Storm history › West Pacific › 1961 season
Typhoon Lorna (1961)
Lorna was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1961 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 19, 1961 to August 28, 1961, about 10 days, and covered 2,005 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 950 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 3 miles from Xiamen, China.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 950 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 2,005 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 16.3
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Xiamen, China | 3 mi (5 km) |
| Tainan, Taiwan | 4 mi (7 km) |
| Longyan, China | 6 mi (9 km) |
| Ganzhou, China | 16 mi (25 km) |
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 16 mi (25 km) |
| Zhangzhou, China | 18 mi (30 km) |
| Hengyang, China | 23 mi (37 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 402nd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Lan (2023), Typhoon Koinu (2023), Typhoon Maysak (2020) and 61 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: 5% of the 1961 West Pacific season's ACE.