Storm history › West Pacific › 1989 season
Typhoon Judy (1989)
Judy was a Category 2 typhoon of the 1989 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 20, 1989 to July 29, 1989, about 9 days, and covered 2,489 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 940 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 5 miles from Hwaseong-si, South Korea.
- Peak wind
- 110 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 940 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,489 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 12.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Hwaseong-si, South Korea | 5 mi (7 km) |
| Jeonju, South Korea | 6 mi (9 km) |
| Ansan-si, South Korea | 7 mi (11 km) |
| Incheon, South Korea | 10 mi (17 km) |
| Kagoshima, Japan | 11 mi (18 km) |
| Anyang-si, South Korea | 14 mi (23 km) |
| Cheonan, South Korea | 14 mi (23 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: 439th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Merbok (2022), Typhoon Kulap (2022), Typhoon Kirogi (2000) and 62 more.
- Energy: 4% of the 1989 West Pacific season's ACE.