Storm history › West Pacific › 1948 season
Typhoon Agnes (1948)
Agnes was a Category 2 typhoon of the 1948 West Pacific season. It was tracked from November 13, 1948 to November 20, 1948, about 8 days, and covered 4,035 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 110 mph (175 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 35 miles from Yokosuka, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 110 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 4,035 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 16.6
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Yokosuka, Japan | 35 mi (56 km) |
| Chiba, Japan | 42 mi (68 km) |
| Fujisawa, Japan | 44 mi (71 km) |
| Yokohama, Japan | 44 mi (71 km) |
| Kawasaki, Japan | 48 mi (77 km) |
| Ōta, Japan | 50 mi (81 km) |
| Shizuoka, Japan | 51 mi (83 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 728th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Guchol (2023), Typhoon Tokage (2022), Typhoon In-Fa (2021) and 48 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 1948 West Pacific season's ACE.