Storm history › West Pacific › 2008 season
Typhoon Fung-Wong (2008)
Fung-Wong was a Category 2 typhoon of the 2008 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 23, 2008 to July 31, 2008, about 8 days, and covered 1,697 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 952 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 0 miles from Nanping, China.
- Peak wind
- 110 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 952 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 typhoon
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 1,697 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 7.2
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Nanping, China | 0 mi (0 km) |
| Taichung, Taiwan | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Jiujiang, China | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Fuzhou, China | 17 mi (27 km) |
| Huaibei, China | 19 mi (31 km) |
| Fuyang, China | 24 mi (38 km) |
| Lu’an, China | 25 mi (40 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 728th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Guchol (2023), Typhoon Tokage (2022), Typhoon In-Fa (2021) and 48 more.
- Lowest pressure: 635th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Molave (2020), Typhoon Choi-Wan (2015), Typhoon Mitag (2007) and 3 more.
- Energy: 4% of the 2008 West Pacific season's ACE.