Three storms have been named Lex since 1980: three in the West Pacific (1980, 1983 and 1986). The strongest, in 1980, peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with winds of 90 mph (150 km/h).
Lex formed in the West Pacific in November 1986 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 994 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Tropical Storm Lex (1986): track and historyLex formed in the West Pacific in October 1983 and peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 13 days.
Typhoon Lex (1983): track and historyLex formed in the West Pacific in July 1980 and peaked as a Category 1 typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 960 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 18 days.
Typhoon Lex (1980): track and historyThe most recent was Tropical Storm Lex in 1986, in the West Pacific. It formed on November 29, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h) and lasted 10 days. It did not make landfall. Before that, the name was used in 1983 and 1980.
Typhoon Lex in 1980 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 1 typhoon with winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 960 mb. It formed in the West Pacific in July. The weakest of the three, in 1986, peaked at 45 mph (75 km/h).