Storm history › West Pacific › 1999 season
Typhoon Sam (1999)
Sam was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1999 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 17, 1999 to August 27, 1999, about 9 days, and covered 3,200 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 0 miles from Shenzhen, China.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 3,200 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 5.1
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Shenzhen, China | 0 mi (0 km) |
| Nanhai, China | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Foshan, China | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Luohu District, China | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Busan, South Korea | 3 mi (5 km) |
| Wuhu, China | 4 mi (7 km) |
| Sha Tin, Hong Kong SAR China | 6 mi (9 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1043rd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Chaba (2022), Typhoon Kulap (2022), Typhoon Nalgae (2022) and 97 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: 5% of the 1999 West Pacific season's ACE.