Storm history › West Pacific › 1999 season
Tropical Storm Cam (1999)
Cam was a tropical storm of the 1999 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 22, 1999 to September 26, 1999, about 4 days, and covered 706 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 992 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 2 miles from Shenzhen, China.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 992 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 706 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.9
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Shenzhen, China | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Bao'an, China | 4 mi (6 km) |
| Luohu District, China | 4 mi (6 km) |
| New Territories, Hong Kong SAR China | 5 mi (7 km) |
| Sha Tin, Hong Kong SAR China | 5 mi (8 km) |
| Yunfu, China | 5 mi (9 km) |
| Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong SAR China | 6 mi (9 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1817th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Son-Tinh (2024), Tropical Storm Leepi (2024), Tropical Storm Megi (2022) and 95 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1608th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Nokaen (2026), Tropical Storm Lingling (2025), Tropical Storm Trases (2022) and 51 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1999 West Pacific season's ACE.