Storm history › West Pacific › 2009 season
Typhoon Melor (2009)
Melor was a Category 5 typhoon of the 2009 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 28, 2009 to October 11, 2009, about 13 days, and covered 5,703 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 911 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 8 miles from Sendai, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 175 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 911 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 5,703 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 40.3
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Sendai, Japan | 8 mi (12 km) |
| Toyota, Japan | 14 mi (23 km) |
| Hamamatsu, Japan | 28 mi (44 km) |
| Nagoya, Japan | 29 mi (47 km) |
| Utsunomiya, Japan | 32 mi (52 km) |
| Shizuoka, Japan | 43 mi (69 km) |
| Hachiōji, Japan | 50 mi (81 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 62nd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Rai (2021), Typhoon Kong-Rey (2018), Typhoon Yutu (2018) and 43 more.
- Lowest pressure: 155th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Hinnamnor (2022), Typhoon Chaba (2016), Typhoon Maysak (2015) and 1 more.
- Energy: 15% of the 2009 West Pacific season's ACE.