Storm history › West Pacific › 1989 season
Tropical Storm Hope (1989)
Hope was a tropical storm of the 1989 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 13, 1989 to July 23, 1989, about 10 days, and covered 2,415 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 990 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 3 miles from Xuancheng, China.
- Peak wind
- 65 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 990 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 2,415 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.6
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Xuancheng, China | 3 mi (5 km) |
| Wuhu, China | 7 mi (12 km) |
| Shaoxing, China | 12 mi (20 km) |
| Jiaojiang, China | 16 mi (26 km) |
| Taizhou, China | 20 mi (31 km) |
| Hangzhou, China | 20 mi (32 km) |
| Shangyu, China | 22 mi (36 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1424th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Pulasan (2024), Tropical Storm Mirinae (2021), Tropical Storm Nida (2021) and 104 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1487th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Etau (2026), Tropical Depression Maliksi (2024), Tropical Storm Jangmi (2020) and 91 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1989 West Pacific season's ACE.