Storm history › West Pacific › 1989 season
Typhoon Andy (1989)
Andy was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1989 West Pacific season. It was tracked from April 13, 1989 to April 25, 1989, about 13 days, and covered 2,964 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 920 mb.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 920 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 2,964 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 22.3
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 131st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Kong-Rey (2024), Typhoon Man-Yi (2024), Typhoon Saola (2023) and 79 more.
- Lowest pressure: 232nd lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Bilis (2000), Typhoon Rosie (1997), Typhoon Omar (1992) and 18 more.
- Energy: 8% of the 1989 West Pacific season's ACE.