Storm history › West Pacific › 1990 season
Typhoon Gene (1990)
Gene was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1990 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 18, 1990 to October 1, 1990, about 14 days, and covered 3,453 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 950 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Shizuoka, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 90 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 950 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 3,453 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 12.3
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Shizuoka, Japan | 1 mi (1 km) |
| Fujisawa, Japan | 1 mi (1 km) |
| Yokohama, Japan | 2 mi (4 km) |
| Chiba, Japan | 3 mi (5 km) |
| Hamamatsu, Japan | 5 mi (8 km) |
| Kawasaki, Japan | 7 mi (11 km) |
| Yokosuka, Japan | 8 mi (12 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 944th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Krosa (2025), Typhoon Bualoi (2025), Typhoon Koto (2025) and 95 more.
- Lowest pressure: 576th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Jongdari (2018), Typhoon Amber (1997), Typhoon Zane (1996) and 54 more.
- Energy: 4% of the 1990 West Pacific season's ACE.