Storm history › West Pacific › 2018 season
Typhoon Prapiroon (2018)
Prapiroon was a Category 1 typhoon of the 2018 West Pacific season. It was tracked from June 27, 2018 to July 5, 2018, about 8 days, and covered 2,176 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 960 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 57 miles from Busan, South Korea.
- Peak wind
- 90 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 960 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 2,176 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 7.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Busan, South Korea | 57 mi (91 km) |
| Ulsan, South Korea | 66 mi (106 km) |
| Fukuoka, Japan | 68 mi (109 km) |
| Kimhae, South Korea | 69 mi (111 km) |
| Nagasaki, Japan | 70 mi (112 km) |
| Changwon, South Korea | 77 mi (124 km) |
| Kitakyushu, Japan | 78 mi (125 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 944th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Krosa (2025), Typhoon Bualoi (2025), Typhoon Koto (2025) and 95 more.
- Lowest pressure: 728th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Doksuri (2017), Tropical Storm Man-Yi (2013), Tropical Storm Maliksi (2012) and 65 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 2018 West Pacific season's ACE.