Storm history › West Pacific › 1959 season
Typhoon Amy (1959)
Amy was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1959 West Pacific season. It was tracked from October 1, 1959 to October 10, 1959, about 10 days, and covered 5,177 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 5 miles from Hamamatsu, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 5,177 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.7
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Hamamatsu, Japan | 5 mi (8 km) |
| Shizuoka, Japan | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Yokosuka, Japan | 18 mi (28 km) |
| Sakai, Japan | 19 mi (31 km) |
| Higashiosaka, Japan | 23 mi (37 km) |
| Fujisawa, Japan | 24 mi (38 km) |
| Osaka, Japan | 26 mi (42 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1228th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Trami (2024), Typhoon Ma-On (2022), Typhoon Champi (2021) and 91 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1141st lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Peipah (2025), Typhoon Conson (2021), Typhoon Mekkhala (2020) and 115 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1959 West Pacific season's ACE.