Storm history › West Pacific › 2018 season
Typhoon Leepi (2018)
Leepi was a Category 1 typhoon of the 2018 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 10, 2018 to August 15, 2018, about 6 days, and covered 1,833 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 982 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 4 miles from Ulsan, South Korea.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 982 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 1,833 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.5
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Ulsan, South Korea | 4 mi (7 km) |
| Fukuoka, Japan | 8 mi (12 km) |
| Pohang, South Korea | 9 mi (15 km) |
| Kotō, Japan | 12 mi (19 km) |
| Kumamoto, Japan | 13 mi (22 km) |
| Busan, South Korea | 21 mi (34 km) |
| Kimhae, South Korea | 29 mi (47 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1228th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Trami (2024), Typhoon Ma-On (2022), Typhoon Champi (2021) and 91 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1264th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Krovanh (2026), Tropical Storm Mun (2025), Tropical Storm Bailu (2025) and 23 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 2018 West Pacific season's ACE.