Storm history › West Pacific › 1953 season
Typhoon Tess (1953)
Tess was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1953 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 16, 1953 to September 29, 1953, about 13 days, and covered 4,695 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 900 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 9 miles from Toyota, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 175 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 900 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 4,695 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 20.7
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Toyota, Japan | 9 mi (14 km) |
| Sendai, Japan | 14 mi (22 km) |
| Nagoya, Japan | 24 mi (38 km) |
| Hamamatsu, Japan | 33 mi (53 km) |
| Niigata, Japan | 46 mi (73 km) |
| Utsunomiya, Japan | 50 mi (81 km) |
| Shizuoka, Japan | 54 mi (86 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 62nd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Rai (2021), Typhoon Kong-Rey (2018), Typhoon Yutu (2018) and 43 more.
- Lowest pressure: 60th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Zeb (1998), Typhoon Holly (1987), Typhoon Peggy (1986) and 17 more.
- Energy: 6% of the 1953 West Pacific season's ACE.