Storm history › West Pacific › 1996 season
Typhoon Eve (1996)
Eve was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1996 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 10, 1996 to July 27, 1996, about 18 days, and covered 5,502 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 940 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 3 miles from Kyoto, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 940 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 18 days
- Track length
- 5,502 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 21.3
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kyoto, Japan | 3 mi (6 km) |
| Himeji, Japan | 5 mi (9 km) |
| Kagoshima, Japan | 7 mi (12 km) |
| Hirakata, Japan | 10 mi (16 km) |
| Kurashiki, Japan | 11 mi (17 km) |
| Takamatsu, Japan | 11 mi (18 km) |
| Okayama, Japan | 12 mi (19 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 131st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Kong-Rey (2024), Typhoon Man-Yi (2024), Typhoon Saola (2023) and 79 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: 6% of the 1996 West Pacific season's ACE.