1988 Pacific typhoon season

1988 Pacific typhoon season
First storm formed January 5, 1988
Last storm dissipated December 26, 1988
Strongest storm Nelson – 898 hPa (mbar), 260 km/h (160 mph)
Tropical depressions 26
Total storms 25
Typhoons 13
Super typhoons 1
Total fatalities Unknown
Total damage Unknown
Pacific typhoon seasons
1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990

The 1988 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1988, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November.[1] These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Tropical Storms formed in the entire west Pacific basin were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. 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.

A total of 26 tropical cyclones formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 25 became tropical storms. Of the 26, 13 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 1 reached supertyphoon strength. Nine tropical cyclones moved through the Philippines this season, making this season the most active for the archipelago so far this decade.

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Storms

A total of 26 tropical cyclones formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 25 became tropical storms. Of the 26, 13 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 1 reached supertyphoon strength. Nine tropical cyclones moved through the Philippines this season.

Typhoon Roy (Asiang)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration January 5 – January 18
Intensity 150 km/h (90 mph) (10-min),  940 mbar (hPa)
Main article: Typhoon Roy

Typhoon Roy, which crossed the open Western Pacific as a Category 4 hurricane in January, caused moderate to extensive damage across the Federated States of Micronesia and the Philippines, causing $23.5 million (1988 USD) but only one death.

Typhoon Susan (Biring)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration May 29 – June 3
Intensity 120 km/h (75 mph) (10-min),  968 mbar (hPa)

Typhoon Susan formed at the end of May just to the north of Luzon Island in the Philippines. As a depression Susan dropped heavy rains in and around the Manila area the resulting landslides killed 6 people. As Susan moved away from the Philippines the storm strengthened into a typhoon shortly before cross in the southern tip of Taiwan and turning extratropical just after passing Okinawa.[2]

Tropical Depression Three (Konsing)

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical depression (SSHS)
Duration June 4 – June 6
Intensity 65 km/h (40 mph) (10-min),  1000 mbar (hPa)

Typhoon Thad (Ditang)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration June 18 – June 24
Intensity 130 km/h (80 mph) (10-min),  972 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Vanessa (Edeng)

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration June 24 – June 29
Intensity 100 km/h (65 mph) (10-min),  991 mbar (hPa)

Typhoon Warren (Huaning)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration July 11 – July 20
Intensity 165 km/h (105 mph) (10-min),  927 mbar (hPa)

A tropical depression formed to the east of Guam shortly before passing north of the island. Shortly after passing the island the storm strengthened into Tropical Storm Warren. Warren kept gathering strength and reached peak intensity of 135 mph while 300 miles east of Luzon Island. Typhoon Warren moved westward and brushed the extreme northern tip of Luzon Island in the Philippines causing $10 million in damage. Warren then made landfall near Shantou, China, 13,000 homes were destroyed and 17 people were killed in Guangdong Province.[2]

Tropical Storm Agnes

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration July 29 – July 30, 1988
Intensity 95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min),  994 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Bill

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration August 5 – August 8
Intensity 85 km/h (50 mph) (10-min),  991 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Bill, which formed on August 5 east of Taiwan, moved northwest to hit eastern China as a 45 mph tropical storm. Torrential rains and heavy flooding resulted in 110 casualties and widespread damage to roads and dams.[3]

Tropical Storm Clara

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration August 10 – August 12
Intensity 75 km/h (45 mph) (10-min),  991 mbar (hPa)

Typhoon Doyle

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration August 15 – August 21
Intensity 165 km/h (105 mph) (10-min),  927 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Elsie

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration August 28 – August 31
Intensity 85 km/h (50 mph) (10-min),  997 mbar (hPa)

Typhoon Fabian

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration August 30 – September 3
Intensity 110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min),  968 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Gay

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration September 2 – September 4
Intensity 110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min),  968 mbar (hPa)

Typhoon Hal

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration September 8 – September 17
Intensity 155 km/h (100 mph) (10-min),  938 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Irma

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration September 12 – September 15
Intensity 100 km/h (65 mph) (10-min),  984 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Jeff

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration September 14 – September 16
Intensity 85 km/h (50 mph) (10-min),  991 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Kit (Maring)

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration September 19 – September 22
Intensity 100 km/h (65 mph) (10-min),  984 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Kit formed from an area of disturbed weather 300 miles east of Manila. A depression formed on the 19th of September and strengthened into Tropical Storm Kit shortly before making landfall on the extreme northern tip of Luzon Island. Kit continued towards the northwest and made landfall 120 miles northeast of Hong Kong. Widespread flooding was reported and 3 people were killed in Guangdong Province in China.[2]

Tropical Storm Lee (Ningning)

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration September 21 – September 24
Intensity 95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min),  984 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Mamie

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration September 22 – September 23
Intensity 85 km/h (50 mph) (10-min),  991 mbar (hPa)

Super Typhoon Nelson (Paring)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHS)
Duration October 1 – October 8
Intensity 185 km/h (115 mph) (10-min),  898 mbar (hPa)

Typhoon Odessa (Seniang)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 2 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration October 11 – October 16
Intensity 130 km/h (80 mph) (10-min),  954 mbar (hPa)

Typhoon Pat (Toyang)

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration October 18 – October 21
Intensity 110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min),  968 mbar (hPa)

Typhoon Ruby (Unsang)

Main article: Typhoon Ruby (1988)
Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration October 20 – October 28
Intensity 185 km/h (115 mph) (10-min),  916 mbar (hPa)

Typhoon Ruby, which developed east of the Philippines on October 20, rapidly intensified to a 145 mph typhoon while approaching central Luzon. It hit on the 24th, and rapidly weakened to a minimal typhoon over the island. Ruby, with its disrupted circulation, remained weak over the South China Sea, and land interaction with Vietnam caused it to dissipate on the 28th. Ruby caused over 300 fatalities, with widespread flooding and damage over its track. Ruby brought heavy rains and a 12 foot storm surge to Guam and the Marianas Islands. On Luzon, the storm's 140 mph (220 km/h) winds caused tremendous damage to the town of Siniloan. In the Polillo Islands, east of Manila, Ruby spawned rare tornadoes that leveled homes. In the northern part of the Philippines, many fishing boats were wrecked by 30–40 foot waves, and 32 more people drowned.[4] Damage in the Philippines totaled 5.64 billion Philippine Pesos (1989 pesos).[5]

The passenger ferry the Dona Marilyn was in the Visayan Sea when the storm struck the vessel. The ferry was not designed for deep water, and the open decks let water into the interior of the ship. The storm caused the ferry to pitch to the starboard until one of the decks was below the water, causing the ship to fill up rapidly. The passengers and crew tried to save the ship, but to no avail. The Dona Marilyn sank stern first taking 389 people with it. Only 147 people survived by clinging to life rafts.

Typhoon Skip (Yoning)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration November 3 – November 13
Intensity 185 km/h (115 mph) (10-min),  916 mbar (hPa)

Just 2 weeks after Ruby hit Luzon, Skip, which formed on November 3, hit the central Philippines as a 145 mph typhoon. Ruby reached the South China Sea on the 7th, and steadily weakened until dissipation on the 12th. Skip was responsible for killing 104 people (with 95 missing) and extensive damage to the coconut, rice, and sugar crops.[6]

Typhoon Tess (Welpring)

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration November 1 – November 7
Intensity 110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min),  976 mbar (hPa)

After passing through the Philippines, a tropical disturbance organized in the South China Sea into a tropical depression late on the morning of November 4. Turning westward and strengthening, the cyclone became a tropical storm later that day, and then a typhoon by late November 5. It moved into Vietnam on November 6 and quickly weakened, becoming the only tropical cyclone that season to make landfall in the country. Its remains later moved across the Mekong River delta.[7]

Tropical Storm Val (Apiang)

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration December 22 – December 26
Intensity 85 km/h (50 mph) (10-min),  984 mbar (hPa)

1988 storm names

Western North Pacific tropical cyclones were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The first storm of 1988 was named Roy and the final one was named Val.

  • Andy
  • Brenda
  • Cecil
  • Dot
  • Ellis
  • Faye
  • Gordon
  • Hope
  • Irving
  • Judy
  • Ken
  • Lola
  • Mac
  • Nancy
  • Owen
  • Peggy
  • Roger
  • Sarah
  • Tip
  • Vera
  • Wayne
  • Abby
  • Ben
  • Carmen
  • Dom
  • Ellen
  • Forrest
  • Georgia
  • Herbert
  • Ida
  • Joe
  • Kim
  • Lex
  • Marge
  • Norris
  • Orchid
  • Percy
  • Ruth
  • Sperry
  • Thelma
  • Vernon
  • Wynn
  • Alex
  • Betty
  • Cary
  • Dinah
  • Ed
  • Freda
  • Gerald
  • Holly
  • Ian
  • June
  • Kelly
  • Lynn
  • Maury
  • Nina
  • Ogden
  • Phyllis
  • Roy 1W
  • Susan 2W
  • Thad 4W
  • Vanessa 5W
  • Warren 6W
  • Agnes 7W
  • Bill 8W
  • Clara 9W
  • Doyle 10W
  • Elsie 11W
  • Fabian 12W
  • Gay 13W
  • Hal 14W
  • Irma 15W
  • Jeff 16W
  • Kit 17W
  • Lee 18W
  • Mamie 19W
  • Nelson 20W
  • Odessa 21W
  • Pat 22W
  • Ruby 23W
  • Skip 24W
  • Tess 25W
  • Val 26W
  • Winona

See also

References

  1. ^ Gary Padgett. May 2003 Tropical Cyclone Summary. Retrieved 2006-08-26.
  2. ^ a b c Joint Typhoon Warning Center. [1] Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
  3. ^ Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Tropical Storm Bill. Retrieved on 2007-01-19.
  4. ^ Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Typhoon Ruby. Retrieved on 2007-01-19.
  5. ^ Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. Most Destructive Tropical Cyclones for Month of October (1948-2000). Retrieved on 2007-02-04.
  6. ^ Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Typhoon Skip. Retrieved on 2007-01-19.
  7. ^ Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Typhoon Tess. Retrieved on 2007-01-19.

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