1969 Pacific typhoon season

none WPac 1969 1969 Pacific typhoon season summary map.png January 16, 1969 December 30, 1969 Elsie 895 150 1 61 19 13 2 (unofficial) 1,177 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 1969 Atlantic hurricane season 1969 Pacific hurricane season 1969 North Indian Ocean cyclone season The 1969 Pacific typhoon season was the fourth least-active season on record.Hirotaka Kamahori Japan Meteorological Agency March 2012 The Inactive Typhoon Season of 2010 2012-04-20 http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/jma-center/rsmc-hp-pub-eg/techrev/text14-1.pdf PDF The season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1969, 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 1969 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 or PAGASA, which was formed three years later, in 1972). This can often result in the same storm having two names. Systems 34 tropical depressions formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 23 became tropical storms. 13 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 2 reached super typhoon strength. Typhoon Phyllis WPac January 16 January 24 Phyllis Jan 19 1969.png Phyllis 1969 track.png typhoon cat2 85 965 Tropical Storm Rita WPac March 6 RitaMar819690353UTCESSA7.gif Rita 1969 track.png March 9 nwpstorm storm 40 995 Typhoon Susan (Atring) WPac April 15 April 26 SusanApr2119690611UTCESSA9.gif Susan 1969 track.png typhoon cat3 105 940 Tropical Depression Bining WPac PAGASA May 3 May 5 30 Typhoon Tess (Kuring) WPac July 6 July 12 Tess 1969 track.png TessEofVietnam1969.gif typhoon cat1 70 970 Typhoon Viola (Elang) Typhoon Viola (1969) WPac July 20 July 30 ViolaJuly261969.jpg Viola 1969 track.png typhoon 130 896Large Super Typhoon Viola, which formed on July 22 east of the Philippines, brushed northern Luzon with winds of 150 mph on the 26th. It continued to the northwest, and weakened due to lack of inflow. Viola hit southeastern China as a minimal typhoon on the 28th, and dissipated the next day. The typhoon caused more than 1000 deaths in and around Shantou, Guangdong, China, where it made the landfall. Tropical Depression Daling WPac Daling 1969 track.png July 21 July 25 30 1000 Severe Tropical Storm Winnie (Goring) WPac July 26 August 2 STS storm 50 988 Winnie 1969 track.png Severe Tropical Storm Alice WPac August 1 August 5 STS storm 45 985 AliceAug419690520UTCESSA9.gif Alice 1969 track.png Typhoon Betty (Huling) WPac August 4 August 10 typhoon cat1 70 960 BettyAug0719690615UTCESSA9.gif Betty 1969 track.png Typhoon Cora (Ibiang) WPac August 12 August 23 CoraAug1919690438zESSA9.jpg Cora 1969 track.png typhoon cat2 85 935 Typhoon Cora (1969) Typhoon Doris WPac DorisSep219690643UTCESSA9.gif Doris 1969 track.png August 29 September 3 typhoon cat1 65 975 Tropical Depression 12W WPac 12W 1969 track.png September 4 September 10 30 30 998 Tropical Depression Luming WPac Luming 1969 track.png September 3 September 8 30 1004 Tropical Depression 11W WPac 11W 1969 track.png CMA September 8 September 15 45 30 992 Tropical Depression 13W (Miling) WPac 13W 1969 track.png September 9 September 14 40 30 996 Typhoon Elsie (Narsing) WPac Elsie 1969 track.png September 16 September 28 ElsieSep2319690413zESSA9.jpg typhoon cat5 150 895 On September 19, Tropical Depression 14W formed over the open Western Pacific. It tracked almost due westward, becoming a tropical storm on the 20th and a typhoon on the 21st. Elsie continued to intensify, and reached a peak of 175 mph winds on the 24th. After peaking, the typhoon steadily weakened as it moved westward. On the 26th 105 mph Typhoon Elsie hit northern Taiwan, and a day later hit eastern China. After drifting northward, Elsie dissipated over China on September 28. The typhoon killed 102 people, with 24 missing and 227 injured from the system. Typhoon Flossie (Openg) WPac FlossieOct219690520UTCESSA9.gif Flossie 1969 track.png September 27 October 9 typhoon storm 60 960 Just days after Elsie hit Taiwan, Tropical Storm Flossie approached Taiwan. From October 1 to the 5th, it drifted northward offshore of the island. It accelerated to the northeast, and became extratropical on the 10th east of Japan. Flossie's heavy rains left 75 people dead. Typhoon Grace WPac GraceOct519690426UTCESSA9.gif Grace 1969 track.png September 28 October 8 typhoon cat2 95 940 Tropical Depression 17W WPac September 30 October 1 17W 1969 track.png 30 30 1002 Typhoon Helen WPac October 5 October 13 HelenOct1119690432zESSA9.jpg Helen 1969 track.png typhoon cat3 105 930 Typhoon Ida WPac October 14 October 24 IdaOct1919690440zESSA9.jpg Ida 1969 track.png typhoon cat4 115 915 Typhoon June (Pining) WPac October 26 November 5 JuneNov219690456zESSA9.jpg June 1969 track.png typhoon cat3 105 940 Typhoon Kathy (Rubing) WPac November 2 November 9 KathyNov71969.jpg Kathy 1969 track.png typhoon cat3 110 925 Severe Tropical Storm Lorna (Saling) WPac November 23 November 30 LornaNov2819690523zESSA9.jpg Lorna 1969 track.png STS storm 50 985 Tropical Storm Marie WPac December 18 December 21 MarieDec2019690351zESSA9.jpg Marie 1969 track.png nwpstorm storm 50 995 Storm names International Western North Pacific tropical cyclones were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The first storm of 1969 was named Phyllis and the final one was named Marie. Agnes Bonnie Carmen Della Elaine Faye Gloria Hester Irma Judy Kit Lola Mamie Nina Ora Phyllis 1W Rita 2W Susan 3W Tess 4W Viola 5W Winnie 6W Alice 7W Betty 8W Cora 9W Doris 10W Elsie 14W Flossie 15W Grace 16W Helen 18W Ida 19W June 20W Kathy 21W Lorna 22W Marie 23W 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 Kim Lucy Mary Nadine Olive Polly Rose Shirley Trix Virginia Wendy Philippines Atring Bining Kuring Daling Elang Goring Huling Ibiang Luming Miling Narsing Openg Pining Rubing Saling Tasing Unding Walding Yeyeng Auxiliary list Anding Binang Kadiang Dinang Epang Gundang The Philippine Weather Bureau uses its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones in their area of responsibility. PWB 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 1973 season. This is the same list used for the 1965 season. PWB 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 1969. 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 1969 USD. Damages and deaths from a storm will include when the storm was a precursor wave or an extratropical low. |- | Phyllis || 690116 January 16–24 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|155 155 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0965 965 hPa inHg 4 on || Micronesia || None || None || |- | TD || 690222 February 22–23 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1002 1002 hPa inHg 4 on || Caroline Islands || 0 None || None || |- | Rita || 690306 March 6–9 || bgcolor=#TS|0 Tropical storm || bgcolor=#TS|075 75 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TS|0995 995 hPa inHg 4 on || Micronesia || 0 None || None || |- | Susan (Atring) || 690415 April 15–26 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|195 195 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0940 940 hPa inHg 4 on || Caroline Islands, Philippines || Unknown || Unknown || |- | Bining || 690503 May 3–5 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 45 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TD|1016 Not specified || Philippines || 0 None || None || |- | TD || 690509 May 9–10 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1010 1010 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || None || |- | Tess (Kuring) || 690706 July 6–12 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|130 130 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0970 970 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines, Vietnam || Unknown || Unknown || |- | TD || 690710 July 10–17 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1004 1004 hPa inHg 4 on || Caroline Islands, Philippines || 0 None || None || |- | TD || 690711 July 11–12 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1008 1008 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || None || |- | TD || 690713 July 13–15 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1008 1008 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || None || |- | TD || 690714 July 14–18 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1004 1004 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines, Vietnam || 0 None || None || |- | TD || 690715 July 15 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1008 1008 hPa inHg 4 on || Vietnam || 0 None || None || |- | TD || 690716 July 16 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1009 1009 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || None || |- | Viola (Elang) || 690720 July 20–30 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|240 240 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0900 900 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines, Taiwan, China || Unknown || >1000 || |- | Daling || 690721 July 21–25 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|055 55 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TD|1000 1000 hPa inHg 4 on || South China || 0 None || None || |- | Winnie (Goring) || 690726 July 26 – August 2 || bgcolor=#STS|2 Severe tropical storm || bgcolor=#STS|095 95 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#STS|0985 985 hPa inHg 4 on || None || None || None || |- | TD || 690726 July 26–29 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1008 1008 hPa inHg 4 on || Caroline Islands || 0 None || None || |- | TD || 690728 July 28–30 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1008 1008 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || None || |- | Alice || 690801 August 1–5 || bgcolor=#STS|2 Severe tropical storm || bgcolor=#STS|085 85 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#STS|0985 985 hPa inHg 4 on || Japan || None || None || |- | TD || 690801 August 1 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1000 1000 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || None || |- | Betty (Huling) || 690804 August 4–10 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|140 140 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0960 960 hPa inHg 4 on || Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, East China || Unknown || Unknown || |- | TD || 690804 August 4–5 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1000 1000 hPa inHg 4 on || Taiwan || 0 None || None || |- | Cora (Ibiang) || 690812 August 12–23 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|155 155 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0935 935 hPa inHg 4 on || Caroline Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Japan || Unknown || Unknown || |- | Doris || 690829 August 29 – September 3 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|120 120 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0975 975 hPa inHg 4 on || Vietnam, Laos || Unknown || Unknown || |- | TD || 690829 August 29 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1008 1008 hPa inHg 4 on || Caroline Islands || 0 None || None || |- | TD || 690902 September 2–3 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1008 1008 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || None || |- | TD || 690903 September 3–6 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1004 1004 hPa inHg 4 on || Palau || 0 None || None || |- | Luming || 690903 September 3–8 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|055 55 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TD|1004 1004 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines || 0 None || None || |- | 12W || 690904 September 4–10 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|055 55 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TD|0998 998 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines || 0 None || None || |- | TD || 690907 September 7–11 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|0998 998 hPa inHg 4 on || Ryukyu Islands || 0 None || None || |- | 11W || 690908 September 8–15 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|055 55 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TD|0992 992 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines, Taiwan || 0 None || None || |- | 13W (Miling) || 690909 September 9–14 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|055 55 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TD|0996 996 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines, Taiwan || 0 None || None || |- | TD || 690913 September 13–18 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1004 1004 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || None || |- | Elsie (Narsing) || 690916 September 16–28 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|280 280 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0895 895 hPa inHg 4 on || Mariana Islands, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, China || Unknown || 102 || |- | TD || 690916 September 16–20 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1004 1004 hPa inHg 4 on || Vietnam || 0 None || None || |- | TD || 690918 September 18–20 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1000 1000 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || None || |- | TD || 690920 September 20–23 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1008 1008 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || None || |- | TD || 690923 September 23–26 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1006 1006 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || None || |- | Flossie (Openg) || 690927 September 27 – October 9 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|110 110 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0960 960 hPa inHg 4 on || Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands || Unknown || 75 || |- | Grace || 690928 September 28 – October 8 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|175 175 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0940 940 hPa inHg 4 on || None || None || None || |- | 17W || 690930 September 30 – October 1 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|055 55 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TD|1002 1002 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines || 0 None || None || |- | TD || 691003 October 3–10 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1006 1006 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || None || |- | TD || 6901003 October 3–5 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1006 1006 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || None || |- | TD || 691004 October 4–5 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1008 1008 hPa inHg 4 on || Mariana Islands || 0 None || None || |- | Helen || 691005 October 5–13 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|195 195 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0930 930 hPa inHg 4 on || Mariana Islands || None || None || |- | TD || 691007 October 7–11 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1008 1008 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || None || |- | Ida || 691014 October 14–24 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|215 215 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0915 915 hPa inHg 4 on || Mariana Islands || None || None || |- | TD || 691016 October 16–17 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1008 1008 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || None || |- | TD || 691025 October 25–28 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1006 1006 hPa inHg 4 on || Caroline Islands || 0 None || None || |- | June (Pining) || 691026 October 26 – November 5 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|195 195 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0940 940 hPa inHg 4 on || None || None || None || |- | TD || 691031 October 31 – November 1 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1004 1004 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines || 0 None || None || |- | Kathy (Rubing) || 691102 November 2–5 || bgcolor=#TY|3 Typhoon || bgcolor=#TY|205 205 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TY|0925 925 hPa inHg 4 on || Caroline Islands || None || None || |- | TD || 691113 November 13–14 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1006 1006 hPa inHg 4 on || Caroline Islands || 0 None || None || |- | TD || 691119 November 19–21 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1006 1006 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines || 0 None || None || |- | TD || 691121 November 21–27 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1002 1002 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || None || |- | Lorna (Saling) || 691123 November 23–30 || bgcolor=#STS|2 Severe tropical storm || bgcolor=#STS|095 95 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#STS|0985 985 hPa inHg 4 on || Philippines || None || None || |- | TD || 691201 December 1–5 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1010 1010 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || None || |- | TD || 691211 December 11 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1006 1006 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || None || |- | Marie || 691218 December 18–21 || bgcolor=#TS|0 Tropical storm || bgcolor=#TS|075 75 km/h mph on 5 || bgcolor=#TS|0996 996 hPa inHg 4 on || Mariana Islands || 0 None || None || |- | TD || 691223 December 23–24 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1010 1010 hPa inHg 4 on || None || 0 None || None || |- | TD || 691227 December 27–30 || bgcolor=#TD|0 Tropical depression || bgcolor=#TD|045 Not specified || bgcolor=#TD|1008 1008 hPa inHg 4 on || Palau || 0 None || None || |- 61 systems January 16 – December 30, 1969 280 km/h mph on 5 895 hPa inHg 4 on >215560000 $ >1,077 See also Tropical cyclones List of Pacific typhoon seasons 1969 Pacific hurricane season 1969 Atlantic hurricane season 1969 North Indian Ocean cyclone season Australian cyclone seasons: 1968–69, 1969–70 South Pacific cyclone seasons: 1968–69, 1969–70 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1968–69, 1969–70 References 35em 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 1969