Storm history › West Pacific › 1948 season
Tropical Storm Ophelia (1948)
Ophelia was a tropical storm of the 1948 West Pacific season. It was tracked from June 7, 1948 to June 11, 1948, about 4 days, and covered 692 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 6 miles from Tainan, Taiwan.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 692 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.3
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Tainan, Taiwan | 6 mi (9 km) |
| Yangjiang, China | 11 mi (18 km) |
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 21 mi (33 km) |
| Xinyi, China | 24 mi (39 km) |
| Changsha, China | 44 mi (70 km) |
| Wuzhou, China | 47 mi (76 km) |
| Yulin, China | 51 mi (83 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1817th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Son-Tinh (2024), Tropical Storm Leepi (2024), Tropical Storm Megi (2022) and 95 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 1948 West Pacific season's ACE.