Storm history › West Pacific › 1957 season
Typhoon Bess (1957)
Bess was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1957 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 26, 1957 to September 10, 1957, about 15 days, and covered 5,369 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 950 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 5 miles from Kagoshima, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 950 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 15 days
- Track length
- 5,369 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 29.2
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kagoshima, Japan | 5 mi (9 km) |
| Okayama, Japan | 6 mi (9 km) |
| Shinagawa, Japan | 6 mi (10 km) |
| Kurashiki, Japan | 10 mi (16 km) |
| Takamatsu, Japan | 13 mi (21 km) |
| Kanazawa, Japan | 19 mi (31 km) |
| Himeji, Japan | 20 mi (33 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: 576th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Jongdari (2018), Typhoon Amber (1997), Typhoon Zane (1996) and 54 more.
- Energy: 7% of the 1957 West Pacific season's ACE.