Storm history › West Pacific › 2022 season
Typhoon Nanmadol (2022)
Nanmadol was a Category 4 typhoon of the 2022 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 11, 2022 to September 20, 2022, about 9 days, and covered 2,707 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 916 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 2 miles from Kagoshima, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 155 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 916 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,707 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 19.1
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kagoshima, Japan | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Niigata, Japan | 3 mi (5 km) |
| Kitakyushu, Japan | 3 mi (5 km) |
| Sendai, Japan | 7 mi (12 km) |
| Fukuoka, Japan | 10 mi (15 km) |
| Kumamoto, Japan | 17 mi (27 km) |
| Kotō, Japan | 20 mi (33 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 214th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Krathon (2024), Typhoon Haishen (2020), Typhoon Lekima (2019) and 40 more.
- Lowest pressure: 199th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Mindulle (2021), Typhoon Chanchu (2006), Typhoon Xangsane (2006) and 10 more.
- Energy: 12% of the 2022 West Pacific season's ACE.