Storm history › West Pacific › 1991 season
Typhoon Fred (1991)
Fred was a Category 2 typhoon of the 1991 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 8, 1991 to August 18, 1991, about 11 days, and covered 2,392 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 960 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 10 miles from Basuo, China.
- Peak wind
- 110 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 960 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 2,392 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 9.1
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Basuo, China | 10 mi (16 km) |
| Haikou, China | 16 mi (26 km) |
| Wenchang, China | 54 mi (87 km) |
| Vinh, Vietnam | 57 mi (92 km) |
| Vientiane, Laos | 63 mi (102 km) |
| Zhanjiang, China | 64 mi (103 km) |
| Qionghai, China | 69 mi (111 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 728th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Guchol (2023), Typhoon Tokage (2022), Typhoon In-Fa (2021) and 48 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 1991 West Pacific season's ACE.