2019 Western Pacific typhoon season
Typhoon Halong 2019
Recorded track and intensity from Nov 1, 2019 to Nov 10, 2019
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190 mph
Nov 5, 2019 during the tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
Along the recorded center positions
STORM HISTORY
Track and intensity summary
Halong is listed in the Western Pacific basin for the 2019 season. Its archived track begins on Nov 1, 2019, 12:00 PM UTC at 9.6°N, 162.2°E. The first observation lists sustained winds of 23 mph. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.
The first Category 5 observation appears on Nov 5, 2019, 06:00 AM UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 190 mph, first recorded on Nov 5, 2019, 03:00 PM UTC at 20.1°N, 150.7°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 888 hPa on Nov 5, 2019, 03:00 PM UTC.
The full record spans 210 hours and approximately 2,690 mi along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 32.6°N, 170.2°E on Nov 10, 2019, 06:00 AM UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on Nov 8, 2019, 09:00 AM UTC.
QUICK ANSWERS
Halong in brief
What was Typhoon Halong's highest wind speed?
190 mph, the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on Nov 5, 2019, 03:00 PM UTC.
What category was Typhoon Halong?
Category 5 at its peak on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale, first reaching Category 5 on Nov 5, 2019, 06:00 AM UTC. Other agencies classify storms differently.
What was Typhoon Halong's lowest pressure?
888 mb, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on Nov 5, 2019, 03:00 PM UTC.
When did Typhoon Halong occur?
The archived track runs from Nov 1, 2019, 12:00 PM UTC to Nov 10, 2019, 06:00 AM UTC, with the tropical stage from Nov 2, 2019, 06:00 AM UTC to Nov 8, 2019, 09:00 AM UTC.
Where did Typhoon Halong form?
In the Western Pacific basin, in the 2019 season. Its first archived position is 9.6°N, 162.2°E on Nov 1, 2019, 12:00 PM UTC.
Did Typhoon Halong make landfall?
No archived position places Typhoon Halong's center over land, but positions are six-hourly and a brief landfall can fall between them.
METHODOLOGY
Data sources and limitations
The map and summary are generated from NOAA's IBTrACS v04r01 archive. Wind and category use US-agency records; minimum pressure is calculated during the tropical stage, with the archive's pressure source retained. Category 5 refers to the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale; local agencies may use different classifications. Coastlines use Natural Earth's 1:10m land data.
Track distance adds great-circle distances between consecutive observations, excluding gaps over 12 hours. This track has no gaps over 12 hours. The line shows the storm's center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Converted wind speeds are rounded to the nearest whole unit.
Archive retrieved
NOAA IBTrACS archive and Field documentation
Sources & methodology