Storm history › West Pacific › 1985 season
Tropical Storm Lee (1985)
Lee was a tropical storm of the 1985 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 8, 1985 to August 16, 1985, about 9 days, and covered 2,753 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 975 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 8 miles from Namp’o, North Korea.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 975 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,753 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.5
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Namp’o, North Korea | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Pyongyang, North Korea | 21 mi (34 km) |
| Sunch’ŏn, North Korea | 21 mi (34 km) |
| Tonghua, China | 35 mi (56 km) |
| Jilin, China | 47 mi (75 km) |
| Hegang, China | 51 mi (81 km) |
| Dandong, China | 72 mi (117 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1326th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Mun (2025), Tropical Storm Prapiroon (2024), Tropical Storm Damrey (2023) and 94 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1034th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Koto (2025), Typhoon Saudel (2020), Tropical Storm Faxai (2007) and 70 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1985 West Pacific season's ACE.