Storm history › West Pacific › 1995 season
Typhoon Kent (1995)
Kent was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1995 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 24, 1995 to September 1, 1995, about 9 days, and covered 2,337 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 945 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 6 miles from Shanwei, China.
- Peak wind
- 150 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 945 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,337 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 18.8
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Shanwei, China | 6 mi (10 km) |
| Huizhou, China | 7 mi (12 km) |
| Liuzhou, China | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Qujing, China | 12 mi (20 km) |
| Dongguan, China | 13 mi (21 km) |
| Guangzhou, China | 16 mi (26 km) |
| Qingyuan, China | 19 mi (30 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: 528th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Haikui (2023), Typhoon Vamco (2020), Typhoon Krosa (2019) and 25 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 1995 West Pacific season's ACE.