Storm history › West Pacific › 2015 season
Tropical Storm Etau (2015)
Etau was a tropical storm of the 2015 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 5, 2015 to September 11, 2015, about 6 days, and covered 1,853 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 978 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 3 miles from Nagoya, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 978 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 1,853 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.0
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Nagoya, Japan | 3 mi (4 km) |
| Toyota, Japan | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Kanazawa, Japan | 10 mi (16 km) |
| Hamamatsu, Japan | 31 mi (50 km) |
| Toyama, Japan | 44 mi (71 km) |
| Kyoto, Japan | 68 mi (110 km) |
| Shizuoka, Japan | 72 mi (116 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1326th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Mun (2025), Tropical Storm Prapiroon (2024), Tropical Storm Damrey (2023) and 94 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1125th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Rumbia (2018), Tropical Storm Nalgae (2017), Tropical Storm Chanthu (2016) and 6 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 2015 West Pacific season's ACE.