Storm history › West Pacific › 2019 season
Typhoon Tapah (2019)
Tapah was a Category 1 typhoon of the 2019 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 17, 2019 to September 23, 2019, about 7 days, and covered 1,953 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 967 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 49 miles from Fukuoka, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 967 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 1,953 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.3
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Fukuoka, Japan | 49 mi (78 km) |
| Kitakyushu, Japan | 50 mi (80 km) |
| Nagasaki, Japan | 73 mi (118 km) |
| Busan, South Korea | 82 mi (132 km) |
| Hiroshima, Japan | 84 mi (135 km) |
| Kimhae, South Korea | 94 mi (151 km) |
| Ulsan, South Korea | 96 mi (154 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: 900th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Noul (2026), Typhoon Chaba (2022), Typhoon Damrey (2017) and 16 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 2019 West Pacific season's ACE.