Storm history › West Pacific › 1966 season
Typhoon Elsie (1966)
Elsie was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1966 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 8, 1966 to September 19, 1966, about 11 days, and covered 2,470 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 945 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 8 miles from Hamamatsu, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 130 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 945 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 2,470 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.3
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Hamamatsu, Japan | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Shizuoka, Japan | 12 mi (19 km) |
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 23 mi (37 km) |
| Fujisawa, Japan | 36 mi (58 km) |
| Sagamihara, Japan | 42 mi (67 km) |
| Yokosuka, Japan | 43 mi (68 km) |
| Machida, Japan | 45 mi (73 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 469th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Saudel (2026), Typhoon Kalmaegi (2025), Typhoon Fung-Wong (2025) and 51 more.
- Lowest pressure: 528th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Haikui (2023), Typhoon Vamco (2020), Typhoon Krosa (2019) and 25 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 1966 West Pacific season's ACE.