Storm history › West Pacific › 1959 season
Tropical Storm Nora (1959)
Nora was a tropical storm of the 1959 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 5, 1959 to September 14, 1959, about 9 days, and covered 3,045 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 988 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 8 miles from Fuzhou, China.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 988 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 3,045 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.8
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Fuzhou, China | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Shanwei, China | 11 mi (18 km) |
| Puning, China | 12 mi (19 km) |
| Jieyang, China | 14 mi (23 km) |
| Ningde, China | 17 mi (28 km) |
| Chaozhou, China | 23 mi (37 km) |
| Longyan, China | 24 mi (39 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1541st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Pakhar (2022), Tropical Storm Noul (2020), Tropical Storm Nangka (2020) and 117 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1440th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Maysak (2026), Tropical Storm Fengshen (2025), Tropical Storm Yun-Yeung (2023) and 17 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 1959 West Pacific season's ACE.