Storm history › West Pacific › 1966 season
Typhoon Tess (1966)
Tess was a Category 2 typhoon of the 1966 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 10, 1966 to August 20, 1966, about 10 days, and covered 2,051 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 972 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Sanming, China.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 972 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 2,051 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 6.2
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Sanming, China | 1 mi (1 km) |
| Nanping, China | 11 mi (18 km) |
| Ningde, China | 13 mi (21 km) |
| Fuzhou, China | 15 mi (24 km) |
| Putian, China | 22 mi (36 km) |
| Longyan, China | 31 mi (49 km) |
| Rui’an, China | 36 mi (58 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 781st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Ewiniar (2024), Typhoon Roke (2022), Typhoon Nesat (2022) and 101 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1000th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Nalgae (2022), Typhoon Prapiroon (2006), Typhoon Bolaven (2005) and 6 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1966 West Pacific season's ACE.