Storm history › West Pacific › 1979 season
Typhoon Alice (1979)
Alice was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1979 West Pacific season. It was tracked from December 27, 1978 to January 15, 1979, about 19 days, and covered 3,902 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 930 mb.
- Peak wind
- 125 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 930 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 19 days
- Track length
- 3,902 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 27.8
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 524th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Ampil (2024), Typhoon Muifa (2022), Typhoon Banyan (2017) and 53 more.
- Lowest pressure: 334th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Maysak (2020), Typhoon Damrey (2000), Typhoon Bart (1999) and 37 more.
- Energy: 10% of the 1979 West Pacific season's ACE.