1951 Pacific typhoon season

none WPac 1951 1951 Pacific typhoon season summary map.png February 19, 1951 December 16, 1951 Marge 100 886 Iris 150 909 1 31 25 16 1 (unofficial) 1,185 total(including missing and injured) 106.15 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953 1951 Atlantic hurricane season 1951 Pacific hurricane season 1951 North Indian Ocean cyclone season The 1951 Pacific typhoon season was a generally average season with multiple tropical cyclones striking the Philippines. With the exception of January, each month saw at least one tropical system develop; October was the most active month with four tropical cyclones forming. Overall, there were 31 tropical depressions, of which 25 became tropical storms; of those, there were 16 typhoons. The season began with the formation of a short-lived unnamed tropical storm on February 19, well east of the Philippines; Typhoon Georgia became the season's first named storm and typhoon after first developing in the open Pacific on March 20. In April, Typhoon Iris developed before intensifying into a super typhoon the following month; Iris was the first recorded instance of a Category 5-equivalent typhoon in the western Pacific. The final typhoon and storm of the year was Typhoon Babs, which remained at sea before dissipating on December 17. 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 1951 Pacific hurricane season. At the time, tropical storms that formed within this region of the western Pacific were named and identified by the Fleet Weather Center in Guam. However, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), which was established five years later, identified four additional tropical cyclones during the season not tracked by the Fleet Weather Center; these analyzed systems did not receive names. Systems Typhoon Georgia WPac typhoon Typhoon Georgia analysis 22 Mar 1951.png Georgia 1951 track.png March 18 March 27 120 970 A persistent low-pressure area south of Kusaie was first noted on March 14. The origins of the cyclonic circulation remain disputed, with one hypothesis indicating initial development south of Nauru and another suggesting that the system originated from a minor tropical wave east of the Marshall Islands. Nonetheless, southeasterly flow associated with an unusually strong high pressure area positioned over northeastern Australia aided the tropical cyclogenesis of the disturbance,Technical Meteorological Report Operation Greenhouse http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf&AD=ADA296857 https://web.archive.org/web/20130801180038/http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf&AD=ADA296857 dead August 1, 2013 Defense Technical Information Center 18 July 2013 Pate, Elbert W. Taylor, George F. PDF September 1951 and at 1200 UTC on March 18, the circulation developed into a tropical depression. In its initial stages, the disturbance steadily intensified as it moved in a northeasterly direction, attaining tropical storm strength by 1800 UTC the next day. At 0600 UTC on March 20, Georgia reached typhoon intensity;IrBTRACS For the Northern Hemisphere ftp://eclipse.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/ibtracs/v03r04/wmo/hurdat_format/NorthernHemisphere.ibtracs_hurdat.v03r04.hdat 19 July 2013 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship dead FTP however, the Guam Fleet Warning Center only issued its first typhoon bulletin on the tropical cyclone at 0600 UTC the following day, by which time Georgia already had winds of 185 km/h mph on, equivalent to a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale. At the same time, the typhoon began to develop an eye. Subsequently, Georgia attained its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 220 km/h mph on, equivalent to a modern-day Category 4 hurricane. Afterwards, the intense typhoon began to quickly lose organization and strength, and degenerated into a remnant low after 0600 UTC on March 25, coinciding with the last typhoon bulletin issued by the Guam Fleet Warning Center. The remnants tracked westward before dissipating after 0600 UTC on March 28.Typhoon 195102 (GEORGIA) http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/summary/wnp/l/195102.html.en Digital Typhoon Detailed Track Information National Institute of Informatics 18 July 2013 Digital Typhoon March 19, 2013 As a developing tropical system, the precursor to Georgia and resultant tropical depression moved near Kusaie, producing a peak rainfall total of 137 mm in on over a three-day period and gusts in excess of 95 km/h mph on. On March 20, Georgia passed to the south of Kwajalein. As such, the island's station observed "strong surface winds" and 236 mm in on of rain in an eighteen-hour period. As a weakening tropical cyclone, Georgia threatened Wake Island and Eniwetok Atoll; the latter of which was expected to be the site of American nuclear testing operations.Typhoon Heading For Atomic Blast Testing Grounds At Eniwetok https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zCBRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=x9AMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3751,2433836&dq=typhoon&hl=en 18 July 2013 Schenectady Gazette March 22, 2013 Associated Press Schenectady, New York 1, 10 57 149 Though both islands were warned of by the Guam Fleet Weather Center, however, the typhoon had weakened considerably before reaching them, and effects remained marginal. Nonetheless, 52 mm in on of rain was reported on a weather station in Eniwetok. The nuclear testing operation, termed Operation George, remained unaffected,Typhoon Blows Itself Out In Eniwetok Area https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zCBRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=x9AMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3751,2433836&dq=typhoon&hl=en 18 July 2013 The Telegraph-Herald March 25, 2013 Associated Press Dubuque, Iowa 23 115 72 though the first test was detonated on July 4, well after Georgia dissipated.Operation Greenhouse - 1951 http://sonicbomb.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=17 https://archive.today/20130719011703/http://sonicbomb.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=17 dead July 19, 2013 SonicBomb 18 July 2013 September 15, 2010 Typhoon Hope WPac typhoon Typhoon Hope analysis 18 Apr 1951.png Hope 1951 track.png April 15 April 23 70 980 In early April, several cyclonic vortices were noted south of the Marshall Islands. One of these circulation centers tracked westward and later developed into a tropical depression near Micronesia early on April 15.Air Weather Service Technical Report 1951 Annual Report Of Typhoon Post-Analysis Program http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/038469.pdf Defense Technical Information Center 20 July 2013 Air Weather Service Military Air Transport Service United States Air Force PDF September 1951 Washington, D.C. 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233202/http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/038469.pdf dead1951 02W:HOPE (1951105N08152) 1951105N08152 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship University of North Carolina-Asheville 20 July 2013 Steadily intensifying, the disturbance intensified into a tropical storm by 1800 UTC the next day. At roughly the same time, Hope began to curve slightly to the north. The Guam Fleet Warning Center estimated that the tropical storm intensified into a typhoon by 1800 UTC on April 17, before strengthening further to reach its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 130 km/h mph on at 0000 UTC. At the same time, the weather center at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam began issuing bulletins on the storm. Shortly after, Hope executed a small anticyclonic loop, which resulted in the tropical cyclone tracking westward. After this loop was completed, however, the typhoon began to weaken. This weakening trend continued, and the Guam Fleet Warning Center ceased the issuance of bulletins at 1200 UTC on April 20, by which time Hope was deemed too weak to be classified as a tropical cyclone. However, the China Meteorological Agency (CMA), in analysis of the system, determined that Hope had persisted up until late on April 23 before dissipating. Super Typhoon Iris WPac typhoon Typhoon Iris analaysis 4 May 1951.png Iris 1951 track.png April 28 May 11 150 909 In late April, a well-developed tropical wave began developing east of Chuuk Lagoon.Tropical Cyclones Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration ((Climatological Division of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration)) https://books.google.com/books?id=ynFQAAAAYAAJ August 25, 2010 Tracking westward, the easterly wave was analyzed to have organized into a tropical depression by 0000 UTC on April 29.China Meteorological Administration Best Track Data For the 1951 Pacific Typhoon Season ftp://eclipse.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/ibtracs/.original_source/cma/CH1951BST.txt.htm#0003 20 July 2013 National Climatic Data Center dead China Meteorological Administration Twelve hours later, Iris was estimated to have strengthened into a tropical storm.1951 03W:IRIS (1951119N06145) 1951119N06145 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship University of North Carolina-Asheville 20 July 2013 At roughly the same time, a vessel in the vicinity of the storm reported winds in excess of 65 km/h mph on, prompting the Guam Fleet Weather Center to initiate reconnaissance flights into the cyclone. Midday on April 30, Iris intensified into the equivalent of a modern-day typhoon as it moved in a slightly oscillatory path towards the Philippines. After a slight fluctuation in intensity during the overnight hours of May 1, Iris rapidly intensified to reach its peak intensity with a minimum pressure of 909 mbar hPa inHg on and maximum sustained winds of 280 km/h mph on early on May 4, making it the equivalent of a Category 5 super typhoon; at the time this was the first confirmed instance of a typhoon reaching such intensities. Afterwards, Iris weakened slightly before making landfall on South Luzon around 1800 UTC the following day. After passing and weakening through the Philippines, Iris emerged into the South China Sea on May 6 as a tropical storm. At the same time, it began to recurve towards the northeast. On May 9, Iris reached a secondary peak intensity south of the Ryukyu Islands with winds of 160 km/h mph on, before subsequently weakening. Afterwards, the tropical cyclone underwent extratropical transition, though the timing of such an event is disputed between the JMA and the CMA, with the former indicating that such a transition occurred on May 11,Typhoon 195104 (IRIS) http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/summary/wnp/l/195104.html.en Digital Typhoon Detailed Track Information National Institute of Informatics 20 July 2013 Digital Typhoon March 19, 2013 and the latter indicating a transition on May 14. Nonetheless, Iris made an anticyclonic loop beginning on May 11, before accelerating northeastward and dissipating entirely on May 15. Upon its dissipation, Iris set Guam Fleet Weather Center records for number of tropical cyclone bulletins issued, at 50, and number of reconnaissance fixes, at 54. At its landfall in the Philippines, the typhoon caused nine fatalities and injured an additional 39 people.Typhoon Takes South Luzon Toll https://www.nytimes.com/1951/05/07/archives/typhoon-takes-south-luzon-toll.html 20 July 2013 New York Times May 6, 1951 IMP Manila, Philippines (subscription required) Rainfall peaked at 484.4 mm in on in Gandara, Samar, with observed winds peaking at 155 km/h mph on in nearby Catbalogan. Damage to highways, bridges, and crops was estimated at ₱19.2 million (US$9.5 million).Hernandez Pedro P. Koh Severino L. Tropical Cylones of 1951 1951 Philippines Weather Bureau Press Manila, Philippines Typhoon Joan WPac Typhoon Joan analysis 8 May 1951.png Joan 1951 track.png May 3 May 12 75 980 A stationary trough of low pressure persisted near Nauru towards the end of April and into early May, producing heavy rains; a station on the island received 8.16 in mm on in a 24-hour period from the system. An interaction between the trough and a passing tropical wave resulted in the formation of an organized disturbance on May 2 that tracked initially northwestward before taking a more westerly course. According to the JTWC, the system became sufficiently organized to be considered a tropical cyclone on May 3, though the JMA indicates cyclogenesis three days later.1951 04W:JOAN (1951124N04167) http://www.atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_current/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r09-1951124N04167 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship University of North Carolina-Asheville December 22, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181223121021/http://www.atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_current/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r09-1951124N04167 December 23, 2018 dead After some fluctuations in its strength in its nascent stages, Joan curved towards the northeast and strengthened into a typhoon on May 8, peaking that day with winds of 140 km/h mph on and a minimum pressure of 980 mbar hPa inHg on. Concurrently, the typhoon stalled and traced out a clockwise loop for roughly a day before resuming a course towards the northwest. Gradual weakening ensued, and the system transitioned into an extratropical cyclone after May 12; the system would dissipate three days later. Typhoon Kate WPac typhoon Typhoon Kate analysis 1 Jul 1951.png Kate 1951 track.png June 26 July 2 100 975 A disturbance was first noted in the vicinity of Micronesia on June 17 approximately 400 km mi on south of Guam. Aircraft traversing between Guam and the Philippines eventually confirmed the presence of a developing tropical depression by June 25, tracking towards the west. By the following day, the system had strengthened into a tropical storm. The system curved towards the north by June 28 and had begun to trend towards the northeast thereafter, gradually strengthening to a typhoon by 18:00 UTC that day. The storm continued to accelerate towards the northeast, passing just east of the Ryukyu Islands on June 30 before reaching peak intensity offshore Kyushu with maximum sustained winds of 185 km/h mph on and a central pressure estimated at 975 mbar hPa inHg on. Kate weakened slightly before making landfall the following day on Shikoku with winds of 170 km/h mph on. The typhoon curved eastward and continued to weaken, tracking through Sagami Bay and emerging over the Pacific Ocean on July 2 as a tropical storm.1951 05W:KATE (1951177N12136) http://www.atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_current/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r09-1951177N12136 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship University of North Carolina-Asheville December 22, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181223120937/http://www.atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_current/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r09-1951177N12136 December 23, 2018 dead Kate transitioned into an extratropical cyclone and would later dissipate the following day.Typhoon 195106 (KATE) http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/summary/wnp/l/195106.html.en Digital Typhoon Detailed Track Information National Institute of Informatics December 22, 2018 Digital Typhoon June 1, 1981 Thirteen people died on Kyushu. Heavy rains flooded 2,000 houses and inundated 8,000 acres of farmland in Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures.Typhoon Kills 13 On Nippon Island https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26419605/ December 21, 2018 Democrat and Chronicle Associated Press July 2, 1951 Rochester, New York 4 119 Newspapers.com Typhoon Louise WPac Typhoon Louise analysis 29 Jul 1951.png Louise 1951 track.png July 26 August 2 120 904 The westerly-tracking tropical wave that would develop into Typhoon Louise was closely monitored as it passed Guam on July 25. Strong winds and falling pressures documented in Ulithi strongly suggested that a tropical cyclone was developing in the vicinity. The CMA analyzed the system promptly developing as a strong tropical storm early on July 25;1951 06W:LOUISE (1951206N11145) http://www.atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_current/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r09-1951206N11145 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship University of North Carolina-Asheville December 23, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181224121920/http://www.atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_current/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r09-1951206N11145 December 24, 2018 dead however, the JTWC would not begin issuing bulletins on Louise until reconnaissance aircraft confirmed the presence of an already stout typhoon the following day with winds of 145 km/h mph on. Tracking towards the west-northwest, the storm steadily strengthened, reaching its peak intensity on July 29 east of Luzon with winds peaking at 220 km/h mph on and the central pressure bottoming out at 904 mbar hPa inHg on. Typhoon-strength winds began to rake the Filipino province of Isabela that day, ahead of Louise's eventual landfall on July 30 with winds of 185 km/h mph on. The mountainous terrain weakened the storm significantly, and Louise remained weakened system as it traversed the South China Sea before tracking over Wuchuan, Guangdong as a minimal tropical storm on August 2. The tropical cyclone degenerated into a remnant low inland the following day before dissipating entirely on August 5. Communications were cut in Cagayan on the northeastern portions of Luzon as strong winds felled antennas.150-MPH Typhoon Rips Area In Philippines https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26438006/ December 22, 2018 Journal Herald Associated Press July 30, 1951 Dayton, Ohio 8 144 181 Newspapers.com Philippine Typhoon Roars Into China Sea https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26438089/ December 22, 2018 The Battle Creek Enquirer and News Associated Press July 30, 1951 Battle Creek, Michigan 4 52 Newspapers.com In Tuguegarao, 300 homes were blown down by winds estimated at 145& km/h (90 mph), with similar destruction wrought to homes on the coastal city of Vigan.10 Killed, Much Damage Caused by Luzon Typhoon https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26467578/ December 23, 2018 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Associated Press August 1, 1951 Honolulu, Hawaii 16 58 18368 Newspapers.com The typhoon brought copious amounts of rainfall to Luzon, peaking at 483 mm in on in a 24-hour period in Baguio; this total nearly set an all-time daily rainfall record for the city.Luzon Typhoon https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26438276/ December 22, 2018 The Rapid City Daily Journal Associated Press July 31, 1951 Rapid City, South Dakota Newspapers.com There were six fatalities and ten people were injured.19 Inches of Rain in Luzon Typhoon https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26438199/ December 22, 2018 Wilkes-Barre Times Leader Associated Press July 31, 1951 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Newspapers.com Typhoon Toll Hits 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26438398/ December 22, 2018 Austin American-Statesman Associated Press August 2, 1951 Austin, Texas Newspapers.com 11 38 64 Damage was estimated at ₱5.5 million (US$2.7 million).Henderson Faye Tropical Cyclone Disasters in the Philippines https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNAAY550.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20140606220234/http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNAAY550.pdf dead June 6, 2014 United States Agency for International Development 24 December 2018 Washington, D.C. PDF 1979 Typhoon Marge WPac typhoon Typhoon Marge weather map, August 15, 1951.jpg Marge 1951 track.png August 10 August 24 100 886Typhoon Marge (1951) Typhoon Marge originated as a tropical storm southeast of Guam on August 10. Tracking towards the northwest, the strengthening system passed just south of the island the following day as a typhoon. On August 13, the storm began taking a more northwesterly path as it continued to intensify, reaching its peak intensity two days with maximum winds estimated at 185 km/h mph on and a remarkably low pressure of 886 mbar hPa inHg on. Fluctuating in strength over the following days, Marge passed over the Amami Islands on August 18 before a more steadily weakening trend took hold as the typhoon moved into the East China Sea. The storm passed just offshore Shanghai before curving sharply towards the northeast into the Yellow Sea on August 21. Marge weakened to a tropical storm the next day after spending 11 continuous days as a typhoon. The cyclone made landfall near Boryeong, South Korea on August 23 and accelerated northeastwards across the Korean peninsula, transitioning into an extratropical cyclone over far-northeastern Manchuria before dissipating after August 24.1951 07W:MARGE (1951223N11148) http://www.atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_current/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r09-1951223N11148 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship University of North Carolina-Asheville December 24, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181225031016/http://www.atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_current/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r09-1951223N11148 December 25, 2018 dead Marge was the largest tropical cyclone ever observed to date, with a wind circulation extending 1160 km mi on in diameter; this record stood until it was eclipsed by Typhoon Tip in 1979.National Summary January 1979 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Asheville, North Carolina 96 https://books.google.com/books?id=c1Li_2CfMgQC&pg=RA12-PA96 30 1 Climatological Data Google Books Meteorologist Robert Simpson flew on board a reconnaissance mission that flew into Marge near its peak strength and documented the eye's visual and sampled characteristics. The flight was an atypical departure from normal reconnaissance missions due to secondary—albeit procedurally constrained—storm-research objectives.Simpson Robert H. Exploring Eye of Typhoon "Marge," 1951 Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society September 1952 33 7 286–298 10.1175/1520-0477-33.7.286 American Meteorological Society Washington, D.C. free Publishing his findings in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society in 1952, his work would be instrumental in the understanding of tropical cyclone structure.65th Anniversary of Typhoon Marge flight https://noaahrd.wordpress.com/2016/08/15/65th-anniversary-of-typhoon-marge-flight/ Hurricane Research Division National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 24 December 2018 Miami, Florida August 15, 2016 United Nations naval vessels and United States Navy armaments responding to the Korean War were evacuated from the western coast of the Korean peninsula in advance of the approaching typhoon.Approaching Typhoon Forces U.N. Ships Off Korea to Move https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26480975/ December 23, 2018 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Associated Press August 17, 1951 St. Louis, Missouri 6A 103 330 Newspapers.com Pacific Typhoon https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26481046/ December 23, 2018 The Leader-Post Reuters August 18, 1951 Regina, Saskatchewan 5 47 194 Newspapers.com Gusts as high as 180 km/h mph on were reported in Okinawa in what was considered the island's most impactful typhoon since U.S. military occupation in 1945.Okinawa Rides Out Typhoon https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26481534/ December 23, 2018 Muncie Evening Press International News Service August 21, 1951 Muncie, Indiana 7 59 167 Newspapers.com Although damage was minimal to U.S. military installations,Storm Sweeps China Sea https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26481135/ December 23, 2018 Windsor Daily Star United Press August 18, 1951 Windsor, Manitoba 1 66 144 Newspapers.com crop damage was extensive in other parts of Okinawa and several roads and highways were washed out by the heavy rains and surf. Impacts were more extensive further north of Kyushu, where rainfall totals as high as 400 mm in on produced widespread flooding that flooded rice paddies and over a thousand homes, prompting the evacuation of 11,943 people. Offshore, twelve fishing boats capsized in the rough surf, and storm surge killed four in the Kyushu village of Yoshikawa.Typhoon Skirts Japan; Six Dead https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26481376/ December 23, 2018 St. Petersburg Times Associated Press August 20, 1951 St. Petersburg, Florida 17 68 27 Newspapers.com Across southern Japan, there were 12 deaths and 53 injuries caused by Marge.Heavy Loss In Typhoon https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26481273/ December 23, 2018 Mt. Pleasant News International News Service August 19, 1951 Mt. Pleasant, Iowa 2 76 195 Newspapers.com In South Korea, the Busan area was particularly hard hit, with coastal flooding displacing 550 people from their destroyed wooden homes. A half-mile segment of railroad between Yeosu and Daejeon was also washed out.Typhoon Hits Korea, Destroys Pusan Homes https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26481882/ December 23, 2018 The Gazette Reuters August 24, 1951 Montreal, Quebec 1 Newspapers.com Typhoon Nora WPac typhoon Typhoon Nora analysis 2 Sep 1951.png Nora 1951 track.png August 27 September 4 100 970 Nora produced "some damage" over a sparsely populated region of northern Luzon and caused communications outages.Luzon Storm Swept https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26441011/ December 22, 2018 The Palm Beach Post Associated Press September 3, 1951 West Palm Beach, Florida 6 43 175 Newspapers.com In Hainan, 800 homes were destroyed along with 53 fishing boats. Two people were killed and fifteen were injured in Haikou.Typhoon Hits Hainan https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26483752/ December 23, 2018 Vancouver Sun Reuters September 3, 1951 Vancouver, British Columbia 7 45 272 Newspapers.com Typhoon Ora WPac typhoon Typhoon Ora analysis 18 Sep 1951.png Ora 1951 track.png September 11 September 21 85 980Ora was a category 2 typhoon and struck China as a tropical storm. Typhoon Pat WPac typhoon Typhoon Pat analysis 25 Sep 1951.png Pat 1951 track.png September 20 September 28 90 980 Yap International Airport recorded 182.6 mm in on of rain from Pat.Roth David M. Tropical Cyclone Point Maxima https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/tcmaxima.html Weather Prediction Center 6 October 2020 June 15, 2020 Typhoon Ruth WPac typhoon Typhoon_Ruth_analysis_12_Oct_1951.png Ruth 1951 track.png October 8 October 15 120 924Typhoon Ruth (1951) Storm warnings were issued for southern Japan on October 13.Typhoon 'Ruth' Swirls Toward Japan's Coast https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51213836/ Newspapers.com The Spokesman-Review Reuters October 14, 1951 Spokane, Washington 5 Planes in Tokyo were grounded and courier service to Korea was suspended.Winds Send Troopship Onto Jap Island Shoal https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51214289/ Newspapers.com May 15, 2020 Fort Worth Star-Telegram Associated Press 257 October 15, 1951 Fort Worth, Texas 1 Ruth impacted Japan between October 13–15, killing 572 people and injuring another 2,644; 371 people were left unaccounted for. Many of these deaths arose from river flooding triggered Ruth. The storm damaged 221,118 homes and 9,596 ships, as well as some 3.5 million bushels of rice. Due to Ruth's large size, much of the country was affected by the typhoon's winds and rains. A peak wind gust of 195 km/h and a rainfall total of 639.3 mm in was recorded Kamiyaku, Kagoshima; both of these values were the highest recorded in Japan from Ruth.ルース台風 https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/data/bosai/report/1951/19511010/19511010.html 災害をもたらした気象事例 Japan Meteorological Agency May 23, 2020 Tokyo, Japan Japanese Yamaguchi Prefecture was most severely impacted by the typhoon.Kitamoto Asanobu Typhoon 195115 (RUTH) http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/cgi-bin/dt/dsummary.pl?id=195115&basin=wnp&lang=en Digital Typhoon National Institute of Informatics May 15, 2020Typhoon Damages Rice https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51217378/ May 15, 2020 Fort Worth Star-Telegram Reuters 263 October 21, 1951 Fort Worth, Texas 12 Coastal areas were inundated and communications were disrupted.Typhoon Hits U.S. Troopship Aground Off Japanese Coast https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51215791/ Newspapers.com May 15, 2020 The Scranton Tribune United Press October 15, 1951 Scranton, Pennsylvania 1 Winds reaching 150 km/h mph on and waves 13.5 m high struck Sasebo, Nagasaki, sinking ships and damaging others in the harbor; among them were warships deployed for the Korean War.Typhoon Ruth - 14-15 October 1951 https://anzacday.org.au/typhoon-ruth Anzac Day Commemoration Committee ANZAC Day Commemoration Committee (Queensland) Incorporated May 15, 2020 American military installations throughout Japan incurred over US$1 million in damage.Transfer 500 From Wrecked Ship https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51215029/ Newspapers.com May 15, 2020 The Mt. Pleasant News International News Service 243 73 October 15, 1951 Mount Pleasant, Iowa 1 Overall property damage in Japan was estimated at US$25 million, affecting an estimated 123,773 people;Typhoon Blows Out Harmlessly https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51216459/ Newspapers.com May 15, 2020 The Elwood Call-Leader International News Service 245 October 16, 1951 Elwood, Indiana 6 total damage to property, crops, and forests reached US$55 million.Nearly 500 Die in Jap Typhoon https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51216889/ Newspapers.com May 15, 2020 Visalia Times-Delta Associated Press 174 October 17, 1951 Visalia, California 1 Typhoon Sarah WPac typhoon Typhoon Sarah analysis 25 Oct 1951.png Sarah 1951 track.png October 22 October 27 100 960 Typhoon Sarah remained in open waters. Typhoon Thelma WPac typhoon Typhoon Thelma analysis 29 Oct 1951.png Thelma 1951 track.png October 27 November 1 125 950 Thelma formed as a Tropical Storm on October 27 and strengthened to category 4 status with 145 mph winds. Thelma later curved away without affecting land at all before it dissipated on October 2. It did not affect land. It was one of the strongest of the season, however damage was minimal, and no deaths were reported.http://atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_v03r09/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r09-1951300N13155May 2020 InternetArchiveBot yes Tropical Storm Vera WPac nwpstorm Tropical Storm Vera analysis 31 Oct 1951.png Vera 1951 track.png October 28 November 1 60 980 Vera remained at Tropical Storm status and did not affect land at all, thus being a minimal storm. Typhoon Wanda WPac typhoon Typhoon Wanda analysis 20 Nov 1951.png Wanda 1951 track.png November 16 November 26 90 985 On November 21, Typhoon Wanda moved across the Visayas and southern Luzon. The storm impacts fatally injured 82 people and displaced 213,242 others from their homes.Clarence Paul Oaminal January 5, 2015 The calamities of 1951 and the President's action The Philippine Star December 21, 2016 http://www.philstar.com/freeman-opinion/2015/01/05/1409682/calamities-1951-and-presidents-action Typhoon Amy WPac typhoon Typhoon Amy analysis 8 Dec 1951.png Amy 1951 track.png December 3 December 17 120 950 Typhoon Amy (1951) On December 3, an area of low pressure first noted near the Kwajalein Atoll developed into a tropical cyclone. Tracking in a general westward direction, the storm quickly intensified to reach typhoon intensity the next day. However, the typhoon's asymmetricity resulted in a fluctuation of intensity over the following few days.1951 16W:AMY (1951337N09150) 1951337N09150 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship University of North Carolina-Asheville 20 July 2013 Afterwards, Amy was able to intensify to reach its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 220 km/h mph on and a minimum barometric pressure of 950 mbar hPa inHg on on December 8. Over the ensuing two days, Amy moved over several islands in the central Philippines before emerging in the South China Sea on December 11 as the equivalent of a minimal typhoon. Shortly after, the tropical cyclone executed a tight anticyclonic loop while oscillating in strength several times before eventually weakening and dissipating on December 17, just east of Vietnam. In the Philippines, Amy was considered one of the worst typhoons to strike the island chain on record. Making its initial landfall along with the concurrent eruption of Mount Hibok-Hibok on Camiguin, the typhoon disrupted volcanic relief operations and forced the displacement of victims already displaced by the volcano.Philippines Threatened By Typhoon https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IrtdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5V0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=4029,6800900&dq=typhoon&hl=en 21 July 2013 The Victoria Advocate December 9, 1951 Associated Press Victoria, Texas 1ATyphoon Kills 3, Volcano Erupts Again https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=I7tdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5V0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=3916,6996729&dq=typhoon&hl=en 21 July 2013 The Victoria Advocate December 10, 1951 Associated Press Victoria, Texas 2 6 186 Cebu City suffered the worst impacts of Amy – most of the city's buildings were heavily damaged, and 29 people died in the city.569 Perish in Typhoon https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=McgwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0jwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5416,4920876&dq=typhoon&hl=en 27 July 2013 The Ludington Daily News December 13, 1951 White, Frank L. Associated Press Ludington, Michigan 1 62 34Philippine Typhoon Kills At Least 14 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MXRjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sHkNAAAAIBAJ&pg=7278,3605909&dq=typhoon&hl=en 21 July 2013 Nashua Telegraph December 10, 1951 Associated Press Nashua, New Hampshire 8 83 238 Strong winds and rainfall in the city associated with Amy also set records which still remain unbroken today.Cebu Port Study http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/port_studies/thh-nc/phillipi/cebu/text/tropical_cyclones.htm Navy Research Laboratory 21 July 2013 Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command Monterrey, California 12 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161112031346/http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/port_studies/thh-nc/phillipi/cebu/text/tropical_cyclones.htm dead Damage there was estimated at ₱560 million.Most Disastrous Tropical Cyclones Affecting Cebu Province Selection By Year From 1948 –2012 http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/port_studies/thh-nc/phillipi/cebu/text/Table_3.htm Navy Research Laboratory 21 July 2013 Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command Monterrey, CaliforniaApril 2025 medicmedic Along the east coast of Leyte, where Amy initially struck, ninety percent of homes were destroyed,23 Killed, 200 Lost In Typhoon https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xgBVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aD0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=6354,240504&dq=typhoon&hl=en 26 July 2013 Miami Daily News December 11, 1951 Associated Press Miami, Florida 13A 56 313June 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes and a large swath of coconut plantations were wiped out.Typhoon Causes Heavy Damage https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PXxWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4OUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7091,4810679&dq=typhoon&hl=en 26 July 2013 The Spokesman-Review December 11, 1951 Associated Press Spokane, Washington 2 69 211 In Panay, located on the western side of the Philippines, at least a thousand homes were destroyed in 41 towns.16 Known Dead From Typhoon In Philippines https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1AdZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GUYNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2803,2785035&dq=typhoon&hl=en 26 July 2013 The News and Courier December 11, 1951 Associated Press Charleston, South Carolina 2AJune 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes Overall, Amy caused $30 million in damage,Typhoon Rips Philippines https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VsJRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nmoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3732,3789684&dq=typhoon&hl=en 26 July 2013 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette December 11, 1951 Associated Press Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1 25 113 and at least 556 fatalities, though the final death toll may have been as high as 991, making the typhoon one of the deadliest in modern Philippine history.The Twelve Worst Typhoons Of The Philippines (1947 –2009) http://www.typhoon2000.ph/stormstats/12WorstPhilippineTyphoons.htm Typhoon2000.com 26 July 2013 Alojado, Dominic July 29, 2010 An additional 50,000 people were displaced by the storm.Two Typhoons Menace Manila https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mZgcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=umQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3120,5736209&dq=typhoon&hl=en 27 July 2013 Sarasota Herald-Tribune December 12, 1951 Associated Press Sarasota, Florida 1 27 61 Typhoon Babs WPac typhoon Typhoon Babs analysis 15 Dec 1951.png Babs 1951 track.png December 10 December 16 100 980Typhoon Babs stayed at sea and caused no damage. Unnamed systems In addition to the 17 named storms monitored by the JTWC throughout the year, 14 other cyclones were analyzed by various agencies across East Asia, some of which were estimated to have reached tropical storm strength. Furthermore, disagreement on the intensity of these storms exists between the warnings centers. The table below lists the maximum intensity reported by any one agency for the sake of completeness. However, any tropical storms listed here are not considered official and thus are excluded from the season total. + Other tropical cyclones monitored throughout 1951 by various agencies Agency/Agencies Dates active Peak classification Sustainedwindspeeds(10-minute sustained) PressureRefsJMA0219 February 19 – 212 Tropical storm065 N/A0990 990 mbar hPa inHg onTyphoon 195101 (NO-NAME) http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/summary/wnp/l/195101.html.en Digital Typhoon Detailed Track Information National Institute of Informatics 18 July 2013 Digital Typhoon October 17, 1990CMA0512 May 12 – 131 Tropical depression055 55 km/h mph on0998 998 mbar hPa inHg onCMA0617 June 17 – 222 Tropical storm075 75 km/h mph on0992 992 mbar hPa inHg onCMA, JMA0701 July 1 – 92 Tropical storm095 95 km/h mph on0992 992 mbar hPa inHg onCMA0722 July 22 – 241 Tropical depression055 55 km/h mph on1002 1002 mbar hPa inHg onCMA, JMA0722 July 22 – 262 Tropical storm065 N/A1005 1005 mbar hPa inHg onCMA0727 July 271 Tropical depression045 45 km/h mph on1006 1006 mbar hPa inHg onCMA0804 August 4 – 61 Tropical depression055 55 km/h mph on1002 1002 mbar hPa inHg onCMA0805 August 5 – 71 Tropical depression055 55 km/h mph on0995 995 mbar hPa inHg onCMA, JMA0819 August 9 – 192 Tropical storm095 95 km/h mph on0989 989 mbar hPa inHg onCMA0822 August 22 – 231 Tropical depression055 55 km/h mph on1005 1005 mbar hPa inHg onCMA0904 September 4 – 61 Tropical depression055 55 km/h mph on0995 995 mbar hPa inHg onCMA0908 September 81 Tropical depression055 55 km/h mph on1000 1000 mbar hPa inHg onCMA1126 November 26 – 271 Tropical depression045 45 km/h mph on1004 1004 mbar hPa inHg on Season effects The following table lists all of the tropical cyclones that formed during the 1951 Pacific typhoon season, including their names, duration, intensities, damages, and death totals. Damage and deaths include totals for storms before tropical cyclogenesis and after extratropical transition. The duration of storms is based on data provided from the China Meteorological Administration, while maximum sustained wind data is provided by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Pressure data is provided by the Japan Meteorological Agency. |- | Georgia || 0318 March 18 – 25 || bgcolor=#cat4|6 Category 4 typhoon || bgcolor=#cat4|220 220 km/h mph on || bgcolor=#cat4|0970 970 hPa (28.67 inHg) || Marshall Islands, Wake Island || 00 Minimal || 0 None || |- | Hope || 0415 April 15 – 23 || bgcolor=#cat1|3 Category 1 typhoon || bgcolor=#cat1|130 130 km/h mph on || bgcolor=#cat1|0980 980 hPa (28.94 inHg) || None affected ||0 None || 00 None || |- | Iris || 0429 April 29 – May 13 || bgcolor=#cat5|8 Category 5 super typhoon || bgcolor=#cat5|280 280 km/h mph on || bgcolor=#cat5|0910 910 hPa (26.88 inHg) || Philippines || 9.5 $9.5 million || 13 13 || |- | Joan || 0503 May 3 – May 12 || bgcolor=#cat1|4 Category 1 typhoon || bgcolor=#cat1|140 140 km/h mph on || bgcolor=#cat1|0980 980 hPa (28.93 inHg) || Nauru || 00 None || 00 None || |- | Kate || 0626 June 26 – July 2 || bgcolor=#cat3|6 Category 3 typhoon || bgcolor=#cat3|185 185 km/h mph on || bgcolor=#cat3|0975 980 hPa (28.79 inHg) || Japan || 01 Unknown || 13 13 || |- | Amy || 1203 December 3 – 17 || bgcolor=#cat4|7 Category 4 typhoon || bgcolor=#cat4|220 220 km/h mph on || bgcolor=#cat4|0950 950 hPa (28.05 inHg) || Philippines || 30 $30 million || 569 569 – 991 || |- 21 systems February 18 – December 16 280 km/h mph on 886 mbar hPa inHg on See also Tropical cyclones Pacific typhoon climatology 1951 Pacific hurricane season 1951 Atlantic hurricane season 1950s South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons 1950s Australian region cyclone seasons 1950s South Pacific cyclone seasons References 30em External links Japan Meteorological Agency Joint Typhoon Warning Center https://web.archive.org/web/20100301105349/http://www.usno.navy.mil/JTWC 2010-03-01 . 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 1950 Pacific typhoon 1951