Storm history › West Pacific › 1947 season
Typhoon Gwen (1947)
Gwen was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1947 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 4, 1947 to August 9, 1947, about 5 days, and covered 2,905 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 41 miles from Hamamatsu, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 2,905 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 10.2
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Hamamatsu, Japan | 41 mi (66 km) |
| Yokosuka, Japan | 42 mi (68 km) |
| Shizuoka, Japan | 47 mi (75 km) |
| Fujisawa, Japan | 50 mi (81 km) |
| Yokohama, Japan | 52 mi (84 km) |
| Kawasaki, Japan | 58 mi (93 km) |
| Chiba, Japan | 59 mi (95 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: 5% of the 1947 West Pacific season's ACE.