Western North Pacific · 2026
Typhoon Choi-wan, 2026
Past storm No longer active in the official data. Official positions ran from 6 Oct 2026 to 6 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC.
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The storm in brief
| Name | Choi-wan |
|---|---|
| Type | Typhoon Choi-wan (by the strength the agencies reported) |
| Basin | Western North Pacific |
| Status | No longer active · first position 6 Oct 2026, latest 6 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC |
| Peak intensity |
GDACS: "Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 250 km/h)" Highest GDACS alert level: Green. |
| Countries in official alerts | Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Russian Federation |
| Agency ids | GDACS event 1001332 |
Peak figures are the highest the agencies gave in the positions this site recorded. NHC gives one-minute sustained wind in knots; GDACS's sentence is quoted as GDACS published it. Final figures come later, in the agencies' post-storm reports.
Track
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- Positions the agencies reported (solid)
All 1 recorded positions
| Time (UTC) | Centre | Wind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 18:00 | 36.3°N 149.5°E | 250 km/h · GDACS Green | GDACS |
The track is the series of official positions this site recorded; GDACS positions are the centre GDACS gave with each update. Gaps mean an update was not read, not that the storm stopped.
Warnings and events this site stored
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30 Sep 2026, 00:00 UTC
Minor Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Russian Federation: Tropical Cyclone CHOI-WAN-26 · GDACS -
6 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC
Moderate Super Typhoon Choi-wan · EONET
Linked when the agency's own record of this storm, or a warning naming it ("Typhoon Choi-wan"), was stored on this site. Severity levels are the ones shown on each event page.
Official agencies
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Questions
Where is Typhoon Choi-wan now?
Typhoon Choi-wan is no longer active in the official data this site reads. Its last official position was on 6 Oct 2026.
How strong did Typhoon Choi-wan get?
GDACS: "Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 250 km/h)" Highest GDACS alert level: Green. These are the agencies' own figures from the positions this site recorded; final figures come later in the agencies' post-storm reports.
Alert data from GDACS (European Commission Joint Research Centre & United Nations OCHA), gdacs.org. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. More storms: all named tropical storms · where a storm could form next.