Storm history › West Pacific › 1996 season
Typhoon Sally (1996)
Sally was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1996 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 2, 1996 to September 10, 1996, about 9 days, and covered 3,379 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 940 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 7 miles from Mengzi, China.
- Peak wind
- 160 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 940 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 3,379 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 16.6
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Mengzi, China | 7 mi (12 km) |
| Zhanjiang, China | 9 mi (15 km) |
| Beihai, China | 11 mi (18 km) |
| Wuchuan, China | 12 mi (20 km) |
| Lianjiang, China | 17 mi (28 km) |
| Qinzhou, China | 18 mi (28 km) |
| Jianshui, China | 19 mi (30 km) |
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: 439th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Merbok (2022), Typhoon Kulap (2022), Typhoon Kirogi (2000) and 62 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1996 West Pacific season's ACE.