1973 Pacific typhoon season

1973 Pacific typhoon season
First storm formed June 30, 1973
Last storm dissipated November 26, 1973
Strongest storm Nora – 877 hPa (mbar), 295 km/h (185 mph) (1-minute sustained)
Total storms 21
Typhoons 12
Super typhoons 3
Total fatalities Unknown
Total damage Unknown
Pacific typhoon seasons
1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975

The 1973 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 1973 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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Storms

23 tropical depressions formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 21 became tropical storms. 12 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 3 reached super typhoon strength.[1]

Tropical Storm Wilda (Atring)

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration June 30 – July 3
Intensity 110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min),  982 mbar (hPa)

Typhoon Anita

Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration July 5 – July 8
Intensity 130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min),  980 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Clara

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration July 12 – July 14
Intensity 95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min),  998 mbar (hPa)

Super Typhoon Billie (Bining)

Category 4 super typhoon (SSHS)
Duration July 12 – July 19
Intensity 240 km/h (150 mph) (1-min),  916 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Bille, which developed on July 12 east of the Philippines, rapidly strengthened on the 14th and 15th to a 150 mph super typhoon. It tracked due north, fluctuating in intensity for the next 3 days. A building ridge over the Sea of Japan forced Billie to the northwest, where it weakened greatly, first to a tropical storm on the 18th, then to a tropical depression on the 19th as it passes over northeastern China. The storm dissipated on the 20th.

Typhoon Dot

Category 2 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration July 13 – July 20
Intensity 155 km/h (100 mph) (1-min),  978 mbar (hPa)

Typhoon Dot struck Hong Kong causing sustained storm force winds, killing one person.[2]

Typhoon Ellen

Category 3 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration July 17 – July 29
Intensity 195 km/h (120 mph) (1-min),  941 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Fran (Kuring)

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration July 27 – July 29
Intensity 75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min),  1002 mbar (hPa)

Typhoon Georgia

Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration August 8 – August 12
Intensity 130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min),  976 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Hope

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration August 8 – August 12
Intensity 85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min),  996 mbar (hPa)

Typhoon Iris (Daling)

Category 2 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration August 9 – August 17
Intensity 155 km/h (100 mph) (1-min),  972 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Depression 11W

Tropical depression (SSHS)
Duration August 11 – August 14
Intensity 55 km/h (35 mph) (1-min),  1005 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Joan

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration August 17 – August 21
Intensity 85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min),  990 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Elang

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration August 19 – August 20
Intensity 65 km/h (40 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Tropical Depression Goring

Tropical depression (SSHS)
Duration August 20 – August 22
Intensity 55 km/h (35 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Tropical Storm Kate

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration August 23 – August 26
Intensity 110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min),  983 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Depression 14W

Tropical depression (SSHS)
Duration August 31 – September 2
Intensity 55 km/h (35 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Typhoon Louise (Huling)

Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration September 2 – September 7
Intensity 140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min),  974 mbar (hPa)

Typhoon Marge (Ibiang)

Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration September 11 – September 15
Intensity 150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min),  964 mbar (hPa)

Super Typhoon Nora (Luming)

Category 5 super typhoon (SSHS)
Duration October 1 – October 10
Intensity 295 km/h (185 mph) (1-min),  877 mbar (hPa)

The monsoon trough spawned a tropical depression east of the Philippines on October 1. Under weak steering currents, it meandered westward, where favorable conditions allowed for it to strengthen, first to a tropical storm on the 2nd, then to a typhoon on the 3rd. Nora continued to the northwest, and explosively deepened on the 5th and 6th to a 185 mph super typhoon. At the time, it had a minimum central pressure of 877 millibars, the lowest pressure on record at the time and currently tied for 9th. The typhoon weakened as it headed to the northwest, and struck northeastern Luzon on the 7th as a 115 mph typhoon. Nora continued to the northwest, weakening to a minimal typhoon as it hit southeast China on the 10th. The typhoon caused 18 fatalities, with over $2 million in damage.

Typhoon Opal

Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration October 4 – October 8
Intensity 140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min),  968 mbar (hPa)

Super Typhoon Patsy (Miling)

Category 5 super typhoon (SSHS)
Duration October 6 – October 14
Intensity 270 km/h (165 mph) (1-min),  893 mbar (hPa)

Typhoon Ruth (Narsing)

Category 2 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration October 11 – October 19
Intensity 165 km/h (105 mph) (1-min),  957 mbar (hPa)

27 people were killed when Typhoon Ruth crossed Luzon on October 15 and caused $5 million in damage. Ruth continued to the northwest, and hit Hainan Island and China on the 19th and 20th, respectively.

Tropical Storm Sarah

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration November 9 – November 12
Intensity 100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min),  984 mbar (hPa)

On November 12 this system emerged in the Bay of Bengal and became Tropical Cyclone 37-73.[1]

Tropical Storm Thelma

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration November 14 – November 18
Intensity 100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min),  991 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Vera (Openg)

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration November 19 – November 26
Intensity 95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min),  990 mbar (hPa)

1973 storm names

Western North Pacific tropical cyclones were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The first storm of 1973 was named Wilda and the final one was named Vera.

  • Agnes
  • Bess
  • Carmen
  • Della
  • Elaine
  • Faye
  • Gloria
  • Hester
  • Irma
  • Judy
  • Kit
  • Lola
  • Mamie
  • Nina
  • Ora
  • Phylli
  • 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 1W
  • Anita 2W
  • Billie 4W
  • Clara 3W
  • Dot 5W
  • Ellen 6W
  • Fran 7W
  • Georgia 8W
  • Hope 9W
  • Iris 10W
  • Joan 12W
  • Kate 13W
  • Louise 15W
  • Marge 16W
  • Nora 17W
  • Opal 18W
  • Patsy 19W
  • Ruth 20W
  • Sarah 21W
  • Thelma 22W
  • Vera 23W
  • Wanda
  • Amy
  • Babe
  • Carla
  • Dinah
  • Emma
  • Freda
  • Gilda
  • Harriet
  • Ivy
  • Jean
  • Kim
  • Lucy
  • Mary
  • Nadine
  • Olive
  • Polly
  • Rose
  • Shirley
  • Trix
  • Virginia
  • Wendy

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 1973 ATCR TABLE OF CONTENTS
  2. ^ Historical Information

External links

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