Latest Xiamen typhoon news - Xiamen historical typhoons and preparedness guide
Xiamen typhoon data at a glanceSince 1945, 100 named typhoons in the Northwest Pacific have had their center tracks pass within 300 km of downtown Xiamen, Fujian, averaging about 1.2 per year. The closest track to Xiamen was Typhoon Alice in 1966 (196614), at approximately 7 km. The strongest was Typhoon Nora in 1973 (197315), with a minimum central pressure of 875 hPa and maximum winds of 70 m/s.
Xiamen, a city on the western side of the Taiwan Strait, is highly exposed to typhoons. In 2016, super typhoon Meranti made direct landfall in Xiamen, toppling 160,000 trees and causing widespread water and power outages. It was the strongest typhoon to make landfall in southern Fujian since 1949 and profoundly transformed the city's typhoon resilience system.
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Typhoons that have affected Xiamen, ranked by closest track distance
Based on geographic calculations using more than 1,800 historical typhoon tracks in the TyphoonSays database, a total of 100 typhoons have had tracks passing within 300 km of downtown Xiamen. They are ranked below by closest track distance:
Strongest typhoons to affect Xiamen, ranked by peak intensity central pressure
Common questions about typhoons in Xiamen
Which was the strongest and most severe typhoon to affect Xiamen in history?
Based on historical typhoon tracks since 1945, the strongest typhoon to enter within 300 km of Xiamen was Typhoon Nora in 1973 (197315). It peaked as a super typhoon, with a minimum central pressure of 875 hPa, and passed about 38 km from downtown Xiamen. The closest to downtown Xiamen was Typhoon Alice in 1966 (196614), at just about 7 km.
How many typhoons affect Xiamen in a typical year?
From 1945 to the present, 100 named typhoons have had their center tracks pass within 300 km of downtown Xiamen, averaging about 1.2 per year, mainly during the summer and autumn typhoon season from June to October.
Typhoon preparedness guide for Xiamen
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Note: Affected is determined by the geographic distance between historical typhoon tracks and the city center, at or below 300 km, and does not indicate the actual severity of wind or rain impacts. For real-time threats, follow official warnings from local meteorological authorities.