Storms near Fukushima
The record holds 89 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Fukushima, Japan between 1911 and 2025. The busiest month is August, with 30 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 3 strength. 24 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 89storms within 50 km
- 1major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 23at category 1 strength or more
A storm counts once, however many times it came close. The category is the storm's strongest point within 50 km, which can be weaker than its peak elsewhere.
How strong were the storms near Fukushima?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 8 | 9% |
| Tropical storm | 34 | 38% |
| Category 1 | 21 | 24% |
| Category 2 | 1 | 1% |
| Category 3 | 1 | 1% |
| Category 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 24 | 27% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Fukushima storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1911, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
Show the numbers
| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 |
| 1920s | 1 |
| 1930s | 3 |
| 1940s | 7 |
| 1950s | 10 |
| 1960s | 9 |
| 1970s | 7 |
| 1980s | 10 |
| 1990s | 10 |
| 2000s | 11 |
| 2010s | 12 |
| 2020s | 2 |
Earlier decades hold fewer storms partly because they were harder to see. Before weather satellites (about the 1960s) many storms that stayed at sea went unrecorded, so compare decades with care.
Show the numbers
| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 8 |
| Jul | 9 |
| Aug | 30 |
| Sep | 26 |
| Oct | 15 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near Fukushima
- Ma-On (2004)1 October 2004 to 10 October 2004, Category 3 (105 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 920 hPa
- Trix (1965)7 September 1965 to 23 September 1965, Category 2 (85 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 935 hPa
- Ione (1948)11 September 1948 to 17 September 1948, Category 1 (80 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (120 kt)
- Higos (2002)25 September 2002 to 4 October 2002, Category 1 (80 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 930 hPa
- Roke (2011)9 September 2011 to 24 September 2011, Category 1 (75 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 940 hPa
Most recent storms near Fukushima
- Unnamed storm of July 2025 (Western North Pacific)15 July 2025, peak Tropical storm (39 kt), 1,002 hPa, provisional
- Nanmadol (2022)11 September 2022 to 20 September 2022, Tropical storm (45 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 910 hPa
- Hagibis (2019)4 October 2019 to 14 October 2019, Category 1 (75 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (160 kt), 915 hPa
Many of these storms killed people and destroyed homes. The figures are the official record's, and this page says nothing about their human cost.