1966 Pacific typhoon season

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The 1966 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds, 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 1966 Pacific hurricane season. Tropical Storms formed in the entire west pacific basin were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Tropical depressions in this basin have the "W" suffix added to their number. Tropical depressions that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility are assigned a name by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA. This can often result in the same storm having two names.

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[edit] Storms

39 tropical depressions formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 30 became tropical storms. 20 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 3 reached super typhoon strength.

[edit] Typhoon Hester

Typhoon Hester 2
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Duration April 03 – April 14, 1966
Intensity 100 mph [1], 979 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Irma

Typhoon Irma 4
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Duration May 11 – May 22, 1966
Intensity 140 mph [1], 970 mbar[1]

115 mph Typhoon Irma hit the eastern Samar on May 15. It weakened over the island, but re-intensified rapidly to a 140 mph typhoon in the Sibuyan Sea before hitting Mindoro on the 17th. After weakening to a tropical storm, Irma turned northward to hit western Luzon as a 95 mph typhoon on the 19th. It accelerated to the northeast, and became extratropical on the 22nd. In the Philippines Irma killed 82 people.[2]

[edit] Typhoon Judy

Typhoon Judy 2
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Duration May 25 – May 31, 1966
Intensity 100 mph [1], 970 mbar[1]

[edit] Super Typhoon Kit

Super Typhoon Kit 5
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Duration June 22 – June 28, 1966
Intensity 195 mph [1], 914 mbar[1]

Typhoon Kit, which formed on June 22, rapidly intensified on the 25th and 26th to a 195 mph Super Typhoon. Such intensity is questionable, because Reconnaissance Aircraft was in its infancy, but Kit was likely a powerful typhoon. It weakened as it moved northward, and passed just east of Honshū, Japan on the 28th as a minimal typhoon. There Kit killed 64 people, with 19 missing.[3]

[edit] Tropical Storm Lola

Tropical Storm Lola TS
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Duration July 11 – July 14, 1966
Intensity 55 mph [4],  mbar

Tropical Storm Lola struck Hong Kong killing one person.[5]

[edit] Typhoon Mamie

Typhoon Mamie 1
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Duration July 15 – July 17, 1966
Intensity 75 mph [1], 987 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Nina

Typhoon Nina 1
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Duration July 17 – July 20, 1966
Intensity 65 mph [1], 995 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Ora

Typhoon Ora 1
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Duration July 23 – July 26, 1966
Intensity 75 mph [1], 977 mbar[1]

[edit] Tropical Storm Phyllis

Tropical Storm Phyllis TS
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Duration July 31 – August 02, 1966
Intensity 50 mph [4],  mbar

[edit] Typhoon Rita

Typhoon Rita 1
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Duration August 02 – August 09, 1966
Intensity 95 mph [1], 977 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Susan

Typhoon Susan 1
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Duration August 12 – August 16, 1966
Intensity 95 mph [1], 978 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Tess

Typhoon Tess 2
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Duration August 12 – August 17, 1966
Intensity 105 mph [1], 972 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Viola

Typhoon Viola 2
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Duration August 19 – August 22, 1966
Intensity 105 mph [1], 975 mbar[1]

[edit] Tropical Storm Winnie

Tropical Storm Winnie TS
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Duration August 20 – August 24, 1966
Intensity 70 mph [4],  mbar

[edit] Super Typhoon Alice

Super Typhoon Alice 4
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Duration August 25 – September 03, 1966
Intensity 150 mph [1], 937 mbar[1]

Super Typhoon Alice developed in the Western Pacific from a tropical wave on August 25. It moved to the north, looped to the west, and steadily strengthened to a peak of 150 mph. Alice continued to the west, hit eastern China on September 3, and dissipated the next day. Damage reports are not available.

[edit] Tropical Storm Betty

Tropical Storm Betty TS
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Duration August 29 – August 30, 1966
Intensity 70 mph [4],  mbar

[edit] Super Typhoon Cora

Super Typhoon Cora 5
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Duration August 30 – September 09, 1966
Intensity 170 mph [1], 917 mbar[1]

Typhoon Cora, which began its life on August 30, attained a peak of 175 mph winds on September 5. It hit near Okinawa, causing major damage to the infrastructure on the island, but no lost of life. Cora continued to the northwest, hit northeastern China as a super typhoon on the 7th, and turned northeast to become extratropical near South Korea on the 9th.

[edit] Tropical Storm Doris

Tropical Storm Doris TS
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Duration September 06 – September 10, 1966
Intensity 55 mph [4],  mbar

[edit] Typhoon Elsie

Typhoon Elsie 4
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Duration September 11 – September 18, 1966
Intensity 130 mph [1], 943 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Flossie

Typhoon Flossie 1
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Duration September 14 – September 18, 1966
Intensity 85 mph [1], 963 mbar[1]

[edit] Tropical Storm Grace

Tropical Storm Grace TS
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Duration September 14 – September 17, 1966
Intensity 70 mph [4],  mbar

[edit] Tropical Storm Helen

Tropical Storm Helen TS
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Duration September 19 – September 24, 1966
Intensity 70 mph [4],  mbar

[edit] Typhoon Ida

Typhoon Ida 3
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Duration September 22 – September 25, 1966
Intensity 115 mph [1], 961 mbar[1]

On September 24, two tropical systems made landfall on Japan. Helen struck the southwestern part of the archipelago as a minimal tropical storm, and 115 mph Typhoon Ida hit eastern Japan at the same time. The two storms' heavy rain and flooding left 300 people dead or missing, with over 700 missing.

[edit] Typhoon June

Typhoon June 2
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Duration September 22 – September 23, 1966
Intensity 110 mph [1], 962 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Kathy

Typhoon Kathy 2
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Duration October 08 – October 20, 1966
Intensity 115 mph [1], 947 mbar[1]

[edit] Tropical Storm Lorna

Tropical Storm Lorna TS
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Duration October 27 – November 2, 1966
Intensity 70 mph [4],  mbar

[edit] Typhoon Marie

Typhoon Marie 2
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Duration October 29 – November 04, 1966
Intensity 115 mph [1], 946 mbar[1]

[edit] Tropical Storm Nancy

Tropical Storm Nancy TS
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Duration November 18 – November 26, 1966
Intensity 70 mph [4],  mbar

[edit] Tropical Storm Olga

Tropical Storm Olga TS
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Duration November 22 – November 25, 1966
Intensity 50 mph [4],  mbar

[edit] Typhoon Pamela

Typhoon Pamela 2
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Duration December 25 – December 31, 1966
Intensity 105 mph [1], 967 mbar[1]

[edit] 1966 storm names

  • Agnes
  • Bess
  • Carmen
  • Della
  • Elaine
  • Faye
  • Gloria
  • Hester 1W
  • Irma 2W
  • Judy 3W
  • Kit
  • Lola
  • Mamie
  • Nina
  • Ora
  • Phyllis
  • Rita
  • Susan
  • Tess
  • Viola
  • Winnie
  • Alice
  • Betty
  • Cora
  • Doris
  • Elsie
  • Flossie
  • Grace
  • Helen
  • Ida
  • June
  • Kathy
  • Lorna
  • Marie
  • Nancy
  • Olga
  • Pamela

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an 1966 ATCR TABLE OF CONTENTS
  2. ^ Pagasa - Dost - Dost Service Institutes
  3. ^ Digital Typhoon: Disaster Information
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Unisys Weather: 1966 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Western Pacific
  5. ^ Historical Information