Typhoon Fung-Wong (2002)
Typhoon Fung-Wong reached Category 1 in the Western Pacific between July 18, 2002 and July 27, 2002, with a lowest pressure of 976 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Typhoon Fung-Wong, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2002 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Dates
- July 18, 2002 to July 27, 2002
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 65 kt (75 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 976 mb (28.82 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 30 km (19 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 6.8
- Identifier
- WP142002
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 18:00 | 21.4N 149.7E | 1006 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Jul 19, 00:00 | 21.8N 150.6E | 1006 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Jul 19, 06:00 | 23.7N 149.1E | 1006 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Jul 19, 12:00 | 24.0N 146.6E | 1004 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Jul 19, 18:00 | 23.7N 144.8E | 1004 mb | Tropical storm | |
| Jul 20, 00:00 | 23.9N 143.7E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 20, 06:00 | 23.8N 142.2E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 20, 12:00 | 23.8N 141.1E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 20, 18:00 | 23.8N 140.0E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 21, 00:00 | 23.7N 138.8E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 21, 06:00 | 23.7N 137.7E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 21, 12:00 | 23.6N 136.6E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 21, 18:00 | 23.5N 135.7E | 40 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 22, 00:00 | 23.4N 134.8E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 22, 06:00 | 23.3N 133.9E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 22, 12:00 | 23.2N 133.2E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 22, 18:00 | 23.1N 132.4E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 23, 00:00 | 23.0N 131.8E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 23, 06:00 | 22.9N 131.1E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Jul 23, 12:00 | 22.5N 130.5E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Jul 23, 18:00 | 22.1N 130.2E | 65 kt | 976 mb | Typhoon |
| Jul 24, 00:00 | 21.6N 130.3E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 24, 06:00 | 21.1N 130.9E | 60 kt | 980 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 24, 12:00 | 20.6N 131.9E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 24, 18:00 | 20.5N 132.7E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 25, 00:00 | 20.7N 134.0E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 25, 06:00 | 21.9N 135.0E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 25, 12:00 | 23.4N 135.4E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 25, 18:00 | 24.6N 134.9E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 26, 00:00 | 25.8N 134.4E | 55 kt | 984 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 26, 06:00 | 27.0N 133.9E | 50 kt | 987 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 26, 12:00 | 28.2N 133.3E | 45 kt | 991 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 26, 18:00 | 29.4N 132.1E | 35 kt | 997 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jul 27, 00:00 | 30.4N 131.0E | 30 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 27, 06:00 | 31.0N 130.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 27, 12:00 | 31.7N 129.0E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jul 27, 18:00 | 32.3N 128.3E | 25 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical depression |
Other Western Pacific storms of 2002
- Tropical Storm TapahWestern Pacific · 2002
- Super Typhoon MitagWestern Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2002
- Super Typhoon HagibisWestern Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2002
- Typhoon NoguriWestern Pacific · 2002
- Typhoon RammasunWestern Pacific · 2002
- Super Typhoon ChataanWestern Pacific · 2002
- Super Typhoon HalongWestern Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm NakriWestern Pacific · 2002
- Super Typhoon FengshenWestern Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm KammuriWestern Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2002
- Super Typhoon PhanfoneWestern Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm VongfongWestern Pacific · 2002
- Typhoon RusaWestern Pacific · 2002
- Typhoon SinlakuWestern Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm HagupitWestern Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm ChangmiWestern Pacific · 2002
- Tropical Storm MekkhalaWestern Pacific · 2002
- Super Typhoon HigosWestern Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2002
- Typhoon BaviWestern Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2002
- Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 2002
- Typhoon MaysakWestern Pacific · 2002
- Typhoon HaishenWestern Pacific · 2002
- Super Typhoon PongsonaWestern Pacific · 2002
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.