C2category 2
Typhoon Kirk (1996)
Typhoon Kirk formed in the Western Pacific on 28 July 1996 and faded on 18 August 1996. Peak wind 176 km/h (95 kt), category 2, lowest pressure 955 hPa. Landfall: Japan.
176 km/hPeak wind · 95 kt
955 hPaLowest pressure
21.8 daysDuration
11,256 kmTrack length · ACE 24.1
C5 · category 5C4 · category 4C3 · category 3C2 · category 2C1 · category 1TS · tropical stormTD · tropical depression
Wind along the track
km/h · UTC
Landfalls
| Date | Countries hit | Landfall wind | Nearby | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 1996 03:00 UTC | C2 | Japan | 167 km/h | Kikuchi · 15 km |
| 15 August 1996 00:00 UTC | TS | Japan | 102 km/h | Awashimaura · 22 km |
Towns within 100 km of the track
Hiroshima89 km · 157 km/h
Kitakyūshū79 km · 157 km/h
Niigata76 km · 102 km/h
Kumamoto58 km · 176 km/h
Okayama96 km · 130 km/h
Kagoshima96 km · 176 km/h
Kotō59 km · 176 km/h
Himeji94 km · 130 km/h
Matsuyama99 km · 157 km/h
Ōita75 km · 157 km/h
Kanazawa59 km · 120 km/h
Toyama85 km · 120 km/h
Nagasaki55 km · 176 km/h
Naha24 km · 176 km/h
Shimonoseki71 km · 157 km/h
Yamagata81 km · 102 km/h
Saga93 km · 176 km/h
Kure88 km · 157 km/h
Matsue95 km · 130 km/h
Yamaguchi38 km · 157 km/h
Tottori-shi12 km · 130 km/h
Takaoka67 km · 120 km/h
Ube42 km · 157 km/h
Shūnan23 km · 157 km/h
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