Storm history › West Pacific › 2016 season
Typhoon Lionrock (2016)
Lionrock was a Category 4 typhoon of the 2016 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 16, 2016 to August 30, 2016, about 14 days, and covered 4,361 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 933 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 52 miles from Sendai, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 933 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 4,361 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 28.8
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Sendai, Japan | 52 mi (84 km) |
| Suginami, Japan | 117 mi (189 km) |
| Utsunomiya, Japan | 133 mi (214 km) |
| Chiba, Japan | 139 mi (223 km) |
| Kashiwa, Japan | 141 mi (226 km) |
| Sapporo, Japan | 142 mi (228 km) |
| Honchō, Japan | 144 mi (231 km) |
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 Megi (2016), Typhoon Chan-Hom (2015) and 11 more.
- Energy: 12% of the 2016 West Pacific season's ACE.