Storm history › West Pacific › 1980 season
Typhoon Norris (1980)
Norris was a Category 2 typhoon of the 1980 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 23, 1980 to August 31, 1980, about 8 days, and covered 3,146 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 945 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 0 miles from Wuxi, China.
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 945 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 3,146 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 5.2
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Wuxi, China | 0 mi (1 km) |
| Nantong, China | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Fukuyama, Japan | 4 mi (7 km) |
| Zhangjiagang, China | 5 mi (7 km) |
| Hsinchu, Taiwan | 8 mi (12 km) |
| Yixing, China | 10 mi (16 km) |
| Huangshan, China | 11 mi (18 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: 528th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Haikui (2023), Typhoon Vamco (2020), Typhoon Krosa (2019) and 25 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1980 West Pacific season's ACE.