Storm history › West Pacific › 1948 season
Typhoon Gertrude (1948)
Gertrude was a Category 2 typhoon of the 1948 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 26, 1948 to September 4, 1948, about 9 days, and covered 2,338 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 100 mph (155 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 3 miles from Wuchuan, China.
- Peak wind
- 100 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,338 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 11.0
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Wuchuan, China | 3 mi (4 km) |
| Zhanjiang, China | 8 mi (12 km) |
| Beihai, China | 9 mi (15 km) |
| Yangjiang, China | 14 mi (22 km) |
| Maoming, China | 15 mi (24 km) |
| Lianjiang, China | 22 mi (36 km) |
| Qinzhou, China | 36 mi (57 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 889th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Malou (2021), Typhoon Shanshan (2018), Typhoon Tembin (2017) and 50 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1948 West Pacific season's ACE.