Storm history › West Pacific › 1946 season
Typhoon Barbara (1946)
Barbara was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1946 West Pacific season. It was tracked from March 27, 1946 to April 7, 1946, about 11 days, and covered 3,364 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 81 miles from Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 3,364 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 24.6
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 81 mi (130 km) |
| Tainan, Taiwan | 101 mi (163 km) |
| Taichung, Taiwan | 133 mi (214 km) |
| Taipei, Taiwan | 147 mi (236 km) |
| Banqiao, Taiwan | 147 mi (237 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 624th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Vongfong (2020), Typhoon Bavi (2020), Typhoon Krosa (2019) and 100 more.
- Energy: 9% of the 1946 West Pacific season's ACE.