Storm history › West Pacific › 1994 season
Typhoon Gladys (1994)
Gladys was a Category 3 typhoon of the 1994 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 19, 1994 to September 4, 1994, about 16 days, and covered 4,515 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 955 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 2 miles from Suzhou, China.
- Peak wind
- 120 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 955 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 typhoon
- Duration
- 16 days
- Track length
- 4,515 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 12.9
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Suzhou, China | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Zibo, China | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Nanping, China | 4 mi (6 km) |
| Dongying, China | 5 mi (8 km) |
| Lu’an, China | 6 mi (10 km) |
| Hsinchu, Taiwan | 7 mi (11 km) |
| Xuzhou, China | 8 mi (13 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 581st highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Haikui (2023), Typhoon Malakas (2022), Typhoon Molave (2020) and 39 more.
- Lowest pressure: 656th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Bulbul / Matmo (2019), Typhoon Ketsana (2009), Typhoon Wukong (2000) and 46 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1994 West Pacific season's ACE.