Storm history › West Pacific › 1949 season
Typhoon Kitty (1949)
Kitty was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1949 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 27, 1949 to September 2, 1949, about 7 days, and covered 3,018 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 125 mph (205 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 0 miles from Aihara, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 125 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 3,018 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 10.2
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Aihara, Japan | 0 mi (0 km) |
| Hachiōji, Japan | 0 mi (1 km) |
| Sagamihara, Japan | 4 mi (7 km) |
| Niigata, Japan | 6 mi (10 km) |
| Machida, Japan | 7 mi (12 km) |
| Fujisawa, Japan | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Yokohama, Japan | 18 mi (29 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: 5% of the 1949 West Pacific season's ACE.