Storm history › West Pacific › 2009 season
Typhoon Linfa (2009)
Linfa was a Category 1 typhoon of the 2009 West Pacific season. It was tracked from June 13, 2009 to June 30, 2009, about 17 days, and covered 5,903 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 Putian, China.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 967 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 17 days
- Track length
- 5,903 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.9
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Putian, China | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Jinjiang, China | 2 mi (4 km) |
| Quanzhou, China | 4 mi (6 km) |
| Fuzhou, China | 16 mi (26 km) |
| Rui’an, China | 17 mi (27 km) |
| Xiamen, China | 21 mi (34 km) |
| Taizhou, China | 21 mi (34 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: 2% of the 2009 West Pacific season's ACE.