Storm history › West Pacific › 1956 season
Typhoon Babs (1956)
Babs was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1956 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 10, 1956 to August 19, 1956, about 10 days, and covered 2,325 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 960 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 32 miles from Fukuoka, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 960 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 2,325 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 14.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Fukuoka, Japan | 32 mi (52 km) |
| Kitakyushu, Japan | 36 mi (58 km) |
| Nagasaki, Japan | 54 mi (86 km) |
| Sapporo, Japan | 68 mi (110 km) |
| Hiroshima, Japan | 71 mi (115 km) |
| Kumamoto, Japan | 83 mi (133 km) |
| Kotō, Japan | 87 mi (139 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 624th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Vongfong (2020), Typhoon Bavi (2020), Typhoon Krosa (2019) and 100 more.
- Lowest pressure: 728th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Prapiroon (2018), Typhoon Doksuri (2017), Tropical Storm Man-Yi (2013) and 65 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1956 West Pacific season's ACE.