1950–59 Pacific typhoon seasons

The decade of the 1950s featured the 1950–59 Pacific typhoon seasons. The seasons had 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 1950-1959 Pacific hurricane seasons. Tropical storms formed in the entire west pacific basin were assigned a name by the North Pacific Typhoon Warning Service, Fleet Weather Center, or 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 Seasons 1.1 1950 Pacific typhoon season 1.1.1 Super Typhoon Doris 1.1.2 Tropical Storm 2-W 1.1.3 Typhoon Elsie 1.1.4 Tropical Storm Flossie 1.1.5 Typhoon Grace 1.1.6 Tropical Storm Helene 1.1.7 Typhoon Ida 1.1.8 Typhoon Jane 1.1.9 Typhoon Kezia 1.1.10 Tropical Storm Lucretia 1.1.11 Tropical Storm Missatha 1.1.12 Typhoon Ossia 1.1.13 Typhoon Petie 1.1.14 Typhoon Ruby 1.1.15 Typhoon Billie 1.1.16 Typhoon Clara 1.1.17 Tropical Storm Delilah 1.1.18 Typhoon Fran 1.1.19 1950 storm names 1.2 1951 Pacific typhoon season 1.2.1 Typhoon Georgia 1.2.2 Typhoon Hope 1.2.3 Super Typhoon Iris 1.2.4 Typhoon Joan 1.2.5 Typhoon Kate 1.2.6 Typhoon Louise 1.2.7 Typhoon Marge 1.2.8 Typhoon Nora 1.2.9 Typhoon Ora 1.2.10 Typhoon Pat 1.2.11 Typhoon Ruth 1.2.12 Typhoon Sarah 1.2.13 Typhoon Thelma 1.2.14 Tropical Storm Vera 1.2.15 Typhoon Wanda 1.2.16 Typhoon Amy 1.2.17 Typhoon Babs 1.2.18 1951 storm names 1.3 1952 Pacific typhoon season 1.3.1 1952 storm names 1.4 1953 Pacific typhoon season 1.4.1 1953 storm names 1.5 1954 Pacific typhoon season 1.5.1 1954 storm names 1.6 1955 Pacific typhoon season 1.7 1956 Pacific typhoon season 1.7.1 1956 storm names 1.8 1957 Pacific typhoon season 1.9 1958 Pacific typhoon season 1.10 1959 Pacific typhoon season 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

Seasons

1950 Pacific typhoon season

Super Typhoon Doris

Category 4 super typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	May 6 – May 14
Intensity	240 km/h (150 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Tropical Storm 2-W

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

Typhoon Elsie

Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	June 23 – June 24
Intensity	140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Tropical Storm Flossie

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration	July 15 – July 19
Intensity	110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Typhoon Grace

Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	July 16 – July 21
Intensity	130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Tropical Storm Helene

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration	July 25 – July 28
Intensity	95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Typhoon Ida

Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	August 10 – August 21
Intensity	140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Typhoon Jane

Category 3 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	August 30 – September 4
Intensity	185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Typhoon Jane struck the island of Shikoku in Japan on the 3rd of September. Resulting flooding and landslides killed 539 people. [1]

During Korean War, On September 2, the 1st Marine Division was loading at Kobe, Japan when suddenly word came from the meteorologists that a typhoon was on its way and would strike the port the next morning. Everything stopped, as Typhoon Jane swirled in from the east, with of 110 miles per hour, sending forty-foot waves crashing up on the beach and covering the piers. For a while it seemed that the whole Inchon operation would have to be canceled. Nevertheless, by the afternoon of September 3 the typhoon began to lessen its hold on Kobe and by evening was blowing itself out. The Invasion of Inchon could go on.^[1]

Typhoon Kezia

On September 13 Typhoon Kezia hit part of the fleet off Kyushu.

Category 3 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	September 7 – September 15
Intensity	185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Tropical Storm Lucretia

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration	September 17 – September 19
Intensity	100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Tropical Storm Missatha

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration	September 18 – September 19
Intensity	100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Typhoon Ossia

Category 3 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	October 1 – October 5
Intensity	185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Typhoon Petie

Category 2 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	October 19 – October 23
Intensity	165 km/h (105 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Typhoon Ruby

Category 3 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	October 28 – October 31
Intensity	185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Typhoon Billie

Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	November 5 – November 9
Intensity	150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Typhoon Clara

Category 4 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	November 6 – November 13
Intensity	230 km/h (145 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Tropical Storm Delilah

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration	November 19 – November 22
Intensity	110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Typhoon Fran

Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	December 29 – January 1
Intensity	150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Typhoon Fran was a late season storm that struck the northern Philippines killing 5 people.^[2]

1950 storm names

The names Delilah, Helene, Jane, Kezia, Lucretia, Missatha, Ossia, and Petie were retired after this year and replaced with Dot, Helen, June, Kathy, Lorna, Marie, Olga, and Pamela.

Doris Elsie Flossie Grace Helene Ida Jane Kezia Lucretia Missatha

Nancy Ossia Petie Ruby Anita Billie Clara Delilah Ellen Fran

1951 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Georgia

Category 4 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	March 20 – March 25
Intensity	220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Typhoon Hope

Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	April 17 – April 20
Intensity	130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Super Typhoon Iris

Category 5 super typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	April 29 – May 12
Intensity	280 km/h (175 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Iris was the first category 5 super typhoon

Typhoon Joan

Category 1 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	May 2 – May 12
Intensity	140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Typhoon Kate

Category 3 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	June 25 – July 3
Intensity	185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Typhoon Louise

Category 4 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	July 26 – August 2
Intensity	220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Typhoon Marge

Category 3 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	August 10 – August 24
Intensity	185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Typhoon Nora

Category 3 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	August 30 – September 4
Intensity	185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Typhoon Ora

Category 2 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	September 16 – September 22
Intensity	155 km/h (100 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Typhoon Pat

Category 2 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	September 24 – September 26
Intensity	165 km/h (105 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Typhoon Ruth

Category 4 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	October 9 – October 18
Intensity	220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Typhoon Ruth struck Japan on October 15, killing 943 people and destroying 34,000 buildings.

Typhoon Sarah

Category 3 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	October 23 – October 29
Intensity	185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Typhoon Thelma

Category 4 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	October 26 – November 1
Intensity	230 km/h (145 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Tropical Storm Vera

Tropical storm (SSHS)
Duration	October 31 – November 1
Intensity	110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Typhoon Wanda

Category 2 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	November 18 – November 26
Intensity	165 km/h (105 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Typhoon Amy

Category 4 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	December 3 – December 17
Intensity	220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

Typhoon Amy was a strong late season storm that struck the Central Philippines with top winds of 140 mph. Amy first struck land on 9 December on Guiuan, Samar before moving across Leyte, Cebu, Negros Occidental and Northern Palawan. People were relocated more than a kilometer away from their houses. Amy caused a storm surge slammed the northwestern coastline of Negros Occidental to Bacolod City, the hardest hit. Amy then stalled over Northern Palawan for two days before passing into the South China Sea. Resulting floods and landslides from Typhoon Amy killed 991 people. Most killed in the Philippines were children.^[3]

Typhoon Babs

Category 3 typhoon (SSHS)
Duration	December 11 – December 17
Intensity	185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min),  Unknown

1951 storm names

The names Ora and Pat were retired after this year.

Georgia Hope Iris Joan Kate Louise Marge Nora Ora Pat

Ruth Sarah Thelma Vera Wanda Amy Babs

1952 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Dinah struck to the west of the Kanto Region in Japan. 65 people were killed and 70 were missing.^[4]

Typhoon Trix struck the central Philippines with winds of 140 mph. Trix struck the Legaspi region hard killing 995 people.^[5]

On October 26, ten people were lost when a USAF WB-29 disappeared during a flight into Super Typhoon Wilma.^[6]

1952 storm names

The names Jeanne, Lois, Nona, Vae and Wilma were retired after this year.

Charlotte Dinah Emma Freda Gilda Harriet Ivy Jeanne Karen

Lois Mary Nona Olive Polly Rose Shirley Trix Vae

Wilma Agnes Bess Carmen Della Elaine Faye Gloria Hester

1953 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Judy struck the Southern Japanese island of Kyūshū. 37 people were killed and 15 were missing.^[4]

Nina was a major storm with minimum central pressure around 885 mb. It made landfall in China as a Category 3 tropical cyclone.

Typhoon Tess struck the Central Honshū Island in Japan. 393 people were killed and 85 were missing.^[4]

1953 storm names

Irma Judy Kit Lola Mamie Nina Ophelia Phyllis Rita

Susan Tess Viola Winnie Alice Betty Cora Doris

1954 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Grace struck the Southern Japanese islands of Kyūshū and Shikoku. 28 people were killed and 33 were missing.^[4]

Typhoon June struck the Southern Japanese hitting the area west of Kanto especially hard. 107 people were killed and 39 were missing.^[4]

Typhoon Lorna brushed the southern coast of the Japanese island of Shikoku. 34 people were killed and 20 were missing.^[4]

Typhoon Marie had a minimum pressure of 956 mb and a maximum windspeeds of 85 mph. Marie crossed the southern islands of Kyūshū and Shikoku before turning northeast and striking Hokkaidō island. Marie caused the ship Toya Maru to sink in the Hokkaidō Strait. 1,361 people were killed and 400 were left missing.^[4]

1954 storm names

Elsie Flossie Grace Helen Ida June Kathy Lorna

Marie Nancy Olga Pamela Ruby Sally Tilda

1955 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Louise struck the western Kyūshū Island in southern Japan. 54 people were killed and 14 were missing.^[4]

Violet Wilda Anita Billie Clara Dot Ellen Fran Georgia Hope

Iris Joan Kate Louise Marge Nora Opal Patsy Ruth

1956 Pacific typhoon season

In April, Typhoon Thelma struck Japan.

Typhoon Babs struck the western Kyūshū Island in southern Japan. 33 people were killed and 3 were missing.^[4]

Emma was a powerful mid-season typhoon that struck the U.S. held island of Okinawa and South Korea. The typhoon killed 64 people with 35 missing and left millions in damage.

A moderately powerful typhoon, Harriet brought heavy rains and 110 mph winds to Japan. The typhoon destroyed 600 buildings and killed 38 people. Harriet then crossed the Sea of Japan before making a second landfall in South Korea. There, the storm brought heavy rains and gusty winds before dissipating. Harriet killed 53 people and left $50 million dollars (1956) dollars in damage.

A weak December typhoon, Polly brought 100 mph winds and 11 inch rains to the Philippines on December 13. The typhoon killed 79 people and left $2.5 million dollars (1956) dollars in damage.

1956 storm names

Sarah Thelma Vera Wanda Amy Babs Charlotte

Dinah Emma Freda Gilda Harriet Ivy Jean

Karen Lucille Mary Nadine Olive Polly

1957 Pacific typhoon season

The 1957 season was fairly active, with 17 typhoons, of which six reached supertyphoon status. Typhoon Virginia in June killed 86 people and caused $80 million in damage when it struck Taiwan and southern Japan. Typhoon Faye in September resulted in heavy damage and killed over 50 people on Okinawa.

1958 Pacific typhoon season

The 1958 season included 23 named storms. The first storm of the season, Ophelia, crashed a recon flight into the storm on January 15.^[6] In May, Typhoon Phyllis attained a peak of 185 mph, the strongest typhoon ever in the month of May.^[7] Typhoon Alice caused 41 deaths and heavy damage after hitting southeastern Japan on July 22.^[8] Later, Typhoon Ida reached peak winds of 200 mph on September 24 with a record low pressure (at the time) of 877 mbar.^[9] It caused extensive mudslides in Japan, killed 888 people, and left 500,000 people homeless.^[4][10]

1959 Pacific typhoon season

The 1959 Pacific typhoon season featured 24 tropical cyclones, though operationally 59 total areas of investigation were classified by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC);^[11] three systems were handled by the responsibility of FWB at Pearl Harbor and the USWB at Honolulu. Three systems were questionable due to lack of reconnaissance aircraft use. In total, the season featured 65 tropical cyclones and areas of investigation operationally, including central Pacific Hurricane Patsy, which was operationally believed to have crossed the International Date Line into the western Pacific.^[11] The first annual tropical cyclone report for the western North Pacific Ocean was issued by the agency.^[11]

Of the 23 tropical cyclones and 65 total areas of investigation, 17 storms attained typhoon status, which was below the yearly average of 19.^[11] At least nine other tropical systems never exceeded tropical storm intensity operationally. Most of the systems were noted to have developed within the typical spawning grounds for typhoons originating from easterly waves within the Intertropical Convergence Zone; the exceptions were Ellen and Georgia which developed from cold-core troughs extending southward into the tropical latitudes.^[11] Of the 17 typhoons that formed, five were first detected within 300 miles (500 km) of the island of Guam. Three of the typhoons developed at a slow rate, while three others rapidly intensified to typhoon status within hours. Only four typhoons were small in diameter, while at least three typhoons developed to large sizes and became the dominant tropical features during the season.^[11] Two of the typhoons — Joan and Vera — featured sea-level pressures below 900 millibars and were the most intense tropical cyclones during the season, each featuring winds of 190 mph (305 km/h) or greater.^[11][12] Of the total number of typhoons, 215 reconnaissance missions were flown into the storms, including 3,799 observations and 391 total fixes. The average track error for each advisory for storms during the season was 63.9 miles (102.8 km) for 12-hour forecasts and 301.6 miles (485.4 km) for 48-hour forecasts.^[11]

See also

• List of Pacific typhoon seasons

References

External links

• [2]
• 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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