Storm history › West Pacific › 2019 season
Typhoon Mitag (2019)
Mitag was a Category 2 typhoon of the 2019 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 24, 2019 to October 5, 2019, about 11 days, and covered 4,910 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 961 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 7 miles from Gumi, South Korea.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 961 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 4,910 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 8.2
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Gumi, South Korea | 7 mi (12 km) |
| Zhoushan, China | 13 mi (21 km) |
| Daegu, South Korea | 14 mi (23 km) |
| Gwangju, South Korea | 18 mi (29 km) |
| Masan, South Korea | 20 mi (32 km) |
| Sendai, Japan | 38 mi (61 km) |
| Pohang, South Korea | 41 mi (65 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 781st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Ewiniar (2024), Typhoon Roke (2022), Typhoon Nesat (2022) and 101 more.
- Lowest pressure: 797th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Ewiniar (2024), Typhoon Nesat (2022), Typhoon Vongfong (2020).
- Energy: 3% of the 2019 West Pacific season's ACE.