Storm history › West Pacific › 1996 season
Typhoon Willie (1996)
Willie was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1996 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 15, 1996 to September 23, 1996, about 8 days, and covered 1,210 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 985 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 5 miles from Vinh, Vietnam.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 1,210 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 7.0
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Vinh, Vietnam | 5 mi (8 km) |
| Haikou, China | 19 mi (30 km) |
| Vientiane, Laos | 30 mi (49 km) |
| Sanya, China | 36 mi (58 km) |
| Basuo, China | 42 mi (68 km) |
| Wenchang, China | 45 mi (72 km) |
| Thanh Hóa, Vietnam | 59 mi (95 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1228th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Trami (2024), Typhoon Ma-On (2022), Typhoon Champi (2021) and 91 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1319th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Cimaron (2024), Tropical Storm Talas (2022), Tropical Storm Nida (2021) and 103 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1996 West Pacific season's ACE.