Storm history › West Pacific › 1956 season
Typhoon Harriet (1956)
Harriet was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1956 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 19, 1956 to September 29, 1956, about 10 days, and covered 5,066 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 953 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 2 miles from Yokohama, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 125 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 953 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 5,066 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 14.6
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Yokohama, Japan | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Fujisawa, Japan | 2 mi (4 km) |
| Chiba, Japan | 3 mi (5 km) |
| Kawasaki, Japan | 5 mi (8 km) |
| Honchō, Japan | 7 mi (11 km) |
| Ōta, Japan | 7 mi (11 km) |
| Yokosuka, Japan | 8 mi (12 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 524th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Ampil (2024), Typhoon Muifa (2022), Typhoon Banyan (2017) and 53 more.
- Lowest pressure: 642nd lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Shanshan (2018), Typhoon Sanvu (2017).
- Energy: 5% of the 1956 West Pacific season's ACE.