1956 Pacific typhoon season
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The 1956 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1956, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
The scope of this article is limited to the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator and west of the international date line. Storms that form east of the date line and north of the equator are called hurricanes; see 1956 Pacific hurricane season. Tropical Storms formed in the entire west pacific basin were assigned a name by the Fleet Weather Center on Guam.
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[edit] Storms
[edit] Super Typhoon Thelma
Thelma struck Japan.
[edit] Super Typhoon Emma
- Main article: Typhoon Emma
Emma was a powerful late season typhoon that struck the U.S. held island of Okinawa and South Korea. The typhoon killed 64 people with 35 missing and left millions in damage.
[edit] Typhoon Harriet
A moderately powerful typhoon, Harriet brought heavy rains and 110mph winds to Japan. The typhoon destroyed 600 buildings and killed 38 people. Harriett then crossed the Sea of Japan before making a second landfall in South Korea. There the storm brought heavy rains and gusty winds before dissipating. Harriet killed 53 people and left $50 million dollars (1956) dollars in damage.
[edit] Typhoon Polly
A weak December typhoon, Polly brought 100 mph winds and 11inch rains to the Philippines on December 13. The typhoon killed 79 people and left $2.5 million dollars (1956) dollars in damage.
[edit] 1956 storm names
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