Storm history › West Pacific › 2009 season
Typhoon Koppu (2009)
Koppu was a Category 1 typhoon of the 2009 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 11, 2009 to September 15, 2009, about 5 days, and covered 1,555 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 967 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Guigang, China.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 967 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 1,555 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.3
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Guigang, China | 1 mi (1 km) |
| Xinyi, China | 2 mi (4 km) |
| Yangjiang, China | 10 mi (16 km) |
| Yulin, China | 12 mi (19 km) |
| Nanning, China | 36 mi (57 km) |
| Laibin, China | 41 mi (66 km) |
| Changsha, China | 42 mi (67 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: 900th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Noul (2026), Typhoon Chaba (2022), Typhoon Tapah (2019) and 16 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 2009 West Pacific season's ACE.