Storm history › West Pacific › 1946 season
Typhoon Lilly (1946)
Lilly was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1946 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 10, 1946 to August 21, 1946, about 11 days, and covered 2,505 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 145 mph (230 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 2 miles from Seongnam-si, South Korea.
- Peak wind
- 145 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 2,505 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 39.8
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Seongnam-si, South Korea | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Cheonan, South Korea | 5 mi (7 km) |
| Suwon, South Korea | 6 mi (9 km) |
| Daejeon, South Korea | 9 mi (14 km) |
| Anyang-si, South Korea | 12 mi (19 km) |
| Jeonju, South Korea | 13 mi (21 km) |
| Seoul, South Korea | 13 mi (21 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 333rd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Gaemi (2024), Typhoon Khanun (2023), Typhoon Champi (2015) and 63 more.
- Energy: 14% of the 1946 West Pacific season's ACE.