Storm history › West Pacific › 1999 season
Tropical Storm Paul (1999)
Paul was a tropical storm of the 1999 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 31, 1999 to August 9, 1999, about 9 days, and covered 2,452 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 18 miles from Kagoshima, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,452 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.8
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kagoshima, Japan | 18 mi (28 km) |
| Rizhao, China | 26 mi (42 km) |
| Jeju City, South Korea | 32 mi (51 km) |
| Lianyungang, China | 48 mi (77 km) |
| Nagasaki, Japan | 59 mi (95 km) |
| Zhucheng, China | 65 mi (105 km) |
| Zhu Cheng City, China | 66 mi (106 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1541st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Pakhar (2022), Tropical Storm Noul (2020), Tropical Storm Nangka (2020) and 117 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1141st lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Peipah (2025), Typhoon Conson (2021), Typhoon Mekkhala (2020) and 115 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1999 West Pacific season's ACE.