Storm history › West Pacific › 2000 season
Tropical Storm Bopha (2000)
Bopha was a tropical storm of the 2000 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 4, 2000 to September 12, 2000, about 8 days, and covered 2,382 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 988 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 149 miles from Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
- Peak wind
- 65 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 988 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 2,382 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.0
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 149 mi (239 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1424th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Pulasan (2024), Tropical Storm Mirinae (2021), Tropical Storm Nida (2021) and 104 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1440th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Maysak (2026), Tropical Storm Fengshen (2025), Tropical Storm Yun-Yeung (2023) and 17 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 2000 West Pacific season's ACE.