4,390 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 2 miles from Kagoshima, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 4,390 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 11.0
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kagoshima, Japan | 2 mi (4 km) |
| Kotō, Japan | 4 mi (6 km) |
| Kumamoto, Japan | 8 mi (12 km) |
| Kitakyushu, Japan | 9 mi (14 km) |
| Fukuoka, Japan | 33 mi (54 km) |
| Ōita, Japan | 38 mi (61 km) |
| Nagasaki, Japan | 53 mi (85 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 1949 West Pacific season's ACE.