1969 Pacific typhoon season

1969 Pacific typhoon season

First storm formed	January 17, 1969
Last storm dissipated	December 21, 1969
Strongest storm	Elsie – 890 hPa (mbar),
Total storms	19
Typhoons	13
Super typhoons	2
Total fatalities	Unknown
Total damage	Unknown
Pacific typhoon seasons 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971

The 1969 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1969, 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 1969 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 Phyllis 1.2 Tropical Storm Rita 1.3 Typhoon Susan (Atring) 1.4 Tropical Depression Bining 1.5 Typhoon Tess (Kuring) 1.6 Tropical Depression Daling 1.7 Super Typhoon Viola (Elang) 1.8 Tropical Storm Winnie (Goring) 1.9 Tropical Storm Alice 1.10 Typhoon Betty (Huling) 1.11 Typhoon Cora (Ibiang) 1.12 Typhoon Doris 1.13 Tropical Storm Luming 1.14 Tropical Depression Miling 1.15 Super Typhoon Elsie (Narsing) 1.16 Tropical Storm Flossie (Openg) 1.17 Typhoon Grace 1.18 Typhoon Helen 1.19 Typhoon Ida 1.20 Typhoon June (Pining) 1.21 Typhoon Kathy (Rubing) 1.22 Tropical Storm Lorna (Saling) 1.23 Tropical Storm Marie 2 1969 storm names 3 References 4 External links

Storms

23 tropical depressions formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 19 became tropical storms. 13 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 2 reached super typhoon strength.

Typhoon Phyllis

Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	January 17 – January 22
Intensity	150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min),  966 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Rita

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Typhoon Susan (Atring)

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Tropical Depression Bining

Tropical depression (SSHS)
Duration	May 3 – May 5
Intensity	55 km/h (35 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Typhoon Tess (Kuring)

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Tropical Depression Daling

Tropical depression (SSHS)
Duration	July 22 – July 23
Intensity	55 km/h (35 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Super Typhoon Viola (Elang)

Category 4 tropical cyclone (SSHS)
Duration	July 21 – July 28, 1969
Intensity	240 km/h (150 mph) (1-min),  897 [1] hPa (mbar)

Large Super Typhoon Viola, which formed on July 22 east of the Philippines, brushed northern Luzon with winds of 150 mph on the 26th. It continued to the northwest, and weakened due to lack of inflow. Viola hit southeastern China as a minimal typhoon on the 28th, and dissipated the next day. The typhoon caused 11 deaths, with 17 missing.

Tropical Storm Winnie (Goring)

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Tropical Storm Alice

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Typhoon Betty (Huling)

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Typhoon Cora (Ibiang)

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Typhoon Doris

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Tropical Storm Luming

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration	September 5 – September 8
Intensity	65 km/h (40 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Tropical Depression Miling

Tropical depression (SSHS)
Duration	September 11 – September 14
Intensity	55 km/h (35 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Super Typhoon Elsie (Narsing)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	September 19 – September 27
Intensity	220 km/h (140 mph) (10-min),  890 mbar (hPa)

On September 19, Tropical Depression 14W formed over the open Western Pacific. It tracked almost due westward, becoming a tropical storm on the 20th and a typhoon on the 21st. Elsie continued to intensify, and reached a peak of 175 mph winds on the 24th. After peaking, the typhoon steadily weakened as it moved westward. On the 26th 105 mph Typhoon Elsie hit northern Taiwan, and a day later hit eastern China. After drifting northward, Elsie dissipated over China on September 28. The typhoon killed 102 people, with 24 missing and 227 injured from the system.

Tropical Storm Flossie (Openg)

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Just days after Elsie hit Taiwan, Tropical Storm Flossie approached Taiwan. From October 1 to the 5th, it drifted northward offshore of the island. It accelerated to the northeast, and became extratropical on the 10th east of Japan. Flossie's heavy rains left 75 people dead.

Typhoon Grace

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Typhoon Helen

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Typhoon Ida

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Typhoon June (Pining)

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Typhoon Kathy (Rubing)

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Tropical Storm Lorna (Saling)

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

Tropical Storm Marie

Duration	Unknown – Unknown
Intensity	Winds unknown,  Unknown

1969 storm names

Western North Pacific tropical cyclones were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The first storm of 1969 was named Phyllis and the final one was named Marie.

Agnes Bonnie Carmen Della Elaine Faye Gloria Hester Irma Judy Kit Lola Mamie Nina Ora Phyllis 1W Rita 2W Susan 3W Tess 4W Viola 5W Winnie 6W

Alice 7W Betty 8W Cora 9W Doris 10W Elsie 14W Flossie 15W Grace 16W Helen 18W Ida 19W June 20W Kathy 21W Lorna 22W Marie 23W 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 Kim Lucy Mary Nadine Olive Polly Rose Shirley Trix Virginia Wendy

References

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

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