Storm history › West Pacific › 1979 season
Typhoon Hope (1979)
Hope was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1979 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 24, 1979 to August 10, 1979, about 17 days, and covered 4,955 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 900 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Zhongshan, China.
- Peak wind
- 150 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 900 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 17 days
- Track length
- 4,955 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 19.0
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Zhongshan, China | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Jiangmen, China | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Bao'an, China | 3 mi (4 km) |
| Shenzhen, China | 3 mi (5 km) |
| Luohu District, China | 4 mi (6 km) |
| New Territories, Hong Kong SAR China | 5 mi (9 km) |
| Việt Trì, Vietnam | 6 mi (10 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 259th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Yinxing (2024), Typhoon Usagi (2024), Typhoon Doksuri (2023) and 68 more.
- Lowest pressure: 60th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Zeb (1998), Typhoon Holly (1987), Typhoon Peggy (1986) and 17 more.
- Energy: 7% of the 1979 West Pacific season's ACE.