Storm history › West Pacific › 2002 season
Typhoon Sinlaku (2002)
Sinlaku was a Category 3 typhoon of the 2002 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 27, 2002 to September 9, 2002, about 13 days, and covered 3,335 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 933 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 10 miles from Fuzhou, China.
- Peak wind
- 125 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 933 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 3,335 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 29.1
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Fuzhou, China | 10 mi (16 km) |
| Changde, China | 17 mi (27 km) |
| Nanchang, China | 25 mi (41 km) |
| Heshan, China | 27 mi (43 km) |
| Guankou, China | 34 mi (55 km) |
| Changsha, China | 39 mi (63 km) |
| Rui’an, China | 40 mi (64 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 524th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Ampil (2024), Typhoon Muifa (2022), Typhoon Banyan (2017) and 53 more.
- Lowest pressure: 377th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Talim (2017), Typhoon Lionrock (2016), Typhoon Megi (2016) and 11 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 2002 West Pacific season's ACE.