Storm history › West Pacific › 1980 season
Typhoon Wynne (1980)
Wynne was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1980 West Pacific season. It was tracked from October 2, 1980 to October 15, 1980, about 13 days, and covered 5,488 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 890 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 66 miles from Kagoshima, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 175 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 890 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 5,488 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 37.0
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kagoshima, Japan | 66 mi (106 km) |
| Yokosuka, Japan | 100 mi (161 km) |
| Hamamatsu, Japan | 103 mi (165 km) |
| Shizuoka, Japan | 107 mi (172 km) |
| Fujisawa, Japan | 108 mi (174 km) |
| Yokohama, Japan | 110 mi (177 km) |
| Chiba, Japan | 113 mi (181 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 62nd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Rai (2021), Typhoon Kong-Rey (2018), Typhoon Yutu (2018) and 43 more.
- Lowest pressure: 19th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Hagibis (2019), Typhoon Flo (1990), Typhoon Betty (1987) and 4 more.
- Energy: 16% of the 1980 West Pacific season's ACE.