Storm history › West Pacific › 1966 season
Tropical Storm Helen (1966)
Helen was a tropical storm of the 1966 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 16, 1966 to September 28, 1966, about 13 days, and covered 3,555 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 978 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 8 miles from Kanazawa, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 978 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 3,555 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.7
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kanazawa, Japan | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Kobe, Japan | 10 mi (16 km) |
| Nishinomiya, Japan | 15 mi (24 km) |
| Himeji, Japan | 17 mi (27 km) |
| Amagasaki, Japan | 19 mi (30 km) |
| Kyoto, Japan | 19 mi (30 km) |
| Takamatsu, Japan | 22 mi (36 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1326th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Mun (2025), Tropical Storm Prapiroon (2024), Tropical Storm Damrey (2023) and 94 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1125th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Rumbia (2018), Tropical Storm Nalgae (2017), Tropical Storm Chanthu (2016) and 6 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1966 West Pacific season's ACE.