Storm history › West Pacific › 1976 season
Typhoon Fran (1976)
Fran was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1976 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 2, 1976 to September 16, 1976, about 14 days, and covered 4,118 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 910 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 2 miles from Nagasaki, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 150 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 910 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 4,118 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 29.9
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Nagasaki, Japan | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Fukuoka, Japan | 4 mi (7 km) |
| Kitakyushu, Japan | 18 mi (30 km) |
| Kumamoto, Japan | 43 mi (68 km) |
| Kotō, Japan | 47 mi (75 km) |
| Kagoshima, Japan | 73 mi (118 km) |
| Ōita, Japan | 76 mi (123 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 259th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Yinxing (2024), Typhoon Usagi (2024), Typhoon Doksuri (2023) and 68 more.
- Lowest pressure: 121st lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Ragasa (2025), Typhoon Maria (2018), Typhoon Ewiniar (2006) and 30 more.
- Energy: 10% of the 1976 West Pacific season's ACE.