No, Kong-rey is no longer active. It dissipated or transitioned into an extratropical cyclone on 2024-11-02T12:00:00.000Z.
Kong-rey formed on 2024-10-24T00:00:00.000Z and dissipated on 2024-11-02T12:00:00.000Z, reaching a peak intensity of extratropical.
Kong-rey achieved maximum sustained winds of approximately 248 km/h (134 kt / 154 mph) and a minimum central pressure of approximately 916 hPa.
According to current track forecasts, Kong-rey is expected to pass near Wenzhou with a closest approach of approximately 72 km, suggesting a higher potential for direct impacts.
According to current track forecasts, Kong-rey is expected to pass near Yokohama with a closest approach of approximately 90 km, suggesting a higher potential for direct impacts.
According to current track forecasts, Kong-rey is expected to pass near Ningbo with a closest approach of approximately 97 km, suggesting a higher potential for direct impacts.
According to current track forecasts, Kong-rey is expected to pass near Fukuoka with a closest approach of approximately 99 km, suggesting a higher potential for direct impacts.
Projected rainfall totals of approximately 150-300 mm (6-12 inches) may occur in affected areas, creating risks of flash flooding and urban flooding.
Yes. Tropical systems carry abundant moisture, and outer rainbands can trigger flash flooding, river flooding, and urban flooding.
Adjust preparations based on the storm category and official advice. Secure outdoor items, prepare emergency supplies, keep backup power available, and follow official advisories.
Evacuation decisions must strictly follow official directives issued by local emergency management agencies. If an evacuation order is issued, evacuate immediately using designated routes. Do not rely solely on a single forecast model.
StormAtlas regularly updates based on publicly available data from international meteorological agencies. The latest data update was at August 12, 2026 at 05:34 PM.
Kong-rey developed over warm ocean waters under conditions of high atmospheric moisture and low vertical wind shear.
The forecast path integrates data from multiple international meteorological agencies and numerical weather prediction models (such as NHC, JMA, JTWC, and CMA) using ensemble forecasting methods to generate probabilistic forecast tracks.
Storm Timeline
Kong-rey at 34.7°N, 140.5°E as Extratropical Cyclone with winds of 0 km/h
Kong-rey at 34.9°N, 138.9°E as Extratropical Cyclone with winds of 0 km/h
Kong-rey at 34.7°N, 136.8°E as Extratropical Cyclone with winds of 0 km/h
Kong-rey at 34.0°N, 133.9°E as Extratropical Cyclone with winds of 0 km/h
Kong-rey at 32.7°N, 130.4°E as Extratropical Cyclone with winds of 0 km/h
Kong-rey at 32.2°N, 127.9°E as Tropical Depression with winds of 0 km/h
Kong-rey at 31.8°N, 126.3°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 83 km/h (52 mph)
Kong-rey at 31.1°N, 124.6°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 79 km/h (49 mph)
Kong-rey at 30.3°N, 123.2°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 72 km/h (45 mph)
Kong-rey at 29.3°N, 122.3°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 83 km/h (52 mph)
Kong-rey at 28.3°N, 121.6°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 72 km/h (45 mph)
Kong-rey at 27.4°N, 121.0°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 101 km/h (63 mph)
Kong-rey at 26.6°N, 120.6°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 72 km/h (45 mph)
Kong-rey at 25.8°N, 120.3°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 104 km/h (65 mph)
Kong-rey at 25.0°N, 120.0°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 83 km/h (52 mph)
Kong-rey at 24.5°N, 120.0°E as Category 1 (equivalent to Category 1 Hurricane) with winds of 126 km/h (78 mph)
Kong-rey at 24.1°N, 120.1°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 101 km/h (63 mph)
Kong-rey at 23.6°N, 120.6°E as Category 2 (equivalent to Category 2 Hurricane) with winds of 166 km/h (103 mph)
Kong-rey at 23.1°N, 121.3°E as Category 1 (equivalent to Category 1 Hurricane) with winds of 137 km/h (85 mph)
Kong-rey at 22.4°N, 121.7°E as Category 2 (equivalent to Category 2 Hurricane) with winds of 155 km/h (96 mph)
Kong-rey at 21.9°N, 122.2°E as Category 2 (equivalent to Category 2 Hurricane) with winds of 155 km/h (96 mph)
Kong-rey at 21.4°N, 122.5°E as Category 2 (equivalent to Category 2 Hurricane) with winds of 166 km/h (103 mph)
Kong-rey at 21.0°N, 122.8°E as Category 2 (equivalent to Category 2 Hurricane) with winds of 166 km/h (103 mph)
Kong-rey at 20.7°N, 123.2°E as Category 4 (equivalent to Category 4 Hurricane) with winds of 216 km/h (134 mph)
Kong-rey at 20.4°N, 123.6°E as Category 2 (equivalent to Category 2 Hurricane) with winds of 166 km/h (103 mph)
Kong-rey at 20.1°N, 124.0°E as Category 4 (equivalent to Category 4 Hurricane) with winds of 227 km/h (141 mph)
Kong-rey at 19.8°N, 124.3°E as Category 2 (equivalent to Category 2 Hurricane) with winds of 173 km/h (107 mph)
Kong-rey at 19.4°N, 124.6°E as Category 4 (equivalent to Category 4 Hurricane) with winds of 245 km/h (152 mph)
Kong-rey at 19.1°N, 124.9°E as Category 3 (equivalent to Category 3 Hurricane) with winds of 184 km/h (114 mph)
Kong-rey at 19.0°N, 125.1°E as Category 4 (equivalent to Category 4 Hurricane) with winds of 248 km/h (154 mph)
Kong-rey at 18.8°N, 125.4°E as Category 2 (equivalent to Category 2 Hurricane) with winds of 166 km/h (103 mph)
Kong-rey at 18.7°N, 125.7°E as Category 4 (equivalent to Category 4 Hurricane) with winds of 230 km/h (143 mph)
Kong-rey at 18.5°N, 126.0°E as Category 2 (equivalent to Category 2 Hurricane) with winds of 155 km/h (96 mph)
Kong-rey at 18.2°N, 126.3°E as Category 3 (equivalent to Category 3 Hurricane) with winds of 202 km/h (126 mph)
Kong-rey at 17.9°N, 126.6°E as Category 1 (equivalent to Category 1 Hurricane) with winds of 148 km/h (92 mph)
Kong-rey at 17.6°N, 126.9°E as Category 2 (equivalent to Category 2 Hurricane) with winds of 166 km/h (103 mph)
Kong-rey at 17.5°N, 127.3°E as Category 1 (equivalent to Category 1 Hurricane) with winds of 137 km/h (85 mph)
Kong-rey at 17.3°N, 127.6°E as Category 1 (equivalent to Category 1 Hurricane) with winds of 137 km/h (85 mph)
Kong-rey at 17.1°N, 128.0°E as Category 1 (equivalent to Category 1 Hurricane) with winds of 119 km/h (74 mph)
Kong-rey at 16.9°N, 128.2°E as Category 1 (equivalent to Category 1 Hurricane) with winds of 126 km/h (78 mph)
Kong-rey at 16.7°N, 128.4°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 108 km/h (67 mph)
Kong-rey at 16.6°N, 128.6°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 115 km/h (71 mph)
Kong-rey at 16.5°N, 128.9°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 108 km/h (67 mph)
Kong-rey at 16.6°N, 129.2°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 104 km/h (65 mph)
Kong-rey at 16.6°N, 129.5°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 101 km/h (63 mph)
Kong-rey at 16.6°N, 129.9°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 90 km/h (56 mph)
Kong-rey at 16.6°N, 130.4°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 90 km/h (56 mph)
Kong-rey at 16.5°N, 130.9°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 79 km/h (49 mph)
Kong-rey at 16.4°N, 131.3°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 90 km/h (56 mph)
Kong-rey at 16.4°N, 131.7°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 68 km/h (42 mph)
Kong-rey at 16.5°N, 132.1°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 83 km/h (52 mph)
Kong-rey at 16.5°N, 132.4°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 65 km/h (40 mph)
Kong-rey at 16.5°N, 132.8°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 72 km/h (45 mph)
Kong-rey at 16.5°N, 133.1°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 65 km/h (40 mph)
Kong-rey at 16.5°N, 133.6°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 72 km/h (45 mph)
Kong-rey at 16.5°N, 134.2°E as Tropical Depression with winds of 61 km/h (38 mph)
Kong-rey at 16.5°N, 135.0°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 65 km/h (40 mph)
Kong-rey at 16.5°N, 135.6°E as Tropical Depression with winds of 61 km/h (38 mph)
Kong-rey at 16.5°N, 136.2°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 65 km/h (40 mph)
Kong-rey at 16.5°N, 136.7°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 65 km/h (40 mph)
Kong-rey at 16.4°N, 137.5°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 65 km/h (40 mph)
Kong-rey at 16.4°N, 138.5°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 65 km/h (40 mph)
Kong-rey at 16.3°N, 139.6°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 65 km/h (40 mph)
Kong-rey at 15.9°N, 140.4°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 65 km/h (40 mph)
Kong-rey at 15.3°N, 141.2°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 65 km/h (40 mph)
Kong-rey at 15.0°N, 142.1°E as Tropical Depression with winds of 61 km/h (38 mph)
Kong-rey at 14.8°N, 143.1°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 65 km/h (40 mph)
Kong-rey at 14.4°N, 144.1°E as Tropical Depression with winds of 50 km/h (31 mph)
Kong-rey at 14.0°N, 145.0°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 65 km/h (40 mph)
Kong-rey at 13.7°N, 145.5°E as Tropical Depression with winds of 40 km/h (25 mph)
Kong-rey at 13.5°N, 145.9°E as Tropical Storm with winds of 65 km/h (40 mph)
Kong-rey at 13.4°N, 146.3°E as Tropical Depression with winds of 36 km/h (22 mph)
Kong-rey at 13.3°N, 146.9°E as Tropical Depression with winds of 36 km/h (22 mph)
Kong-rey at 13.2°N, 147.6°E as Tropical Depression with winds of 36 km/h (22 mph)
Kong-rey at 13.1°N, 148.3°E as Tropical Depression with winds of 36 km/h (22 mph)
Kong-rey at 12.9°N, 149.0°E as Tropical Depression with winds of 0 km/h
Kong-rey at 12.7°N, 149.8°E as Tropical Depression with winds of 0 km/h
Typhoon Kong-rey (2024): A Retrospective Analysis
1. Formation and Meteorological History
Typhoon Kong-rey, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Leon, was the 21st named storm of the 2024 Pacific typhoon season. It formed on October 25, 2024, over the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Initially developing slowly, the storm underwent explosive intensification due to favorable environmental conditions, including warm sea surface temperatures and low wind shear. By October 30, it reached its peak intensity as a super typhoon with sustained winds of 60 m/s (215 km/h), equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane. Kong-rey made landfall near Chenggong Township, Taitung County, Taiwan, on October 31 as a severe typhoon with winds of 48 m/s (173 km/h), becoming the strongest typhoon to hit Taiwan in late October and the latest strong typhoon landfall since 1949. After crossing Taiwan, it moved northward along the coast of Fujian and Zhejiang, weakening and transitioning into an extratropical cyclone by November 1.
2. Impact and Damages
Philippines
Kong-rey, following closely after Typhoon Trami, exacerbated damage in the northern Philippines. Combined, the two storms caused over 160 fatalities and economic losses exceeding 17.6 billion Philippine pesos. Heavy rainfall triggered landslides and flooding, particularly in Luzon.
Taiwan
Taiwan bore the brunt of Kong-rey's fury. The storm brought torrential rains and record-breaking winds, with gusts exceeding 250 km/h. At least 3 people were killed and 692 injured. Widespread power outages affected hundreds of thousands of households, and agricultural losses were significant. The storm caused extensive damage to infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and buildings.
China
In mainland China, particularly Fujian and Zhejiang provinces, Kong-rey combined with cold air to produce historically strong winds and heavy rainfall. Coastal areas experienced storm surges and flooding. While no direct landfall occurred in Zhejiang, the storm's proximity led to significant disruptions, including transportation shutdowns and evacuations. Economic losses were substantial, though precise figures are still being assessed.
Japan
Kong-rey's outer bands brought heavy rain and gusty winds to Japan's Ryukyu Islands, causing minor damage and travel disruptions. No casualties were reported.
3. Government Response and Relief Efforts
Philippines
The Philippine government, with assistance from international organizations, conducted search and rescue operations and distributed relief goods to affected communities. Preemptive evacuations were ordered in high-risk areas.
Taiwan
Taiwan's government declared a day off on October 31, closing schools and offices. The military was deployed for disaster response, and emergency shelters were opened. Post-storm, authorities focused on restoring power and clearing debris.
China
China's meteorological agencies issued timely warnings, and local governments in Fujian and Zhejiang evacuated over 500,000 people. Fishing vessels were recalled to port, and transportation services were suspended. Relief efforts included emergency supplies and infrastructure repairs.
International
In February 2025, the name "Kong-rey" was retired by the Typhoon Committee due to the extensive damage, replaced by "Koki" in 2026.
This report is based on data from meteorological agencies, news sources, and Wikipedia.
