Storm history › West Pacific › 1961 season
Typhoon Kathy (1961)
Kathy was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1961 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 13, 1961 to August 19, 1961, about 6 days, and covered 1,871 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 988 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 5 miles from Nagasaki, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 90 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 988 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 1,871 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.7
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Nagasaki, Japan | 5 mi (9 km) |
| Kotō, Japan | 15 mi (24 km) |
| Kumamoto, Japan | 15 mi (24 km) |
| Kitakyushu, Japan | 32 mi (51 km) |
| Hiroshima, Japan | 33 mi (53 km) |
| Fukuoka, Japan | 36 mi (58 km) |
| Kagoshima, Japan | 63 mi (102 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 944th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Krosa (2025), Typhoon Bualoi (2025), Typhoon Koto (2025) and 95 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1440th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Maysak (2026), Tropical Storm Fengshen (2025), Tropical Storm Yun-Yeung (2023) and 17 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1961 West Pacific season's ACE.