Storm history › West Pacific › 1949 season
Tropical Storm Rena (1949)
Rena was a tropical storm of the 1949 West Pacific season. It was tracked from November 8, 1949 to November 15, 1949, about 7 days, and covered 2,405 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 6 miles from Iloilo, Philippines.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 2,405 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.9
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Iloilo, Philippines | 6 mi (9 km) |
| Macau, Macao SAR China | 9 mi (14 km) |
| Zhuhai, China | 11 mi (17 km) |
| Zhongshan, China | 15 mi (25 km) |
| Mansilingan, Philippines | 16 mi (25 km) |
| Bacolod City, Philippines | 17 mi (27 km) |
| Cebu City, Philippines | 19 mi (31 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1326th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Mun (2025), Tropical Storm Prapiroon (2024), Tropical Storm Damrey (2023) and 94 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1949 West Pacific season's ACE.