Storm history › West Pacific › 1989 season
Tropical Storm Vera (1989)
Vera was a tropical storm of the 1989 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 11, 1989 to September 19, 1989, about 9 days, and covered 5,565 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 972 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Suwon, South Korea.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 972 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 5,565 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Suwon, South Korea | 1 mi (1 km) |
| Hwaseong-si, South Korea | 1 mi (1 km) |
| Yangzhou, China | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Zhenjiang, China | 3 mi (4 km) |
| Yancheng, China | 4 mi (6 km) |
| Taizhou, China | 5 mi (8 km) |
| Seongnam-si, South Korea | 6 mi (9 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1541st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Pakhar (2022), Tropical Storm Noul (2020), Tropical Storm Nangka (2020) and 117 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: 1% of the 1989 West Pacific season's ACE.