Storm history › West Pacific › 2009 season
Typhoon Vamco (2009)
Vamco was a Category 4 typhoon of the 2009 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 15, 2009 to August 26, 2009, about 11 days, and covered 3,859 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 933 mb.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 933 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 3,859 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 26.8
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 402nd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Lan (2023), Typhoon Koinu (2023), Typhoon Maysak (2020) and 61 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: 10% of the 2009 West Pacific season's ACE.