Storm history › West Pacific › 1959 season
Typhoon Sarah (1959)
Sarah was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1959 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 10, 1959 to September 23, 1959, about 13 days, and covered 5,645 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 190 mph (305 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 905 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 0 miles from Ulsan, South Korea.
- Peak wind
- 190 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 905 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 5,645 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 31.3
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Ulsan, South Korea | 0 mi (0 km) |
| Busan, South Korea | 4 mi (7 km) |
| Kimhae, South Korea | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Changwon, South Korea | 17 mi (27 km) |
| Pohang, South Korea | 17 mi (28 km) |
| Daegu, South Korea | 46 mi (75 km) |
| Jeju City, South Korea | 58 mi (93 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 13th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Mawar (2023), Typhoon Bolaven (2023), Typhoon Halong (2019) and 4 more.
- Lowest pressure: 92nd lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Ivan (1997), Typhoon Joan (1997), Typhoon Koryn (1993) and 12 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 1959 West Pacific season's ACE.