1968 Pacific typhoon season

1968 Pacific typhoon season

First storm formed	April 6, 1968
Last storm dissipated	November 29, 1968
Strongest storm	Agnes – 904 hPa (mbar),
Total storms	27
Typhoons	20
Super typhoons	4
Total fatalities	Unknown
Total damage	Unknown
Pacific typhoon seasons 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970

The 1968 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1968, 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 1968 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.

Contents 1 Storms 1.1 Typhoon Jean (Asiang) 1.2 Typhoon Kim (Biring) 1.3 Typhoon Lucy (Konsing) 1.4 Typhoon Mary 1.5 Tropical Storm Nadine (Didang) 1.6 Tropical Storm Olive (Edeng) 1.7 Tropical Storm Polly 1.8 Tropical Storm Rose (Gloring) 1.9 Typhoon Shirley (Huaning) 1.10 Tropical Storm Trix (Iniang) 1.11 Super Typhoon Wendy (Lusing) 1.12 Tropical Storm Virginia 1.13 Super Typhoon Agnes 1.14 Typhoon Bess 1.15 Typhoon Carmen 1.16 Typhoon Della (Maring) 1.17 Super Typhoon Elaine (Nitang) 1.18 Super Typhoon Faye 1.19 Typhoon Gloria (Osang) 1.20 Tropical Storm Hester 1.21 Typhoon Irma 1.22 Typhoon Judy (Paring) 1.23 Typhoon Kit 1.24 Typhoon Lola 1.25 Typhoon Mamie (Reming) 1.26 Typhoon Nina (Seniang) 1.27 Typhoon Ora (Toyang) 2 1968 storm names 3 References 4 External links

Storms

31 tropical depressions formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 27 became tropical storms. 20 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 4 reached super typhoon strength. No storms this season caused significant damage or deaths.

Typhoon Jean (Asiang)

Category 3 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	April 6 – April 15, 1968
Intensity	205 km/h (125 mph) (1-min),  932 mbar (hPa)

Typhoon Kim (Biring)

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Typhoon Lucy (Konsing)

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Typhoon Mary

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Tropical Storm Nadine (Didang)

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Tropical Storm Olive (Edeng)

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Tropical Storm Polly

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Tropical Storm Polly dropped heavy rains on the southern islands of Japan. 112 people were killed and 21 were missing from the floods and landslides caused by Polly's heavy rains.^[1]

Tropical Storm Rose (Gloring)

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Typhoon Shirley (Huaning)

Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	August 16 – August 21, 1968
Intensity	120 km/h (75 mph) (1-min),  962 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Trix (Iniang)

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Tropical Storm Trix struck the southern islands of Kyūshū and Shikoku. Heavy flooding killed 25 people and left 2 missing.^[1]

Super Typhoon Wendy (Lusing)

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Tropical Storm Wendy, which formed on August 28 in the open Western Pacific, quickly intensified to a peak of 160 mph winds on the 31st. It steadily weakened as it moved westward, and passed by southern Taiwan on September 5 as a minimal typhoon. Wendy continued to weaken, and after crossing the South China Sea, Wendy dissipated over northern Vietnam on the 9th.

Tropical Storm Virginia

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Super Typhoon Agnes

Category 5 super typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	August 28 – September 9
Intensity	280 km/h (175 mph) (1-min),  904 mbar (hPa)

Typhoon Bess

Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	August 31 – September 5
Intensity	120 km/h (75 mph) (1-min),  965 mbar (hPa)

Typhoon Carmen

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Typhoon Della (Maring)

Category 4 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	September 16 – September 24
Intensity	220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min),  930 mbar (hPa)

Typhoon Della struck Kyūshū Island in southern Japan with winds of 100 mph. Della killed 11 throughout southern Japan.^[1]

Super Typhoon Elaine (Nitang)

Category 5 super typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	September 24 – October 1
Intensity	280 km/h (175 mph) (1-min),  908 mbar (hPa)

Super Typhoon Elaine, after peaking at 175 mph winds, weakened to hit extreme northern Luzon on September 28 as a 130 mph typhoon. It continued to the northwest, and after hitting southeastern China as a minimal tropical storm Elaine dissipated on October 1.

Super Typhoon Faye

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Typhoon Gloria (Osang)

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Tropical Storm Hester

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Typhoon Irma

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Typhoon Judy (Paring)

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Typhoon Kit

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Typhoon Lola

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Typhoon Mamie (Reming)

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Typhoon Nina (Seniang)

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Typhoon Ora (Toyang)

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

1968 storm names

Western North Pacific tropical cyclones were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The first storm of 1968 was named Jean and the final one was named Ora.

Agnes 17W Bonnie 18W Carmen 19W Della 20W Elaine 21W Faye 22W Gloria 23W Hester 24W Irma 25W Judy 26W Kit 27W Lola 28W Mamie 29W Nina 30W Ora 31W Phyllis Rita Susan Tess Viola Winnie

Alice Betty Cora Doris Elsie Flossie Grace Helen Ida June Kathy Lorna Marie Nancy Olga Pamela Ruby Sally Therese Violet Wilda

Anita Billie Clara Dot Ellen Fran Georgia Hope Iris Joan Kate Louise Marge Nora Opal Patsy Ruth Sarah Thelma Vera Wanda

Amy Babe Carla Dinah Emma Freda Gilda Harriet Ivy Jean 2W Kim 3W Lucy 6W Mary 7W Nadine 8W Olive 9W Polly 10W Rose 12W Shirley 13W Trix 14W Virginia 15W Wendy 16W

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Digital Typhoon: Disaster Information

External links

• Japan Meteorological Agency
• Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
• China Meteorological Agency
• National Weather Service Guam
• Hong Kong Observatory
• Macau Meteorological Geophysical Services
• Korea Meteorological Agency
• Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
• Taiwan Central Weather Bureau
• Digital Typhoon - Typhoon Images and Information
• Typhoon2000 Philippine typhoon website