Storm history › West Pacific › 1979 season
Typhoon Irving (1979)
Irving was a Category 2 typhoon of the 1979 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 7, 1979 to August 20, 1979, about 14 days, and covered 4,405 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 955 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 2 miles from Jeonju, South Korea.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 955 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 4,405 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 13.1
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Jeonju, South Korea | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Daejeon, South Korea | 16 mi (25 km) |
| Masan, South Korea | 22 mi (36 km) |
| Gwangju, South Korea | 25 mi (41 km) |
| Cheongju-si, South Korea | 26 mi (41 km) |
| Gumi, South Korea | 33 mi (54 km) |
| Cheonan, South Korea | 47 mi (76 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 781st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Ewiniar (2024), Typhoon Roke (2022), Typhoon Nesat (2022) and 101 more.
- Lowest pressure: 656th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Bulbul / Matmo (2019), Typhoon Ketsana (2009), Typhoon Wukong (2000) and 46 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1979 West Pacific season's ACE.