1968 Pacific typhoon season

none WPac 1968 1968 Pacific typhoon season summary map.png January 20, 1968 December 7, 1968 Agnes 900 150 39 28 20 4 (unofficial) 1 148 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 1968 Atlantic hurricane season 1968 Pacific hurricane season 1968 North Indian Ocean cyclone season The 1968 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1968, 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 1968 Pacific hurricane season. Tropical Storms formed in the entire west pacific basin were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Tropical depressions in this basin have the "W" suffix added to their number. Tropical depressions that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility are assigned a name by the Philippine Weather Bureau, the predecessor of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). This can often result in the same storm having two names. Systems 31 tropical depressions formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 27 became tropical storms. 20 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 4 reached super typhoon strength. No storms this season caused significant damage or deaths. CMA Tropical Depression 01 WPac CMA TD 01 1968 track.png January 21 January 23 30 1002 CMA A tropical depression formed to the northwest of Palau. Moving north-northwest, the depression degenerated to a remnant low as it made a counterclockwise direction before dissipating. This depression was not recognized by the JMA, but the CMA. Tropical Storm 01W (Asiang) WPac 01W 1968-02-28.png 01W 1968 track.png February 28 March 2 nwpdepression storm 35 99901W formed east of the Philippines on February 28. It moved northwest, intensified into a tropical storm and soon dissipated on March 2. Typhoon Jean WPac Jean 1968.png Jean 1968 track.png April 5 April 19 typhoon cat3 110 935Jean formed southeast of Guam on April 5. It moved northwest in the following days, strengthening to a Category 3 Typhoon with winds of 285km/h and central pressure of 935 hPa. The storm later curved northwest and dissipated on April 19. Typhoon Kim (Biring) WPac Kim 1968-06-04.png Kim 1968 track.png May 28 June 5 typhoon cat3 100 950Kim formed southeast of Guam on May 28. It intensified into a Category 3 typhoon while curving northeast. Kim slowly weakened as it moved north. The storm dissipated on June 5. Tropical Depression 04W WPac 04W 1968 track.png June 2 June 2 nwpdepression depression 25 100604W was an extremely short-lived storm that only lasted for a day. Tropical Storm 05W WPac 05W 1968-06-07.png 05W 1968 track.png June 4 June 8 nwpdepression storm 35 100205W was a weak tropical storm that existed from June 4 to June 8. Typhoon Lucy (Konsing) WPac Lucy 1968-06-30.png Lucy 1968 track.png June 26 July 3 typhoon cat3 110 935Lucy was a category 3 typhoon that existed from May 28 to June 5. Typhoon Mary WPac Mary 1968 track.png MaryJul2319680638UTCESSA5.gif July 19 August 3 typhoon cat4 130 925Mary was a Category 4 super typhoon. It formed on July 19. Mary hit Japan as a tropical storm and dissipated on August 3. Tropical Storm Nadine (Didang) WPac Nadine 1968-07-25.png Nadine 1968 track.png July 20 July 28 STS storm 60 970Nadine existed from July 20 to July 28. Tropical Storm Olive (Edeng) Olive 1968-07-25.png Olive 1968 track.png WPac July 21 July 28 nwpstorm storm 45 988Olive existed from July 21 to July 28. CMA Tropical Depression 11 WPac CMA TD 11 1968 track.png July 29 July 31 30 992 CMAThe storm didn't affect land. CMA Tropical Depression 12 WPac CMA TD 12 1968 track.png July 30 July 31 30 996 CMAThe storm didn't affect land. CMA Tropical Depression 13 WPac CMA TD 13 1968 track.png August 3 August 6 25 1003 CMAThe storm hit China as a tropical depression. Tropical Storm Polly Polly 1968 track.png Sat196808060549zPolly.png WPac August 3 August 17 STS storm 55 965 Tropical Storm Polly dropped heavy rains on the southern islands of Japan. 112 people were killed and 21 were missing from the floods and landslides caused by Polly's heavy rains.Digital Typhoon: Disaster Information On August 18, two sightseeing buses were involved in the landslide in Shirakawa, Gifu, it fell to the Hida River, and 96 persons died and 8 persons became missing (Japanese article). Tropical Depression 11W WPac 11W 1968 track.png August 7 August 7 nwpdepression depression 20 11W was a short-lived weak tropical depression. Tropical Storm Rose (Gloring) Rose 1968 track.png WPac August 9 August 13 STS storm 60 970Rose made landfall in the Philippines and China as a tropical storm. CMA Tropical Depression 16 WPac CMA TD 16 1968 track.png August 9 August 9 20 999 CMAThe storm stayed out at sea. Typhoon Shirley (Huaning) WPac ESSA 6 Typhoon Shirley 11.21 a.m. on August 21,1968.jpg Shirley 1968 track.png August 14 August 24 typhoon cat1 65 960Shirley hit Luzon and Hong Kong as a tropical storm. Tropical Storm Trix (Iniang) WPac Trix 1968-08-29.png Trix 1968 track.png August 22 August 29 STS storm 55 980 Severe Tropical Storm Trix struck the southern islands of Kyūshū and Shikoku. Heavy flooding killed 25 people and left 2 missing. CMA Tropical Depression 18 WPac CMA TD 18 1968 track.png August 23 August 24 25 1000 CMA Tropical Storm Virginia WPac Virginia 1968-08-25.png Virginia 1968 track.png August 24 August 26(exited basin) STS storm 50 990 Virginia was first noticed near the International Date Line, about us 500 km mi northwest of Midway Islands. The system organized and the first advisory was issued on August 25 at 0006Z, with winds of 35 knot mph. 18 hours later, Virginia crossed the date line, with winds of 50 knots (60 mph). It later became extratropical on August 27 in the Gulf of Alaska. Super Typhoon Wendy (Lusing) Wendy 1968 path.png WendySep119680631UTCESSA5.gif WPac August 27 September 10 typhoon cat5 140 920 Tropical Storm Wendy, which formed on August 28 in the open Western Pacific, quickly intensified to a peak of 160 mph winds on the 31st. It steadily weakened as it moved westward, and passed by southern Taiwan on September 5 as a minimal typhoon. Wendy continued to weaken, and after crossing the South China Sea, Wendy dissipated over northern Vietnam on the 9th. A weather station in Phù Liễn (Hải Phòng) recorded wind gusts reaching up to 205 km/h or even higher, exceeding the measuring capacity of the anemometer.1993 Bão với khu vực Hải Phòng và việc theo dõi bão của Đài KTTV Phù Liễn Tropical cyclones in Hai Phong and the tropical cyclone monitoring of the Phu Lien Hydrometeorological Observatory http://tapchikttv.vn/data/article/3253/5.pdf Journal of Hydro-Meteorology vi Hanoi, Vietnam In Hải Phòng alone, the storm caused 155 deaths and injured 400 people.2009-03-27 Đê Hải Phòng "lung lay" trước mùa mưa bão Hai Phong dykes "shake" before typhoon season https://cand.com.vn/Xa-hoi/De-Hai-Phong-lung-lay-truoc-mua-mua-bao-i74844/ Public Security News vi Super Typhoon Agnes WPac Agnes 1968 track.png AgnesSep119680631UTCESSA5.png August 27 September 10 typhoon cat5 150 900 Typhoon Agnes originated as a low-pressure area in the western Pacific on August 27. Initially classified as a tropical disturbance, it tracked west-northwestward, intensifying into a tropical depression by August 28 and reaching tropical storm status by August 29 near the Marshall Islands. Agnes underwent rapid intensify between September 2–3, achieving super typhoon status with 1-minute sustained winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) and a lowest central pressure of 900 hPa, making it the most intense storm of the 1968 Pacific season. During this phase, it followed a west-northwest trajectory across the Philippine Sea, accelerating to speeds of 24.7 km/h. By September 4, Agnes began recurving northeastward south of Japan, and weakened to a Category 1 typhoon by September 7. It transitioned into an extratropical cyclone northeast of Japan on September 10 and fully dissipated over the North Pacific on September 11. Typhoon Bess WPac Bess 1968-09-04.png Bess 1968 track.png August 31 September 10 typhoon cat1 65 965Bess was a Category 1 typhoon that hit China. CMA Tropical Depression 24 WPac CMA TD 24 1968 track.png September 2 September 11 30 990 CMA Typhoon Carmen WPac Carmen 1968-09-19.png Carmen 1968 track.png September 15 September 24 typhoon cat3 110 935Carmen was a category 3 typhoon that didn't affect land. Typhoon Della (Maring) WPac Della 1968-09-22.png Della 1968 track.png September 11 September 25 typhoon cat4 120 930Typhoon Della (1968) Typhoon Della struck Kyūshū Island in southern Japan with winds of 100 mph. Della killed 11 throughout southern Japan. Super Typhoon Elaine (Nitang) WPac Elaine 1968-09-27.png Elaine 1968 track.png September 22 October 2 typhoon cat5 150 910 Super Typhoon Elaine, after peaking at 175 mph winds, weakened to hit extreme northern Luzon on September 28 as a 130 mph typhoon. It continued to the northwest, and after hitting southeastern China as a minimal tropical storm Elaine dissipated on October 1. Super Typhoon Faye Faye 1968 track.png FayeOct619680346UTCESSA7.gif WPac September 30 October 10 typhoon cat5 145 915Faye was a Category 5 super typhoon that didn't make landfall. Typhoon Gloria (Osang) Gloria 1968 track.png Typhoongloria1967.png WPac October 12 October 24 typhoon cat2 90 955Gloria was a category 2 typhoon that didn't make landfall. CMA Tropical Depression 29 WPac CMA TD 29 1968 track.png October 12 October 12 25 1006 CMA Tropical Storm Hester WPac Hester 1968-10-19.png Hester 1968 track.png October 15 October 21 STS storm 55 995Hester hit Vietnam as a tropical storm. Typhoon Irma WPac Irma 1968 track.png IrmaOct2319680400UTCESSA7.gif October 18 October 25 typhoon cat1 80 955Irma was a category 1 typhoon that didn't make landfall. Typhoon Judy (Paring) WPac Judy 1968 track.png JudyOct2919680540UTCESSA7.gif October 21 November 4 typhoon cat4 120 930Judy was a category 4 typhoon that didn't affect land. Typhoon Kit WPac Kit 1968 track.png KitNov319680430UTCESSA7.gif October 26 November 5 typhoon cat1 70 960Kit was a category 1 typhoon that existed from October 26 to November 5. Typhoon Lola WPac Lola 1968-11-10.png Lola 1968 track.png November 5 November 12 typhoon cat3 105 940Lola was a Category 3 typhoon that stayed out to sea. Typhoon Mamie (Reming) WPac Mamie 1968 track.png MamieNov2319680725UTCESSA7.gif November 9 November 25 typhoon cat1 65 975Mamie hit the Philippines as a tropical storm. Typhoon Nina (Seniang) WPac Nina 1968-11-27.png Nina 1968 track.png November 15 November 29 typhoon cat1 70 960Nina hit the Philippines as a tropical storm, and later intensified to a category 1 typhoon east of Vietnam. Typhoon Ora (Toyang) WPac Ora 1968 track.png Ora1968eastofPhilippinesESSA7.gif November 19 November 30 typhoon cat4 120 930 A typhoon that made landfall in the Philippines as a category 1 and impacted most of the northern Philippines as a tropical storm. Storm names Western North Pacific tropical cyclones were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The first storm of 1968 was named Jean and the final one was named Ora. Agnes 17W Bess 18W Carmen 19W Della 20W Elaine 21W Faye 22W Gloria 23W Hester 24W Irma 25W Judy 26W Kit 27W Lola 28W Mamie 29W Nina 30W Ora 31W Phyllis Rita Susan Tess Viola Winnie Alice Betty Cora Doris Elsie Flossie Grace Helen Ida June Kathy Lorna Marie Nancy Olga Pamela Ruby Sally Therese Violet Wilda Anita Billie Clara Dot Ellen Fran Georgia Hope Iris Joan Kate Louise Marge Nora Opal Patsy Ruth Sarah Thelma Vera Wanda Amy Babe Carla Dinah Emma Freda Gilda Harriet Ivy Jean 2W Kim 3W Lucy 6W Mary 7W Nadine 8W Olive 9W Polly 10W Rose 12W Shirley 13W Trix 14W Virginia 15W Wendy 16W Philippines Asiang Biring Konsing Didang Edeng Gloring Huaning Inianghttps://www.typhoon2000.ph/stormstats/1963-1988_PTC.txt PAGASA TROPICAL CYCLONES 1963-1988 [within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR)] 29 August 2022 Typhoon 2000 Lusing Maring Nitang Osang Paring Reming Seniang Toyang Undang Welpring Yoning Zoning (unused)Auxiliary list Aring Basiang Kayang Dorang Enang Grasing The Philippine Weather Bureau (later renamed to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration in 1972) 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 1972 season. This is the same list used for the 1964 season, except for Didang and Iniang, which replaced Dading and Isang; the latter would later be reintroduced in 1972 for reasons still unknown. The Philippine Weather Bureau and its successor 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 table will list all the storms that developed in the northwestern Pacific Ocean west of the International Date Line and north of the equator during 1968. It will include their intensity, duration, name, areas affected, deaths, missing persons (in parentheses), and damage totals. Classification and intensity values will be based on estimations conducted by the JMA, however due to lack of information around this time sustained winds were recorded by the JTWC. All damage figures will be in 1968 USD. Damages and deaths from a storm will include when the storm was a precursor wave or an extratropical low. |- | TD || 680120 January 20–26 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1002 1002 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || None || |- | TD || 681103 November 3–4 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1006 1006 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || None || |- | Lola || 691105 November 5–12 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|195 195 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0940 940 hPa inHg 4 on || Mariana Islands || None || None || |- | Mamie (Reming) || 691109 November 9–25 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|120 120 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0975 975 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines, Vietnam || None || None || |- | Nina (Seniang) || 691115 November 15–29 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|130 130 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0960 960 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines, Vietnam || None || None || |- | Ora (Toyang) || 691119 November 19–30 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|220 220 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0930 930 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines || None || None || |- | TD || 681207 December 7 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1007 1007 hPa inHg 4 on || Caroline Islands || 0 None || None || |- |} </div> See also Australian cyclone seasons: 1967–68, 1968–69 South Pacific cyclone seasons: 1967–68, 1968–69 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1967–68, 1968–69 References 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 1960 Pacific typhoon 1968