Storm history › West Pacific › 1987 season
Typhoon Kelly (1987)
Kelly was a Category 2 typhoon of the 1987 West Pacific season. It was tracked from October 9, 1987 to October 19, 1987, about 10 days, and covered 4,063 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 955 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 13 miles from Himeji, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 110 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 955 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 4,063 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 15.0
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Himeji, Japan | 13 mi (21 km) |
| Kobe, Japan | 15 mi (24 km) |
| Kanazawa, Japan | 16 mi (26 km) |
| Nishinomiya, Japan | 21 mi (34 km) |
| Amagasaki, Japan | 26 mi (41 km) |
| Takamatsu, Japan | 29 mi (47 km) |
| Osaka, Japan | 31 mi (49 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 728th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Guchol (2023), Typhoon Tokage (2022), Typhoon In-Fa (2021) and 48 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 1987 West Pacific season's ACE.