Storm history › West Pacific › 1993 season
Typhoon Yancy (1993)
Yancy was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1993 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 27, 1993 to September 7, 1993, about 11 days, and covered 3,075 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 925 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Matsuyama, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 150 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 925 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 3,075 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 16.2
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Matsuyama, Japan | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Fukuyama, Japan | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Kagoshima, Japan | 13 mi (21 km) |
| Kurashiki, Japan | 16 mi (26 km) |
| Okayama, Japan | 21 mi (33 km) |
| Shinagawa, Japan | 21 mi (33 km) |
| Ōita, Japan | 28 mi (45 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 259th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Yinxing (2024), Typhoon Usagi (2024), Typhoon Doksuri (2023) and 68 more.
- Lowest pressure: 269th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Saomai (2000), Typhoon Shanshan (2000), Typhoon Ginger (1997) and 30 more.
- Energy: 7% of the 1993 West Pacific season's ACE.