Storm history › West Pacific › 2009 season
Typhoon Morakot (2009)
Morakot was a Category 1 typhoon of the 2009 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 2, 2009 to August 13, 2009, about 11 days, and covered 3,133 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 954 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 0 miles from Huzhou, China.
- Peak wind
- 90 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 954 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 3,133 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 8.9
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Huzhou, China | 0 mi (0 km) |
| Puyang, China | 1 mi (1 km) |
| Wuxi, China | 3 mi (4 km) |
| Zhangjiagang, China | 4 mi (7 km) |
| Hangzhou, China | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Lishui, China | 9 mi (15 km) |
| Hsinchu, Taiwan | 11 mi (17 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 944th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Krosa (2025), Typhoon Bualoi (2025), Typhoon Koto (2025) and 95 more.
- Lowest pressure: 645th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Soulik (2006), Typhoon Matsa (2005), Typhoon Damrey (2005) and 7 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 2009 West Pacific season's ACE.