Typhoon Ma-on (2004)

Ma-on originated from a weak low-pressure area with persistent convection north-northwest of Guam on 29 September 2004. The JTWC estimated one-minute sustained winds of 260 km/h with gusts to 185 mph at 00:00 UTC on 8 October, when the storm was positioned due south of Japan. It produced record breaking wind gusts across the Tokyo Metropolitan Area and was the second of three consecutive storms to hit Japan between late September and mid October 2004.

Formed (UTC)

2004-10-01

Dissipated (UTC)

2004-10-10

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

5

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

140

Basin it formed in

Western North Pacific

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2004275N14139

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: typhoon, japan, tokyo, guam, wind gusts

Coordinates: 28.115604574518176, 133.95092320216273

Part of Category 5 tropical cyclones of the 2000 to 2004 seasons

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