Storm history › West Pacific › 2017 season
Tropical Storm Talas (2017)
Talas was a tropical storm of the 2017 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 14, 2017 to July 17, 2017, about 4 days, and covered 954 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 985 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 5 miles from Vinh, Vietnam.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 954 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.1
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Vinh, Vietnam | 5 mi (7 km) |
| Sanya, China | 38 mi (61 km) |
| Vientiane, Laos | 69 mi (111 km) |
| Basuo, China | 71 mi (115 km) |
| Thanh Hóa, Vietnam | 82 mi (133 km) |
| Wanning, China | 89 mi (143 km) |
| Qionghai, China | 119 mi (192 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1541st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Pakhar (2022), Tropical Storm Noul (2020), Tropical Storm Nangka (2020) and 117 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1319th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Cimaron (2024), Tropical Storm Talas (2022), Tropical Storm Nida (2021) and 103 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 2017 West Pacific season's ACE.