Storm history › West Pacific › 1949 season
Typhoon Faye (1949)
Faye was a Category 2 typhoon of the 1949 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 10, 1949 to July 19, 1949, about 9 days, and covered 1,927 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 9 miles from Nagasaki, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 1,927 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 14.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Nagasaki, Japan | 9 mi (14 km) |
| Fukuoka, Japan | 12 mi (19 km) |
| Kitakyushu, Japan | 32 mi (51 km) |
| Kumamoto, Japan | 37 mi (60 km) |
| Kagoshima, Japan | 38 mi (62 km) |
| Kotō, Japan | 41 mi (66 km) |
| Ulsan, South Korea | 78 mi (126 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 781st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Ewiniar (2024), Typhoon Roke (2022), Typhoon Nesat (2022) and 101 more.
- Energy: 7% of the 1949 West Pacific season's ACE.