Storm history › West Pacific › 2009 season
Tropical Storm Etau (2009)
Etau was a tropical storm of the 2009 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 6, 2009 to August 16, 2009, about 9 days, and covered 4,090 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 114 miles from Hamamatsu, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 992 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 4,090 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.9
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Hamamatsu, Japan | 114 mi (183 km) |
| Shizuoka, Japan | 124 mi (200 km) |
| Yokosuka, Japan | 136 mi (219 km) |
| Fujisawa, Japan | 142 mi (229 km) |
| Yokohama, Japan | 147 mi (236 km) |
| Toyota, Japan | 147 mi (237 km) |
| Sakai, Japan | 148 mi (238 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: 0% of the 2009 West Pacific season's ACE.