Storm history › West Pacific › 2000 season
Typhoon Prapiroon (2000)
Prapiroon was a Category 1 typhoon of the 2000 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 24, 2000 to September 4, 2000, about 11 days, and covered 4,394 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 965 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 2 miles from Hamhŭng, North Korea.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 965 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 4,394 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 6.6
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Hamhŭng, North Korea | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Pyongyang, North Korea | 36 mi (58 km) |
| Namp’o, North Korea | 40 mi (65 km) |
| Vladivostok, Russia | 43 mi (69 km) |
| Sunch’ŏn, North Korea | 44 mi (70 km) |
| Zhoushan, China | 54 mi (87 km) |
| Paju, South Korea | 59 mi (94 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1043rd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Chaba (2022), Typhoon Kulap (2022), Typhoon Nalgae (2022) and 97 more.
- Lowest pressure: 825th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Roke (2022), Typhoon Cempaka (2021), Typhoon Yagi (2000) and 67 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 2000 West Pacific season's ACE.