Storm history › West Pacific › 1948 season
Tropical Storm Flo (1948)
Flo was a tropical storm of the 1948 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 20, 1948 to August 23, 1948, about 3 days, and covered 1,035 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 5 miles from Qionghai, China.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 3 days
- Track length
- 1,035 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.0
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Qionghai, China | 5 mi (8 km) |
| Thanh Hóa, Vietnam | 16 mi (27 km) |
| Nam Định, Vietnam | 21 mi (34 km) |
| Haiphong, Vietnam | 24 mi (39 km) |
| Wanning, China | 25 mi (40 km) |
| Wenchang, China | 34 mi (54 km) |
| Basuo, China | 43 mi (69 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1541st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Pakhar (2022), Tropical Storm Noul (2020), Tropical Storm Nangka (2020) and 117 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1948 West Pacific season's ACE.