Storm history › West Pacific › 1990 season
Typhoon Flo (1990)
Flo was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1990 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 8, 1990 to September 22, 1990, about 14 days, and covered 6,487 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 165 mph (270 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 890 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 6 miles from Nagoya, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 165 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 890 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 6,487 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 25.6
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Nagoya, Japan | 6 mi (9 km) |
| Toyota, Japan | 21 mi (34 km) |
| Niigata, Japan | 23 mi (38 km) |
| Sendai, Japan | 32 mi (51 km) |
| Higashiosaka, Japan | 36 mi (58 km) |
| Sakai, Japan | 37 mi (60 km) |
| Hirakata, Japan | 38 mi (61 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 109th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Yagi (2024), Typhoon Hinnamnor (2022), Typhoon Noru (2022) and 16 more.
- Lowest pressure: 19th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Hagibis (2019), Typhoon Betty (1987), Typhoon Wynne (1980) and 4 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 1990 West Pacific season's ACE.