Storm history › West Pacific › 1984 season
Typhoon Alex (1984)
Alex was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1984 West Pacific season. It was tracked from June 28, 1984 to July 6, 1984, about 8 days, and covered 2,526 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 960 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Ulsan, South Korea.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 960 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 2,526 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.3
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Ulsan, South Korea | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Hsinchu, Taiwan | 3 mi (5 km) |
| Taizhou, China | 5 mi (7 km) |
| Niigata, Japan | 6 mi (10 km) |
| Jiaojiang, China | 6 mi (10 km) |
| Gwangju, South Korea | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Masan, South Korea | 8 mi (14 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1043rd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Chaba (2022), Typhoon Kulap (2022), Typhoon Nalgae (2022) and 97 more.
- Lowest pressure: 728th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Prapiroon (2018), Typhoon Doksuri (2017), Tropical Storm Man-Yi (2013) and 65 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1984 West Pacific season's ACE.