1985 Pacific typhoon season

none WPac 1985 1985 Pacific typhoon season summary.png January 4, 1985 December 23, 1985 Dot 120 895 10 57 28, 2 unofficial 15 3 1 243.1 > 1,355 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 1985 Atlantic hurricane season 1985 Pacific hurricane season 1985 North Indian Ocean cyclone season The 1985 Pacific typhoon season was a slightly above average season in terms of named storms, though most storms were weak and short-lived. The season had 28 named storms, 15 typhoons and 1 super typhoon. It ran year-round, thus ending the two-season run which began in 1983 that only had tropical cyclones forming between May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. A total of 57 tropical depressions formed this year, of which only 28 became tropical storms and were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. This made the season well above average. Additionally, tropical depressions that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility were 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. This year, a total of 17 storms were named this way. The strongest cyclone of the season, Dot, reached category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson scale to the east of the Philippines. Typhoon Cecil was the deadliest storm of the season, accounting for nearly half of the deaths from western Pacific tropical cyclones in 1985. The season featured Odessa, Pat, and Ruby, a rare example of a tertiary Fujiwhara interaction. Season summary A total of 29 tropical depressions formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 28 became tropical storms. 17 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 1 reached super typhoon strength. Only four tropical cyclones moved through the Philippines this season, while eight moved into China, three moved into Vietnam, and three moved into Japan. Tropical cyclones brought Hong Kong 40 percent of its annual rainfall.Hong Kong Royal Observatory (1986). Meteorological Results 1985: Part III - Tropical Cyclone Summaries. https://web.archive.org/web/20130930205534/http://www.hko.gov.hk/publica/tc/tc1985.pdf 2013-09-30 Retrieved on 2009-01-20. The strongest cyclone of the season, Dot, reached category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson scale. However, it weakened slightly before moving into the Philippines at the high end of category 3 status. Typhoon Cecil was the deadliest storm of the season, accounting for nearly half of the deaths from western Pacific tropical cyclones in 1985. Systems Severe Tropical Storm Fabian (Atring) WPac Fabian Jan 9 1985 0646Z.png Fabian 1985 path.png January 4 January 13 55 50 990 The initial tropical disturbance formed on the west end of the near-equatorial, or monsoon, trough. Due to strong high pressure due its north, and the associated high winds associated with the northern Asian monsoon, strongest winds within the system were on its western periphery. Strong southerly winds aloft led to persistent vertical wind shear, which limited its intensification is it moved west to northwest. It passed nearby Yap, and caused crop damage as it passed by the island group.Joint Typhoon Warning Center (1986). CHAPTER III - SUMMARY OF WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AND INDIAN OCEAN TROPICAL CYCLONES. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607005039/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1985atcr/pdf/chapter3.pdf 2011-06-07 United States Navy. Retrieved 2009-01-18. Tropical Storm Elsie WPac Elsie Jan 7 1985 0528Z.png Elsie 1985 path.png January 7 January 11 40 35 1000 This was the first tropical cyclone to form in the northwest Pacific basin in January in six years. Forming along the near equatorial trough, two circulations formed on either side of Guam. Elsie formed from the eastern circulation, appearing southwest of Pohnpei on January 4. On January 5, further convective development occurred which formed a low level circulation on January 6. Becoming a tropical depression late that day and a tropical storm on January 7, the system moved northwest, reaching its peak intensity late in the day. Thereafter, strong southerly winds aloft arrested development, and weakening began. Tropical depression status was regained on January 8, and its circulation dissipated early January 9.Joint Typhoon Warning Center (1986). Tropical Storm Elsie. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607004921/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1985atcr/pdf/wnp/01w.pdf 2011-06-07 United States Navy. Retrieved on 2007-02-04. CMA Tropical Storm Three WPac TD Apr 22 1985 0900Z.png CMA03 1985 path.png April 21 April 26 40 1000 CMA A tropical depression formed 740 km mi east of Luzon on April 22. Moving east-northeast for a couple days, the system dissipated on April 24 770 km mi north-northwest of Guam. Typhoon Gay (Bining) WPac Gay May 23 1985 0900Z.png Gay 1985 path.png May 20 May 26 100 80 950 Gay was the third tropical cyclone and first typhoon of the 1985 Pacific typhoon season. After over four months of inactivity, on May 16, a strong atmospheric circulation formed 380 nmi km on west of Koror, now part of Palau. The circulation began to develop convection and by May 20 had organized into a depression. Heading north, the storm took two days to gain tropical storm strength, likely because a tropical upper tropospheric trough (TUTT) was so close to the north, restricting outflow. However, the trough soon weakened and outflow improved and the storm began to intensify faster. Gay became a typhoon early on May 23, continuing to intensify, Gay came under influence of a frontal boundary to the northwest and began to recurve to the northeast, through a weakness in the subtropical ridge created by the trough associated with the frontal boundary. This trough began to build and dig southeastward, pouring fuel into Gay's engine. Typhoon Gay reached its peak intensity of 100 kn mph km/h on May 24. As cool, dry air became entrained within Gay's circulation, the cyclone began to weaken. Gay underwent extratropical transition as it interacted with the frontal boundary. Gay became extratropical shortly after weakening to a tropical storm early on May 26. Tropical Storm 04W WPac 04W Jun 18 1985 0657Z.png 04W 1985 path.png June 14 June 22 30 35 990 This system formed within the northern portion of the monsoon trough on June 16. Strong northeast winds aloft kept its circulation center on the northeast side of its stronger thunderstorm activity. The system drifted generally northwest, making landfall on Hainan Island before dissipating. While never upgraded by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, the Japanese Meteorological Agency considered the system a weak tropical storm,Japanese Meteorological Agency (2006). RSMC Best Track Data (Text): 1981-1985. https://web.archive.org/web/20080521214838/http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/jma-center/rsmc-hp-pub-eg/Besttracks/bst8185.txt 2008-05-21 Retrieved on 2009-01-18. Typhoon Hal (Kuring) WPac Hal Jun 22 1985 0615Z.jpg Hal 1985 path.png June 19 June 27 100 80 960 Typhoon Hal (1985) Typhoon Hal, which formed on June 19 east of the Philippines, passed just north of Luzon on the 22nd as a 95 mi/h km/h on typhoon. After briefly weakening Hal restrengthened to a peak of 115 mi/h km/h on before weakening back to a minimal typhoon. Sustained winds reached 48 kn km/h at Lan Yu, Taiwan. The 75 mi/h km/h on typhoon hit 75 nmi km east-southeast of Hong Kong in southeastern China on the 24th, and dissipated the next day. In Hong Kong, winds peaked at 74 kn km/h at Kwai Chung, and a total of 285.5 mm in fell at Tate's Cairn which led to landslides across the region. Heavy rain associated with the typhoon caused 38 deaths (with 14 missing) and widespread crop and structural damage.Joint Typhoon Warning Center (1986). Typhoon Hal. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607005413/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1985atcr/pdf/wnp/05w.pdf 2011-06-07 United States Navy. Retrieved on 2007-01-19. Damage totalled US$12.3 million (1985 dollars). Typhoon Irma (Daling) WPac Irma Jun 28 1985 0510Z.jpg Irma 1985 path.png June 24 July 1 90 80 955 Typhoon Irma (1985) First noted southwest of Ponape on June 17, the tropical disturbance moved westward for the next several days without significant development. As it turned northwest on June 25, the system strengthened rapidly into a tropical storm, reaching typhoon intensity on June 27 as it turned more poleward. The system recurved just offshore the southern islands of Japan before striking southwest of Tokyo, Japan as a typhoon on July 1. Weakening as it accelerated northeast, Irma regained tropical storm intensity later that day and became an extratropical cyclone that night. As Irma passed to the east of the Philippines the system enhanced the Monsoon Trough causing heavy rains over Luzon Island. A total of 46 people were killed and 1,500 homes were destroyed. In Japan Irma killed 3 people and left 5 missing.Joint Typhoon Warning Center (1986). Typhoon Irma. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607005512/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1985atcr/pdf/wnp/06w.pdf 2011-06-07 United States Navy. Retrieved on 2007-01-19. Over 20,000 houses were damaged and 50,000 hectares of farmland were ruined. Damage across the Philippines and Japan totalled US$80 million (1985 dollars). Tropical Depression Elang WPac Elang Jul 8 1985 0646Z.jpg Elang 1985 path.png July 4 July 8 30 998 A tropical depression formed 1050 km mi east-southeast of Manila on July 4. Moving west-northwest, the system crossed the central Philippines on July 5, moving into the South China Sea on July 6. Moving more towards the north on July 7, the depression moved inland into southern China east of Hong Kong on July 8. In Hong Kong, winds gusted to 47 kn km/h at Tate's Cairn, where 114.1 mm in fell. While Hong Kong considered it a tropical depression throughout its life cycle, PAGASA named the system and considered it a tropical storm.Michael Padua (2008). PAGASA TROPICAL CYCLONES 1963–1988 [within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). https://web.archive.org/web/20080928223751/http://www.typhoon2000.ph/stats/1963-1988_PTC.txt 2008-09-28 Retrieved on 2009-01-20. Typhoon Jeff (Goring) WPac Jeff Jul 30 1985 0614Z.jpg Jeff 1985 path.png July 21 August 2 75 70 965 The monsoon trough spawned a tropical depression in northwest of Guam on July 21. It tracked northward, becoming a tropical storm on the 22nd and reaching its first peak of 70 mi/h km/h on winds on the 23rd. An upper-level trough outran the system, forcing Jeff westward into a shearing environment and weakening it to a depression on the 26th. The shear abated, and Jeff was able to restrengthen, becoming a storm on the 27th and a typhoon on the 29th. The 85 mi/h km/h on typhoon hit eastern China on the 30th. It brought the heaviest rain to Shanghai since 1962. Jeff weakened rapidly to a depression, but upon reaching the Yellow Sea, it again restrengthened to a tropical storm on the 1st. Jeff reached a third peak of 60 mi/h km/h on winds before becoming extratropical on the 2nd. A total of 245 people were killed from this storm, with moderate to heavy damage to crops.Joint Typhoon Warning Center (1986). Typhoon Jeff. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607005542/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1985atcr/pdf/wnp/07w.pdf 2011-06-07 United States Navy. Retrieved on 2007-01-19. Typhoon Kit WPac Kit Aug 7 1985 0449Z.jpg Kit 1985 path.png July 31 August 10 85 70 960 Typhoon Kit was the first of seven tropical cyclones to form in the West Pacific in August. It formed from a disturbance at the north end of a monsoon trough. The disturbance quickly gained organization and formed into a tropical depression on August 2. The storm moved steadily to the northwest and steadily intensified. The depression became Tropical Storm Kit on August 4. The storm became a typhoon as it made a temporary jog to the north before continuing its northwest motion. The typhoon, small in size, reached its peak intensity of 85 kn mph km/h while south of Kyūshū on August 8. Kit recurved in the East China Sea in the face of an approaching trough which caused a weakness in the subtropical ridge. Kit made landfall on the south-western tip of South Korea as a weak typhoon. The storm killed twelve people from resultant flooding and caused significant property damage on Cheju Island and the southern coast of South Korea. Kit became an extratropical cyclone in the Sea of Japan. A total of US$3.7 million (1985 dollars) of damage were caused by Kit across South Korea and Japan. Severe Tropical Storm Lee (Huling) WPac Lee Aug 14 1985 0518Z.jpg Lee 1985 path.png August 9 August 14 60 60 975 Lee formed within the monsoon trough, and was initially influenced by Kit to its north. Kit's movement to the north reoriented the trough into a more north–south orientation, and a broad circulation formed 890 km south of Okinawa. Moving north-northeast, convection around the system began to organize into a more consolidated tropical storm. The system turned northwest, but development was halted by northerly vertical wind shear. Its circulation center remained fairly broad while it continued to deepen, more like a monsoon depression than a tropical cyclone. As the system passed close to Okinawa, winds remained fairly light. However, winds increased as it pulled away, due to the pressure gradient/strongest winds being well removed from the center. Continuing to move north into a break in the subtropical ridge, Lee moved through the East China Sea to about 445 km west of Kyūshū and stayed about 220 km offshore the western Korean Peninsula. By this time, the system was evolving into a more typical tropical cyclone, with stronger winds closer to the center. Accelerating across the Yellow Sea on August 14, Lee began to recurve across North Korea and subsequently weakened rapidly across the mountainous terrain.Joint Typhoon Warning Center (1986). Tropical Storm Lee. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607005601/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1985atcr/pdf/wnp/09w.pdf 2011-06-07 United States Navy. Retrieved on 2007-01-19. A total of US$3.9 million (1985 dollars) in damage was caused by Lee. Typhoon Mamie Typhoon Mamie (1985) WPac Mamie Aug 18 1985 0614Z.jpg Mamie 1985 path.png August 14 August 19 70 65 975 On August 15, a tropical depression formed from the monsoon trough a short distance of northern Taiwan. It headed northeastward, becoming a tropical storm later that day. The building of the subtropical ridge to its east forced Mamie northwestward, where it became a typhoon on August 17. On August 18, the typhoon hit near Shanghai, China, and paralleled the east coast of China. The storm turned to the northeast, hit near Dairen, China, and dissipated on August 20. Mamie was responsible for 44 fatalities and heavy crop damage.Joint Typhoon Warning Center (1986). Typhoon Mamie. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607005616/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1985atcr/pdf/wnp/10w.pdf 2011-06-07 United States Navy. Retrieved on 2007-01-19. Total damage amounted to US$13.7 million (1985 dollars). Typhoon Nelson (Ibiang) WPac Nelson Aug 22 1985 2326Z.jpg Nelson 1985 path.png August 16 August 25 95 80 960 Typhoon Nelson (1985) Typhoon Nelson, which developed on August 16, moved northwest until reaching typhoon intensity, when a blocking ridge turned the system more to the west. The cyclone brushed northern Taiwan on August 23 as a 90 mi/h km/h on typhoon. Later that day, it made landfall on eastern China before dissipating on August 24. Nelson caused 55 deaths and heavy damage across eastern China. In addition, the remnants of the storm stalled over the area, killing an additional 147 people.Joint Typhoon Warning Center (1986). Typhoon Nelson. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607010143/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1985atcr/pdf/wnp/11w.pdf 2011-06-07 United States Navy. Retrieved on 2007-01-19. CMA Severe Tropical Storm Eighteen WPac CMA18 1985 path.png August 19 August 31 48 980 CMA On August 19, a tropical depression formed off the northern coast of Taiwan per the China Meteorological Administration. It would move overland into mainland China the next day, weakening back to a disturbance. After moving inland, it would travel southwestward and meander for several days across the Gulf of Tonkin, before regaining tropical depression strength on August 23. The depression would veer to the east, eventually being classified as a tropical storm on August 25. It would shortly after reach peak intensity as a severe tropical storm, after which it would make landfall on the western side of the Leizhou Peninsula the following day. The storm would curve to the northwest and then back south, reemerging into the Gulf of Tonkin. By that time, it had weakened back into a disturbance, and what remained of the system dissipated on August 31. Despite its marginal intensity, it was not tracked by either the JMA or JTWC.https://ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-1985231N25121 CMA18 - IBTrACS - International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship 2026-06-16 Typhoon Odessa WPac Odessa Aug 28 1985 2255Z.jpg Odessa 1985 path.png August 22 September 2 90 80 955 Typhoon Odessa was a tropical system that was active from August 23 through the 1st of September in the Western Pacific Ocean. Odessa was one of three tropical cyclones to exist in the area of Japan at around the same time. Odessa and Pat would pass very close together with Ruby impacting Tokyo. Odessa formed from an area of disturbed weather that persisted on the eastern end of a monsoon trough. The disturbance organized into a depression on August 23 and continued to develop and it was a tropical storm before the day was over. Odessa assumed a northerly track as it continued to strengthen, reaching typhoon intensity late on October 24. Odessa had become a compact storm with a very symmetrical structure. Its eye was very well defined, despite its peak intensity of 90 kn mph km/h. Odessa was observed by STS 51 as they passed overhead. Odessa was one of the most powerful, circular tropical cyclone patterns ever seen by spacecraft crew. After moving westward and stalling southwest of Japan, it turned the northeast, travelling along the south-western coast of Japan, weakening along the way, before becoming extratropical on September 1.Joint Typhoon Warning Center (1986). Typhoon Odessa. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607010200/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1985atcr/pdf/wnp/12w.pdf 2011-06-07 United States Navy. Retrieved on 2007-01-10. Typhoon Pat (Luming) WPac Pat Aug 30 1985 0545Z.jpg Pat 1985 path.png August 24 September 1 95 75 955 Typhoon Pat (1985) Typhoon Pat developed from the monsoon trough situated to the east of Taiwan on August 27. Pat quickly was upgraded to tropical storm status and was named. Due to a probable Fujiwhara Interaction between Pat and Typhoon Odessa, Pat moved toward the northeast. Just before making a turn towards the northwest Pat was upgraded to a typhoon on the 28th. Typhoon Pat began to accelerate in the direction of Japan. Pat made landfall on southern Kyūshū on the 30th before accelerating through the Sea of Japan and turning extratropical. Pat killed 23 people through Kyūshū and Hokkaidō and destroyed 3,000 homes.Joint Typhoon Warning Center (1986). Typhoon Pat. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607010242/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1985atcr/pdf/wnp/20w.pdf 2011-06-07 United States Navy. Retrieved on 2007-12-19. Severe Tropical Storm Ruby WPac Ruby Aug 28 1985 1655Z.png Ruby 1985 path.png August 26 August 31 55 55 985 Forming east of Odessa and Pat, the initial disturbance developed near a location with an upper-level low interacted with the monsoon trough. The low-pressure area formed on August 25 to the south-southeast of Okinawa, moving around the southern periphery of Odessa and Pat. Thunderstorm activity concentrated near its low level center, and the system rapidly moved through the tropical depression stage into the tropical storm stage on August 26, developing an elliptical eye. Vertical wind shear from Odessa kept Ruby from becoming a typhoon. Weaving its way northward, Ruby moved across Tokyo early on August 31 as it lost its central convection. Later that day, the system evolved into an extratropical cyclone. Six perished due to Ruby. Damage totalled US$14 million (1985 dollars) from Odessa, Pat, and Ruby. Typhoon Skip WPac Skip Sep 7 1985 0238Z.png Skip 1985 path.png August 31 (Entered basin) September 7 (Exited basin) 80 75 970 The initial tropical disturbance formed well south of Hawaii along the near-equatorial trough on August 28, moving briskly to the west. The system developed into Tropical Depression Two-C on August 30 and crossed the Date Line the next day at tropical storm strength. It reached typhoon intensity on September 1, while moving northwest. It briefly threatened Wake Island as a typhoon before a Tropical Upper Tropospheric Trough (TUTT) recurved Skip off to the northeast. It then re-crossed the Date Line on September 7, becoming Tropical Storm Skip, while transitioning into an extratropical cyclone.1985 Annual Tropical Cyclone Report 1986 75 https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/atcr/1985atcr.pdf Joint Typhoon Warning Center Guam January 16, 2024 Typhoon Tess (Miling) WPac Tess Sep 5 1985 1855Z.png Tess 1985 path.png September 1 September 9 75 70 970 On August 28, a tropical disturbance formed south of Guam. On September 1, the system strengthened into a tropical depression and then tropical storm. Throughout its lifetime, Tess moved generally to the west-northwest. On September 3, Tess became a typhoon just before moving across Luzon, with four perishing from the resultant floods. A tornado was spawned by the system in Lemery. Briefly dropping to tropical storm strength, the cyclone turned to the west upon entering the South China Sea. On September 5, Tess strengthened into a typhoon while moving northwest towards China and Hong Kong. Winds gusted to 65 kn km/h at Hong Kong's international airport and 88 kn km/h at Green Island. Tate's Cairn measured 204.4 mm in of rainfall. Flooding and crop damage was reported across southern China near where Tess moved inland and dissipated. One person perished in the Philippines, and two in Hong Kong. Tropical Storm Val (Narsing) WPac Val Sep 16 1985 0604Z.png Val 1985 track.png September 13 September 18 40 45 996 The initial tropical disturbance formed west of Truk/Chuuk within the monsoon trough, and moved northwestward. After developing into a tropical depression early on September 15, the system moved around a west-north-westerly course, becoming a tropical storm on September 15. As Val passed south of Naha, the system turned more westward blocked by the subtropical ridge and passed south of Taiwan, which caused its center to become ill-defined. The resultant tropical depression moved inland into southeast China on September 18. Winds remained below tropical storm force in Hong Kong, and rainfall amounts were light. Tropical Storm Winona WPac Winona Sep 21 1985 0900Z.png Winona 1985 track.png September 18 September 23 50 45 990 The initial disturbance formed within the South China Sea along the monsoon trough on September 18. Moving northwest, the system developed into a tropical depression on September 19 and a tropical storm on early on September 21. Turning more to the north, Winona missed Hainan Island to the east, and moved into southern China west of Hong Kong on September 22, before quickly dissipating early on September 23. Floods across southeast China trapped 57,000 people, and at least 7500 homes were damaged. Severe Tropical Storm Andy (Openg) WPac Andy Sep 29 1985 1200Z.png Andy 1985 track.png September 22 October 2 70 55 985 The initial tropical disturbance formed across the Philippine Sea within the monsoon trough on September 25, moving westward across Luzon on September 26. As it moved across the South China Sea, a surge in the northeast flow helped the system develop into a tropical depression on September 27 before strengthening into a tropical storm on September 28. Typhoon intensity was reached on September 29, and its center moved along the south coast of Hainan Island where winds gusted to 80 kn km/h. The storm continued south of due west across the Gulf of Tonkin into Vietnam late on October 1, killing 46 people across central portions of the country. The weakening cyclone crossed central Laos before dissipating in northeast Thailand on October 2. Typhoon Brenda (Pining) WPac Brenda Oct 3 1985 1857Z.png Brenda 1985 track.png September 30 October 5 90 85 955 A tropical disturbance was tracked south of Ponape in late September before consolidating into a tropical depression on the 29th to the east of the Philippines. The depression moved towards the west and was named Tropical Storm Brenda on the 30th and became a typhoon the same day. Brenda then completed a small cyclonic loop on 1 October before turning towards the northwest and strengthening to a peak of 105 mi/h km/h on. Brenda turned more northerly and skimmed the southern coast of South Korea before turning extratropical in the Sea of Japan. Nearly 12 in mm of rain fell on the South Korean Peninsula heavy flooding on Cheju Island and near Pusan killed 14 people and left 43 missing.Joint Typhoon Warning Center (1986). Typhoon Brenda. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607010359/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1985atcr/pdf/wnp/19w.pdf 2011-06-07 United States Navy. Retrieved on 2007-12-19. The damage from the system totalled US$10 million (1985 dollars). Typhoon Cecil (Rubing) Typhoon Cecil (1985) WPac Cecil Oct 15 1985 0737Z.png Cecil 1985 track.png October 11 October 17 100 80 960 An area of convection organized into a tropical depression on October 12 in the southeastern South China Sea. It tracked to the west-northwest, becoming a tropical storm later that day and a typhoon on the 13th. Cecil continued to intensify, and reached a peak of 115 mi/h km/h on winds before hitting north-central Vietnam and dissipating on the 16th. Torrential flooding and wind damage to the area caused 702 casualties, with widespread structural and crop damage.Joint Typhoon Warning Center (1986). Typhoon Cecil. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607010242/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1985atcr/pdf/wnp/20w.pdf 2011-06-07 United States Navy. Retrieved on 2007-01-10. Typhoon Dot (Saling) WPac Dot 1985-10-16 0831Z.png Dot 1985 path.png October 11 October 22 150 120 895 Typhoon Dot (1985) The monsoon trough spawned a tropical depression over the open West Pacific on October 11. It headed west-northwestward, strengthening to a tropical storm on the 13th and a typhoon on the 14th. Dot rapidly intensified to a 175 mi/h km/h on Super Typhoon on the 16th, the only one of the year, and steadily weakened until hitting eastern Luzon as a 130 mi/h km/h on typhoon on the 18th. It crossed the South China Sea and hit southern Hainan Island. In Hong Kong, winds gusted to 61 kn km/h at Tate's Cairn, but rainfall amounts were light as the system mainly bypassed the protectorate to the south. Dot made its final landfall on northern Vietnam on the 21st as a 70 mi/h km/h on tropical storm.Joint Typhoon Warning Center (1986). Super Typhoon Dot. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607010424/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1985atcr/pdf/wnp/21w.pdf 2011-06-07 United States Navy. Retrieved on 2007-02-04. Dot caused 101 fatalities and 2.13 billion Philippine Pesos (1987 pesos) in damage,Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (2003). Most Destructive Tropical Cyclones for Month of October via Internet Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-01-20. or US$103.6 million (1987 dollars).Measuring Worth (2008). Philippines, 1983 - 1987. MeasuringWorth. Retrieved on 2009-01-22. Severe Tropical Storm Ellis WPac Ellis Oct 18 1985 0300Z.png Ellis 1985 track.png October 15 October 23 50 50 996 The initial disturbance formed west of Kosrae on October 13, moving west-northwest. Slow to organize, the system evolved into a tropical depression on October 16 and a tropical storm late that day. Soon afterwards, Ellis turned westward and slowed due to a weakness in the subtropical ridge to its north caused by a system passing well to the north of Ellis. The storm turned southwest on October 17 due to the building in of a stronger high pressure system to its northwest. By October 20, Ellis weakened into a tropical depression while resuming a westward course as it passed under an upper-level low which increased vertical wind shear and disrupted its associated thunderstorm activity. The cyclone turned west-northwest on October 21 for a couple days before dissipating east of the Philippines. Typhoon Faye (Tasing) WPac Faye Oct 30 1985 0300Z.png Faye 1985 track.png October 22 October 31 100 75 960 The initial tropical disturbance formed in the South China Sea, and was swept eastward through the Philippines due to Dot's movement to its north. The system emerged east of the Philippines and developed into a tropical depression and tropical storm on October 23. Turning northwest, Faye crossed central Luzon on October 24, weakening back into a tropical depression. Back in the South China sea, Faye regained tropical storm strength. The cyclone made a small cyclonic loop between October 25 and October 26 as a system over China approached Faye from the northwest. The tropical cyclone accelerated east-northwest, passing just north of Luzon. By October 28, Faye's motion slowed and the system strengthened into a typhoon early on October 29. After passing Okinawa, strong westerly winds aloft caused the typhoon to begin to weaken. Early on November 1, Faye weakened into a tropical storm before it evolved into an extratropical cyclone later that day. Tropical Storm Gordon WPac Gordon Nov 24 1985 0711Z.png Gordon 1985 track.png November 20 November 26 45 40 998 The initial disturbance formed in the southern South China Sea and moved eastward. Its initial intensification to a tropical storm was caused by a surge in the northeast flow to its north and west, and the system turned to the north. As the cyclone became warm core, Gordon was able to restrengthen into a tropical storm after the monsoon wind surge slackened. Throughout its life cycle, thunderstorm activity was removed to the northwest of Gordon's low level circulation. Soon after becoming a tropical storm again, Gordon turned to the west-northwest and made landfall in Vietnam. Typhoon Hope (Unsing) WPac Hope Dec 20 1985 0554Z.png Hope 1985 track.png December 17 December 23 100 90 950 A tropical disturbance formed along the near-equatorial trough on December 13 between Truk and Pohnpei. The system moved westward, and slowly developed. By early on December 18, a tropical depression had formed, and intensification continued for the next couple days as Hope became an intense typhoon on the afternoon of December 20. Weakening was seen later that day, and its eye disappeared. The system moved west-northwest, threatening Luzon for a time. Just before landfall, Hope recurved north and eastward, sparing the Philippines, and becoming an extratropical cyclone on December 24.Joint Typhoon Warning Center (1986). Typhoon Hope. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607010523/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1985atcr/pdf/wnp/25w.pdf 2011-06-07 United States Navy. Retrieved on 2007-02-04. Severe Tropical Storm Irving WPac Irving Dec 20 1985 0735Z.png Irving 1985 track.png December 17 December 22 60 50 992 This system formed at the west end of the near-equatorial trough. Winter gales in the South China Sea masked this system's existence. The cyclone was first noted just west of the Philippines on December 18 and moved westward, becoming a tropical storm on December 19. As it approached southern Vietnam, the cyclone turned southwest and weakened, dissipating as it made landfall along the Malay Peninsula.Joint Typhoon Warning Center (1986). Tropical Storm Irving. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607010539/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1985atcr/pdf/wnp/26w.pdf 2011-06-07 United States Navy. Retrieved on 2007-02-04. Storm names International During the season 26 named tropical cyclones developed in the Western Pacific and were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, when it was determined that they had become tropical storms. These names were contributed to a revised list which started in 1979. Elsie Fabian Gay Hal Irma Jeff Kit Lee Mamie Nelson Odessa Pat Ruby Skip Tess Val Winona Andy Brenda Cecil Dot Ellis Faye Gordon Hope Irving Philippines Atring Bining Kuring Daling Elang Goring Huling Ibiang Luming Miling Narsing Openg Pining Rubing Saling Tasing Unsing Walding Yeyeng Auxiliary list Anding Binang Kadiang Dinang Epang Gundang The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration uses its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones in their area of responsibility. PAGASA assigns names to tropical depressions that form within their area of responsibility and any tropical cyclone that might move into their area of responsibility. Should the list of names for a given year prove to be insufficient, names are taken from an auxiliary list, the first 6 of which are published each year before the season starts. Names not retired from this list will be used again in the 1989 season. This is the same list used for the 1981 season. PAGASA uses its own naming scheme that starts in the Filipino alphabet, with names of Filipino female names ending with "ng" (A, B, K, D, etc.). Names that were not assigned/going to use are marked in . Season effects This is a table of all of the storms that have formed in the 1985 Pacific typhoon season. It includes their duration, names, affected areas, damages, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but were still related to that storm. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave, or a low, and all of the damage figures are in 1985 USD. Names listed in parentheses were assigned by PAGASA. |- | Fabian (Atring) || 850104 January 4–13 || bgcolor=#STS|2 Severe tropical storm || bgcolor=#STS|095 95 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#STS|0990 990 hPa inHg 4 on || Caroline Islands || None || None || |- | Elsie || 850107 January 7–11 || bgcolor=#storm|1 Tropical storm || bgcolor=#storm|065 65 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#storm|1000 1000 hPa inHg 4 on || Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands || 0 None || None || |- | TD || 850421 April 21–26 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1000 1000 hPa inHg 4 on || None || None || None || |- | TD || 850421 April 21–23 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1004 1004 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines || None || None || |- | Gay (Bining) || 850520 May 20–26 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|150 150 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0950 950 hPa inHg 4 on || Japan || None || None || |- | TD || 850520 May 20–21 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1004 1004 hPa inHg 4 on || Mariana Islands || None || None || |- | TD || 850602 June 2–3 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1000 1000 hPa inHg 4 on || Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands || None || None || |- | 04W || 850614 June 14–22 || bgcolor=#storm|1 Tropical storm || bgcolor=#storm|065 65 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#storm|990 990 hPa inHg 4 on || South China, Vietnam || 0 None || None || |- | TD || 850617 June 17–19 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1002 1002 hPa inHg 4 on || Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands || None || None || |- | Hal (Kuring) || 850619 June 19–27 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|150 150 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0960 960 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines, Taiwan, China || 10500000 $ || 53 || |- | Irma (Daling) || 850624 June 24 – July 1 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|150 150 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0955 955 hPa inHg 4 on || Japan || 80000000 $ || 49 || |- | TD || 850628 June 28 – July 2 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|0998 998 hPa inHg 4 on || Taiwan, South China || None || None || |- | 07W (Elang) || 850704 July 4–8 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|055 55 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TD|0998 998 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines, Taiwan, South China || None || None || |- | TD || 850705 July 5–7 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1004 1004 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines, Taiwan, South China || None || None || |- | TD || 850710 July 10–12 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1004 1004 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines || None || None || |- | TD || 850712 July 12 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1006 1006 hPa inHg 4 on || Mariana Islands || None || None || |- | TD || 850712 July 12–15 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1006 1006 hPa inHg 4 on || None || None || None || |- | TD || 850713 July 13–15 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1006 1006 hPa inHg 4 on || None || None || None || |- | Jeff (Goring) || 850721 July 21 – August 2 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|130 130 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0965 965 hPa inHg 4 on || Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, East China, Korean Peninsula || None || 265 || |- | TD || 850727 July 27–29 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1002 1002 hPa inHg 4 on || None || None || None || |- | Kit || 850731 July 31 – August 10 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|130 130 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0960 960 hPa inHg 4 on || Japan, Korean Peninsula || 3700000 $ || 12 || |- | Lee (Huling) || 850809 August 9–14 || bgcolor=#STS|2 Severe tropical storm || bgcolor=#STS|110 110 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#STS|0975 975 hPa inHg 4 on || Ryukyu Islands, Korean Peninsula || 3900000 $ || None || |- | TD || 850810 August 10–16 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|0996 996 hPa inHg 4 on || South China || None || None || |- | TD || 850813 August 13–14 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1006 1006 hPa inHg 4 on || None || None || None || |- | Mamie || 850814 August 14–19 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|120 120 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0975 975 hPa inHg 4 on || Taiwan, East China || None || 17 || |- | Nelson (Ibiang) || 850816 August 16–25 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|150 150 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0960 960 hPa inHg 4 on || Taiwan, China || 53000000 $ || 55 || |- | TD || 850819 August 19–31 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|0994 994 hPa inHg 4 on || Taiwan, China, Vietnam || None || None || |- | Odessa || 850822 August 22 – September 2 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|150 150 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0955 955 hPa inHg 4 on || Japan, South Korea || None || None || |- | TD || 850824 August 24–26 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1002 1002 hPa inHg 4 on || None || None || None || |- | Pat (Luming) || 850824 August 24 – September 1 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|130 130 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0955 955 hPa inHg 4 on || Japan, Korea || 300000000 $ || 23 || |- | Ruby || 850826 August 26–31 || bgcolor=#STS|2 Severe tropical storm || bgcolor=#STS|100 100 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#STS|0985 985 hPa inHg 4 on || Japan || 14000000 $ || 6 || |- | TD || 850826 August 26–27 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1008 1008 hPa inHg 4 on || None || None || None || |- | Skip || 850831 August 31 – September 7 || bgcolor=#TY|2 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|110 110 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0970 970 hPa inHg 4 on || Wake Island || None || None || |- | Tess (Miling) || 850901 September 1–9 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|130 130 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0970 970 hPa inHg 4 on || Taiwan, East China || None || 23 || |- | TD || 850901 September 1–2 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1000 1000 hPa inHg 4 on || South China || None || None || |- | TD || 850901 September 1–2 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1000 1000 hPa inHg 4 on || Taiwan, East China, North Korea || None || None || |- | TD || 850909 September 9–11 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1000 1000 hPa inHg 4 on || South China, Vietnam || None || None || |- | Val (Narsing) || 850913 September 13–18 || bgcolor=#storm|1 Tropical storm || bgcolor=#storm|085 85 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#storm|0996 996 hPa inHg 4 on || South China, Vietnam || 0 None || None || |- | TD || 850914 September 14–15 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1004 1004 hPa inHg 4 on || Vietnam, Cambodia || None || None || |- | TD || 850915 September 15–17 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1002 1002 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines || None || None || |- | Winona || 850918 September 18–23 || bgcolor=#storm|1 Tropical storm || bgcolor=#storm|085 85 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#storm|0990 990 hPa inHg 4 on || South China || 0 None || None || |- | Andy (Openg) || 850922 September 22 – October 2 || bgcolor=#STS|2 Severe tropical storm || bgcolor=#STS|110 110 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#STS|0985 985 hPa inHg 4 on || Mariana Islands, Caroline Islands, Philippines, Taiwan, South China, Vietnam || None || 46 || |- | TD || 850923 September 23–24 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1006 1006 hPa inHg 4 on || Nonen|| None || None || |- | TD || 850923 September 24 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1010 1010 hPa inHg 4 on || None || None || None || |- | TD || 850923 September 24–25 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1010 1010 hPa inHg 4 on || None || None || None || |- | Brenda (Pining) || 850930 September 30 – October 5 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|155 155 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0955 955 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines, Taiwan, Japan, Korean Peninsula || 10000000 $ || 14 || |- | TD || 851009 October 9–13 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1004 1004 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand || None || None || |- | Cecil (Rubing) || 851011 October 11–17 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|140 140 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0960 960 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines, Vietnam, Laos || Unknown || 702 || |- | Dot (Saling) || 851011 October 11–22 || bgcolor=#VITY|5 Violent typhoon || bgcolor=#VITY|220 220 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#VITY|0895 895 hPa inHg 4 on || Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Philippines, South China, Vietnam || 68000000 $ || 90 || |- | Ellis || 851015 October 15–23 || bgcolor=#STS|2 Severe tropical storm || bgcolor=#STS|095 95 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#STS|0996 996 hPa inHg 4 on || Caroline Islands || None || None || |- | Faye (Tasing) || 851022 October 22–31 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|140 140 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0965 965 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines, Ryukyu Islands || None || None || |- | TD || 851031 October 31 – November 1 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1004 1004 hPa inHg 4 on || None || None || None || |- | Gordon || 851120 November 20–26 || bgcolor=#storm|1 Tropical storm || bgcolor=#storm|075 75 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#storm|0998 998 hPa inHg 4 on || Malaysia, Vietnam || 0 None || None || |- | TD || 851121 November 21–22 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1004 1004 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines || None || None || |- | TD || 851122 November 22 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1006 1006 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines || None || None || |- | Hope (Unsing) || 851217 December 17–23 || bgcolor=#VSTY|4 Very strong typhoon || bgcolor=#VSTY|165 165 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#VSTY|0950 950 hPa inHg 4 on || Caroline Islands, Philippines || None || None || |- | Irving || 851217 December 17–22 || bgcolor=#STS|2 Severe tropical storm || bgcolor=#STS|095 95 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#STS|0992 992 hPa inHg 4 on || Vietnam, Malaysia, Borneo, Philippines || None || None || |- 57 systems January 4 – December 23, 1985 220 220 km/h mph on 5 0895 895 hPa inHg 4 on >243100000 $ 1,355 See also Tropical cyclones List of Pacific typhoon seasons Weather of 1985 1985 Pacific hurricane season 1985 Atlantic hurricane season 1985 North Indian Ocean cyclone season Australian cyclone seasons: 1984–85, 1985–86 South Pacific cyclone seasons: 1984–85, 1985–86 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1984–85, 1985–86 References External links Satellite movie of 1985 Pacific typhoon season Japan Meteorological Agency Joint Typhoon Warning Center https://web.archive.org/web/20100301105349/http://www.usno.navy.mil/JTWC 2010-03-01 . 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