Storm history › West Pacific › 2019 season
Typhoon Lingling (2019)
Lingling was a Category 4 typhoon of the 2019 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 30, 2019 to September 12, 2019, about 13 days, and covered 5,620 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 928 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 3 miles from Jiamusi, China.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 928 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 5,620 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 16.5
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Jiamusi, China | 3 mi (4 km) |
| Namp’o, North Korea | 6 mi (9 km) |
| Pyongyang, North Korea | 6 mi (10 km) |
| Sunch’ŏn, North Korea | 7 mi (11 km) |
| Hegang, China | 19 mi (30 km) |
| Shuangyashan, China | 40 mi (65 km) |
| Tonghua, China | 46 mi (74 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 402nd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Lan (2023), Typhoon Koinu (2023), Typhoon Maysak (2020) and 61 more.
- Lowest pressure: 321st lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Doksuri (2023), Typhoon Nyatoh (2021).
- Energy: 6% of the 2019 West Pacific season's ACE.