Storm history › West Pacific › 1979 season
Typhoon Mac (1979)
Mac was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1979 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 11, 1979 to September 25, 1979, about 14 days, and covered 2,456 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 985 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 2 miles from Zhuhai, China.
- Peak wind
- 80 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 2,456 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 6.3
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Zhuhai, China | 2 mi (2 km) |
| Macau, Macao SAR China | 4 mi (6 km) |
| Bao'an, China | 5 mi (9 km) |
| Luohu District, China | 7 mi (11 km) |
| Shenzhen, China | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Changsha, China | 9 mi (15 km) |
| Zhongshan, China | 16 mi (26 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1149th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Dujuan (2026), Typhoon Co-May (2025), Typhoon Maria (2024) and 74 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1319th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Cimaron (2024), Tropical Storm Talas (2022), Tropical Storm Nida (2021) and 103 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1979 West Pacific season's ACE.