1958 Pacific typhoon season

none WPac 1958 1958 Pacific typhoon season summary map.png January 6, 1958 December 8, 1958 Ida 877 175 24 23 21 1 9 (unofficial) 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 1958 Atlantic hurricane season 1958 Pacific hurricane season 1950s North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons The 1958 Pacific typhoon season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. The season had no official bounds, but tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific Ocean normally develop between May and October. The season was below average in storms, with only twenty-three forming. However, all but two of those storms developed into typhoons, resulting in a well above-average number of typhoons, and a very high ACE figure of 445.8 units. In addition, there were also nine tropical storms tracked only by the JMA. The season began very early, with a very rare super typhoon in January, Typhoon Ophelia, and ended in early December with Typhoon Olga. It also featured Typhoon Ida, the strongest storm ever recorded at that time. 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 1958 Pacific hurricane season. Tropical Storms formed in the entire west pacific basin were assigned a name by the Fleet Weather Center on Guam. Seasonal summary Systems Super Typhoon Ophelia WPac Ophelia 1958 track.png January 6 January 17 typhoon 140 917 At noon on December 31, a vortex was noted along the Intertropical Convergence Zone about 1300 mi km south of Hawaii. On January 7, the relatively small tropical storm struck Jaluit Atoll within the southern Marshall Islands, killing 14 people. It rapidly intensified, and reached winds of 140 mph km/h the next day. Conditions became unfavorable, and steadily weakened to 105 mph km/h winds. Ponape was struck on January 10, where Ophelia tore off the roof of the United States Weather Bureau office. On January 11, Truk was struck. The Weather Bureau's inflation shelter was destroyed, with other buildings on site severely damaged. On the 12th, favorable conditions allowed Ophelia to reintensify, reaching a peak of 160 mph km/h on the 13th. Ophelia severely impacted Yap, removing the Weather Bureau office's sheet metal roof and damaging the inflation building, theodolite, and radio antenna.Weather Bureau Topics http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/wb_topicsandpersonnel/1958.pdf Three with One Blow Staff May 1958 90 2012-04-21 United States Weather Bureau 2017-03-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20170303193131/https://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/wb_topicsandpersonnel/1958.pdf dead After maintaining that intensity for 18 hours, it quickly weakened as it drifted northward, and dissipated on the 17th. Typhoon Ophelia caused widespread damage on several islands of the Western Pacific.Bikini Atoll History Ophelia also killed nine people when a USAF WB-50 crashed during a recon flight into the storm on January 15.Deadly Hurricane Hunter Flights JMA Tropical Storm Two WPac JMA TS 02 1958 track.png CMA storm April 29 April 30 nwpstorm 50 995 Tropical Storm 02 developed on April 29. It struck Philippines before dissipating on the following day. Super Typhoon Phyllis WPac Phyllis 1958 track.png May 23 June 2 typhoon 160 903 On May 29, Super Typhoon Phyllis attained a peak of 185 mph km/h, the strongest typhoon on record in May at the time.Category 5 Super Typhoon Mawar rapidly intensifies to 175 mph winds Masters Jeff May 25, 2023 https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/05/category-5-super-typhoon-mawar-rapidly-intensifies-to-175-mph-winds/ Yale Climate Connections New Haven, Connecticut May 27, 2023 Phyllis remained over open waters, and dissipated on June 2, southeast of Japan. JMA Tropical Storm Four WPac JMA TS 04 1958 track.png CMA nwpstorm May 26 June 6 49 990 Tropical Storm 04 developed in the South China Sea on May 26. It struck the Chinese province of Guangdong and Hainan, before dissipating on June 6. Typhoon Rita WPac Rita 1958 track.png June 7 June 13 typhoon 75 985 Typhoon Rita existed from June 7 to June 13 in which it didn't bring any significant damage to land. JMA Tropical Storm Six WPac JMA TS 06 1958 track.png CMA storm June 8 June 13 nwpstorm 39 998 Tropical Storm 06 developed on June 8. It crossed the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, before dissipating on June 13. Typhoon Susan WPac Susan 1958 track.png June 13 June 17 typhoon 100 985 Typhoon Susan existed from June 13 to June 17. Typhoon Tess WPac Tess 1958 track.png June 28 July 6 typhoon 75 1000 Typhoon Tess developed in the vicinity of the Federated States of Micronesia on June 28. The storm moved generally west-northwestward and northwestward, reaching the Ryukyu Islands before dissipating on July 6. Typhoon Viola WPac Viola 1958 track.png July 8 July 14 typhoon 100 965 Typhoon Viola existed from July 8 to July 14. Super Typhoon Winnie WPac Winnie 1958 track.png July 11 July 17 typhoon 150 925 Tropical Storm Winnie formed on July 12 to the east of Luzon. It moved northwestward, rapidly intensifying to a Category 4 typhoon within 12 hours. The typhoon weakened slightly, but rapidly strengthened to a 175 mph km/h on super typhoon just before hitting eastern Taiwan on the 15th. Winnie rapidly weakened over the mountainous terrain, and after crossing the Formosa Strait Winnie hit southeastern China. It continued to weaken over land, and dissipated on the 17th.1958 Best Track Winnie caused 31 casualties and 53 injuries in Taiwan while crossing.http://www.basedn.freeserve.co.uk/weather.htm Deadly Typhoon Information 2006-01-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20060211134450/http://www.basedn.freeserve.co.uk/weather.htm 2006-02-11 dead Tropical Storm Betty WPac Betty 1958 track.png July 13 July 16 typhoon 60 985 Tropical Storm Betty existed in the South China Sea from July 13 to July 16. Super Typhoon Alice WPac Alice 1958 track.png July 13 July 24 typhoon 130 925 Tropical Storm Alice developed on July 14 in the open western Pacific Ocean. It moved to the northwest and attained typhoon status on the 16th. Alice rapidly intensified on the 19th to a 150 mph km/h on super typhoon, and after turning to the northeast it weakened. Alice hit southeastern Japan on the 22nd, and became extratropical on the 24th near the Kamchatka Peninsula. Shortly after Typhoon Alice made landfall, storm surges occurred in Tokyo Bay,1958年台風第11号による東京湾の高潮について https://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I9021379-00 June 10, 2020 causing floods in Kōtō and Edogawa on Shitamachi region.[昭和33年8月] 中日ニュース No.237_3「台風・豪雨大あばれ」 http://chunichieigasha.co.jp/video/3489/ Chunichi-Eiga-Sha September 21, 2020 ja August 1, 1958丹保憲仁 https://books.google.com/books?id=_kMyf_1_5DkC&q=%E6%98%AD%E5%92%8C33%E5%B9%B4%E5%8F%B0%E9%A2%A8%E7%AC%AC11%E5%8F%B7&pg=RA2-PA17 水の危機をどう救うか: 環境工学が変える未来 2012-11-01 PHP研究所 978-4-569-80925-0 ja江戸川区 これまでの水害 https://www.city.edogawa.tokyo.jp/e062/toshikeikaku/saigainitsuyoi/machidukurijoho/anshinmachidukuri/suigai.html August 30, 2020 江戸川区 ja December 6, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191206125627/https://www.city.edogawa.tokyo.jp/e062/toshikeikaku/saigainitsuyoi/machidukurijoho/anshinmachidukuri/suigai.html dead In the area of Kameido (now a station), storm surge in Tokyo Bay reached 2.89 meters in height. Storm surges caused flooding of rivers around Tokyo Bay that damaged 21 ships, damaged 27,673 hectare of crops, destroyed 1,089 and inundated 46,243 houses. Alice caused the deaths of 26 people in total, injuring 64 people and 14 people went missing.Digital Typhoon: Typhoon 195811 (ALICE) - Disaster Information http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/cgi-bin/dt/dsummary.pl?id=195811&basin=wnp&lang=en August 30, 2020 National Institute of Informatics JMA Tropical Storm Fourteen WPac JMA TS 14 1958 track.png July 19 July 25 nwpstorm 50 992 Tropical Storm Fourteen developed in the South China Sea on July 19. It struck Fujian before dissipating on July 25. Super Typhoon Doris WPac Doris 1958 track.png July 22 July 29 typhoon 130 935 Typhoon Doris existed from July 22 to July 29. JMA Tropical Storm Sixteen WPac JMA TY 16 1958 track.png CMA August 5 August 11 nwpstorm 78 995 Typhoon 16 developed in the South China Sea on August 5. It struck China before dissipating on August 11. Typhoon Elsie WPac Elsie 1958 track.png August 4 August 9 typhoon 75 965 Typhoon Elsie existed from August 4 to August 9. Typhoon Flossie WPac Flossie 1958 track.png August 21 August 26 typhoon 90 970 On August 21, a tropical depression formed in the open ocean and moved northward. It reached tropical storm status later that day, and attained typhoon strength on the 22nd. Flossie peaked at 105 mph on the 22nd, and weakened to a 70 mph km/h on tropical storm just before hitting the southeastern coast of Japan on the 25th. Flossie turned to the east, and after becoming extratropical on the 26th the storm dissipated on the 27th. The storm caused 15 casualties (with 30 missing) and 39 injuries in Tokyo. JMA Tropical Storm Eighteen WPac JMA TS 19 1958 track.png August 25 August 31 nwpstorm 58 994 Tropical Storm 18 existed from August 25 to August 31. Super Typhoon Grace WPac Grace 1958 track.png August 27 September 10 typhoon 165 897 Another typhoon developed in the vicinity of the Federated States of Micronesia on August 29. The system moved northwestward and eventually strengthened into a super typhoon. Grace peaked with a minimum barometric pressure of 905 mbar inHg on. It later struck Zhejiang before becoming extratropical on September 5. JMA Tropical Storm Twenty WPac JMA TS 20 1958 track.png September 2 September 13 nwpstorm 58 986 Tropical Storm 24 existed from September 2 to September 13. Super Typhoon Helen WPac Helen 1958 track.png September 9 September 20 typhoon 150 920 Typhoon Helen, which formed on September 9, rapidly intensified to a 175 mph km/h on super typhoon on the 14th. It moved to the northeast, and steadily weakened until hitting southeastern Japan as a 105 mph km/h on typhoon on the 17th. It paralleled the Japanese coastline, and after turning northward it became extratropical on the 19th in the Sea of Okhotsk. Helen's effects caused 24 fatalities (with 44 missing) and 108 injuries. Super Typhoon Ida WPac IDA 1958.png Ida_1958_path.png September 20 September 27 typhoon 175 877 Typhoon Ida (1958) On September 20, Tropical Storm Ida formed in the central Western Pacific. It moved to the west, rapidly strengthening to a 115 mph km/h on typhoon by the next day. On the 22nd Ida turned to the north and quickly intensified, reaching super typhoon status on the 23rd and peak winds of 200 mph km/h on the 24th. Such winds are speculative, due to the lack of satellite or quality in measurements, but Ida was likely a formidable typhoon with a record low pressure (at the time) of 877 mbar.Camille Info Ida weakened as it continued to the north-northeast, and made landfall on southeastern Honshū with winds of 80 mph km/h on the 26th. It became extratropical the next day, and dissipated on the 28th to the east of the country. Ida caused torrential flooding to southeastern Japan, resulting in over 1,900 mudslides. Damage along the coastline was extensive, including two small villages that were washed away completely. Nearly 500,000 were left homeless,https://archive.today/20130105112722/http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,825503,00.html Time.com 888 were killed, 496 were injured, and 381 were missing from the storm.Digital Typhoon: Disaster Information Typhoon June WPac June 1958 track.png September 20 September 22 typhoon 65 990 Typhoon June existed from September 20 to September 22. Its track was somewhat similar to Hurricane Patsy in the 1959 Pacific hurricane season. JMA Tropical Storm Twenty-four WPac JMA TS 24 1958 track.png September 24 September 29 nwpstorm 38 1000 Tropical Storm 24 existed from September 24 to September 29. Typhoon Kathy WPac Kathy 1958 track.png October 21 October 27 typhoon 100 975 Typhoon Kathy developed just east of the Philippines on October 21. It moved across the islands and entered the South China Sea. There, the system strengthened, and subsequently dissipated on October 27. Typhoon Lorna WPac Lorna 1958 track.png October 23 November 3 typhoon 110 940 Typhoon Lorna existed from October 23 to November 3. Typhoon Marie WPac Marie 1958 track.png October 26 November 3 typhoon 120 940 Typhoon Marie existed from October 26 to November 3. Super Typhoon Nancy WPac Nancy 1958 track.png November 21 November 26 typhoon 140 920 Typhoon Nancy developed near Palau on November 21. The system strengthened into a super typhoon, peaking with a minimum barometric pressure of 920 mbar inHg on. Nancy dissipated on November 26. Tropical Storm Pamela WPac Pamela 1958 track.png November 30 December 4 nwpstorm 45 1000 Tropical Storm Pamela existed from November 30 to December 4. Typhoon Olga WPac Olga 1958 track.png December 2 December 8 typhoon 125 950 Typhoon Olga existed from December 2 to December 8. JMA Tropical Storm Thirty-one WPac JMA TY 31 1958 track.png December 9 December 12 nwpstorm 68 985 Typhoon 31 existed from December 9 to December 12. Storm names Agnes Bess Carmen Della Elaine Faye Gloria Hester Irma Judy Kit Lola Mamie Nina Ophelia Phyllis Rita Susan Tess Viola Winnie Alice Betty Cora Doris Elsie Flossie Grace Helen Ida June Kathy Lorna Marie Nancy Olga Pamela Ruby Sally Tilda Violet Wilda Anita Billie Clara Dot Ellen Fran Georgia Hope Iris Joan Kate Louise Marge Nora Opal Patsy Ruth Sarah Thelma Vera Wanda Amy Babs Charlotte Dinah Emma Freda Gilda Harriet Ivy Jean Karen Lucille Mary Nadine Olive Polly Rose Shirley Trix Virginia Wendy See also Tropical cyclones List of Pacific typhoon seasons 1950s South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons 1950s Australian region cyclone seasons 1950s South Pacific cyclone seasons 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 1950 Pacific typhoon 1958