Storm history › West Pacific › 1990 season
Typhoon Becky (1990)
Becky was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1990 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 20, 1990 to August 30, 1990, about 10 days, and covered 2,720 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 965 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 12 miles from Vientiane, Laos.
- Peak wind
- 80 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 965 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 10 days
- Track length
- 2,720 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 8.2
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Vientiane, Laos | 12 mi (19 km) |
| Sanya, China | 35 mi (56 km) |
| Vinh, Vietnam | 60 mi (97 km) |
| Wanning, China | 76 mi (122 km) |
| Basuo, China | 90 mi (145 km) |
| Huế, Vietnam | 93 mi (149 km) |
| Qionghai, China | 106 mi (171 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1149th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Dujuan (2026), Typhoon Co-May (2025), Typhoon Maria (2024) and 74 more.
- Lowest pressure: 825th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Roke (2022), Typhoon Cempaka (2021), Typhoon Prapiroon (2000) and 67 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1990 West Pacific season's ACE.