Storm history › West Pacific › 1949 season
Typhoon Hester (1949)
Hester was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1949 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 19, 1949 to July 29, 1949, about 10 days, and covered 2,524 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 125 mph (205 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 28 miles from Kyoto, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 125 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 2,524 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 11.8
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kyoto, Japan | 28 mi (46 km) |
| Nagoya, Japan | 37 mi (59 km) |
| Hirakata, Japan | 39 mi (63 km) |
| Higashiosaka, Japan | 45 mi (73 km) |
| Toyota, Japan | 48 mi (77 km) |
| Kanazawa, Japan | 49 mi (80 km) |
| Osaka, Japan | 49 mi (80 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 524th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Ampil (2024), Typhoon Muifa (2022), Typhoon Banyan (2017) and 53 more.
- Energy: 6% of the 1949 West Pacific season's ACE.