Storm history › West Pacific › 1949 season
Typhoon Judith (1949)
Judith was a Category 2 typhoon of the 1949 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 7, 1949 to August 19, 1949, about 12 days, and covered 2,566 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 100 mph (155 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 8 miles from Nagasaki, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 100 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 2,566 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 9.9
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Nagasaki, Japan | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Kagoshima, Japan | 21 mi (33 km) |
| Hiroshima, Japan | 32 mi (52 km) |
| Kumamoto, Japan | 33 mi (53 km) |
| Kotō, Japan | 35 mi (56 km) |
| Fukuoka, Japan | 44 mi (70 km) |
| Fukuyama, Japan | 48 mi (77 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 889th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Malou (2021), Typhoon Shanshan (2018), Typhoon Tembin (2017) and 50 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1949 West Pacific season's ACE.