Storm history › West Pacific › 2019 season
Typhoon Fung-Wong (2019)
Fung-Wong was a Category 1 typhoon of the 2019 West Pacific season. It was tracked from November 17, 2019 to November 25, 2019, about 8 days, and covered 2,869 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 988 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 47 miles from Kagoshima, Japan.
- Peak wind
- 75 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 988 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 2,869 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.7
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Kagoshima, Japan | 47 mi (75 km) |
| Kotō, Japan | 125 mi (201 km) |
| Kumamoto, Japan | 128 mi (205 km) |
| Nagasaki, Japan | 136 mi (218 km) |
| Ōita, Japan | 141 mi (227 km) |
| Sakai, Japan | 142 mi (228 km) |
| Hamamatsu, Japan | 144 mi (232 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1228th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Trami (2024), Typhoon Ma-On (2022), Typhoon Champi (2021) and 91 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1440th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Maysak (2026), Tropical Storm Fengshen (2025), Tropical Storm Yun-Yeung (2023) and 17 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 2019 West Pacific season's ACE.