1959 Pacific hurricane season

none EPac 1959 1959 Pacific hurricane season summary map.png June 8, 1959 October 29, 1959 Patsy 150 930 1 15 15 5 3 1,800 total (Deadliest Pacific hurricane season on record) 280 ~ 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 1959 Atlantic hurricane season 1959 Pacific typhoon season 1950s North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons The 1959 Pacific hurricane season saw 15 storms develop, 5 of which became hurricanes, and 3 of those became major hurricanes. The season officially started on May 15, 1959 in the Eastern Pacific, and ended on November 30, 1959. The strongest storm was Hurricane Patsy, the first Category 5 hurricane recorded in the Central Pacific basin, which reached 175 mph km/h winds. Also notable was Hurricane Dot, which made landfall on Kauai, Hawaii as a Category 1 hurricane. The deadliest storm of the season was the Mexico hurricane, which made landfall in Mexico as a Category 4 hurricane and killed 1,800 people. Timeline Systems Tropical Storm One EPac June 9 June 12 40 1003 http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/IPS/cdns/cdns.html Tropical Storm One-E weather map, June 10, 1959.jpg 1-E 1959 track.png A 55 mph (75 km/h) tropical storm was first located on June 9 while west of Mexico.JTWC Tropical Storm One Best Track 1959 Joint Typhoon Warning Center 2008-11-03 http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/e_pacific/1959/1/track.dat It did not strengthen any further as it paralleled the Mexican coast. It made landfall near Los Mochis, Mexico on June 12 and dissipated shortly afterward. There are no reports of damages or deaths due to the storm. Tropical Storm Two EPac June 25 June 27 45 1006 http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/IPS/cdns/cdns.html Tropical Storm Two-E weather map, June 26, 1959.jpg 2-E 1959 track.png On June 25, a small tropical storm developed off the coast of Mexico. It attained winds of 50 mph at its peak. It later dissipated on June 27.http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/e_pacific/1959/2/track.dat SAIC | Digital Transformation Tropical Storm Clara EPac July 16 July 22 45 977 http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/IPS/cdns/cdns.html Tropical Storm Clara weather map, July 19, 1959.jpg Clara 1959 track.png After a month of inactivity, a tropical storm formed several thousands of miles south-west of the southern tip of Baja California. This tropical storm began moving north-westwards while keeping its intensity. Winds peaked at 50 mph (85 km/h). On July 19, this tropical storm began moving west and finally dissipated 3 days later. The name Clara was assigned from the North Pacific Typhoon name list. http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/e_pacific/1959/3/track.dat SAIC | Digital Transformation Tropical Storm Four EPac July 22 July 25 45 1004 http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/IPS/cdns/cdns.html Tropical Storm Four-E weather map, July 24, 1959.jpg 4-E 1959 track.png Soon after Tropical Storm Clara dissipated, a new tropical storm formed in the open Pacific. Tropical Storm Four moved west, then west-north-west. Like the previous two tropical storms, it did not affect land. It dissipated on July 25.http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/e_pacific/1959/4/track.dat SAIC | Digital Transformation Tropical Storm Five EPac July 29 July 30 40 Tropical Storm Five-E weather map, July 29, 1959.jpg 5-E 1959 track.png Tropical Storm Five was a short-lived tropical storm, only lasting a day. It peaked at a relatively weak 45 mph (75 km/h). It moved parallel to the Mexican coast.http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/e_pacific/1959/5/track.dat SAIC | Digital Transformation Hurricane Dot EPac Hurricane Dot surface analysis 3 Aug 1959.png Dot 1959 track.png August 1 August 8 130 952 Hurricane Dot (1959) Dot was first identified as a strong tropical storm southeast of Hawaii on August 1. The storm was potentially a continuation of a previously unnamed tropical cyclone that was monitored west of the Baja California Peninsula from July 24-27, but was never confirmed due to a lack of ship reports. Dot was quick to intensify, reaching hurricane intensity six hours after naming.UNC-Asheville Atmospheric Sciences Department 1959 DOT (1959214N16219) http://www.atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_current/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r05-1959214N16219 International Best-Track Archive for Climate Stewardship University of North Carolina at Asheville 2014-07-10 Asheville, North Carolina https://web.archive.org/web/20150923175855/http://www.atms.unca.edu/ibtracs/ibtracs_current/browse-ibtracs/index.php?name=v03r05-1959214N16219 2015-09-23 dead By August 3, Dot reached its peak intensity, with maximum sustained winds reaching 150 mph (240 km/h). Intensity leveled off afterwards as Dot tracked westward before making a curve towards the northwest on August 5, after which the hurricane weakened at a faster clip. Dot made landfall the next day on Kauai as a minimal hurricane before dissipating west of the Hawaiian Islands on August 8. Dot produced heavy rainfall and gusty winds as it passed south of the Big Island, Lanai, Maui, Molokai, and Oahu, resulting in minor damage.Mueller, Frederick H. Reichelderfer, F.W. August 1959 Storm Data August 1959 1 8 87 http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-1174EF1F-31D7-4C38-AD33-0DF5A997347F.pdf 11 July 2014 National Climatic Data Center Asheville, North Carolina https://www.webcitation.org/6QyXIvcE2?url=http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-1174EF1F-31D7-4C38-AD33-0DF5A997347F.pdf 2014-07-11 dead In Oahu, some homes along the coast were unroofed, and damage from wave action was also reported. Damage from these four islands totaled US$150,000, and two indirect deaths occurred in Lanai.Hurricane "Dot" Losing Its Steam https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1928&dat=19590807&id=2cUgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S2oFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5134,3229901 11 July 2014 The Lewiston Daily Sun Associated Press August 7, 1959 67 Lewiston-Auburn, Maine 1 Extensive damage occurred on Kauai as Dot made landfall, producing wind gusts as high as 103 mph (166 km/h) and toppling trees and power lines. Widespread power outages affected the island,Hurricane Dot Lashes Hawaii https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1891&dat=19590807&id=mncpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4dUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2066,691569 11 July 2014 The Gadsden Times Associated Press 119 92 August 7, 1959 Gadsden, Alabama 7 causing telecommunications and water systems to fail.Hurricane Dot Hits Kauai With Winds Up To 103 MPH https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2245&dat=19590808&id=1oozAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v-4HAAAAIBAJ&pg=7105,2636283 11 July 2014 Lodi News-Sentinel United Press International 7076 August 8, 1959 Lodi, California 3 Although infrastructure was damaged to an extent by floodwater and strong winds, crops suffered the most losses. Cane sugar crops sustained US$2.7 million in losses. Overall, damage from Dot across Hawaii totaled US$6 million, and a disaster area declaration and state of emergency took effect for the archipelago after the hurricane's passage.Federal Emergency Management Agency Hawaii HURRICANE DOT (DR-94) https://www.fema.gov/disaster/94 Federal Disaster Declarations United States Department of Homeland Security 11 July 2014 August 19, 1959Hurricane Moves North Of Hawaii https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1913&dat=19590807&id=Fr4gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pmkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6153,3469960 11 July 2014 Lewiston Evening Journal Associated Press August 8, 1959 99 Lewiston-Auburn, Maine 4 Tropical Storm Seven EPac August 4 August 6 40 1010 http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/IPS/cdns/cdns.html Tropical Storm Seven-E weather map, August 5, 1959.jpg 7-E 1959 track.png On August 4, a tropical storm formed at about 26°N, quite a long way north for tropical cyclone formation. This system gradually moved west and then turned to the west-south-west late on August 5. It dissipated a couple of hours later. Tropical Storm Eight EPac August 19 August 21 40 1007 Tropical Storm Eight-E weather map, August 20, 1959.jpg 8-E 1959 track.png Tropical Storm Eight formed on August 19, several hundred miles west of Mexico. This system did not affect land so no deaths or damages were contributed to this tropical storm.http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/e_pacific/1959/8/track.dat SAIC | Digital Transformation Tropical Storm Nine EPac August 27 August 29 40 996 http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/IPS/cdns/cdns.html Tropical Storm Nine-E weather map, August 28, 1959.jpg 9-E 1959 track.png Just days after Tropical Storm Eight dissipated, meteorologists noticed a new tropical system that, once again, was out at sea. Although the storm reached 45 mph winds, it only lasted 2 days.http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/e_pacific/1959/9/track.dat SAIC | Digital Transformation Hurricane Ten EPac September 4 September 11 75 987 http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/IPS/cdns/cdns.html Hurricane Ten-E weather map, September 9, 1959.jpg 10-E 1959 track.png Hurricane Ten formed off the coast of Guatemala as a Category 1 hurricane. It nearly made landfall on September 6. The system turned to the north, then NNW on September 7. It made landfall in Baja California Sur and continued along the state before weakening to a tropical storm, then a tropical depression. It dissipated near the USA-Mexico border.http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/e_pacific/1959/10/track.dat SAIC | Digital Transformation Hurricane Patsy EPac September 6 September 10 150 930 Hurricane Patsy analysis 7 Sep 1959.png Patsy 1959 track.png On September 6, reports from aircraft indicated the existence of a hurricane near the International Date Line. Earlier stages were missed because of a lack of data in the isolated area. Six hours after classification, Patsy reached Category 5 strength, with winds of 160 mph, although it is possible Category 5 status was reached before. A trough moved Patsy northeast. The trough then weakened, and allowed Patsy to curve northwest. The Japan Meteorological Agency's best track at this time Patsy crossed the dateline, at Category 4 strength. A second trough then formed, dominated the first, and recurved Patsy northeast, recrossing the dateline, at Category 3 intensity. The storm then quickly weakened due to unfavorable conditions, while slowly curving northwards. From reports, it is estimated Patsy dissipated on September 10, though other reports credit Patsy with having regenerated as a tropical depression on September 13, north of Hawaii. Patsy's track around the International Date Line was unseen and erratic. Typhoon June's track one year prior was somewhat similar to Patsy's.http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/summaries/1959.php Central Pacific Hurricane Center 2008-05-31 The 1959 Central Pacific Tropical Cyclone Season https://web.archive.org/web/20080527181534/http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/summaries/1959.php 27 May 2008 live Patsy is also an uncommon west to east crosser of the dateline, and one of only a few storms known to have crossed the dateline twice.http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1959atcr/pdf/wnp/29.pdf 2008-05-25 Typhoon Patsy Joint Typhoon Warning Center dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110607052430/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1959atcr/pdf/wnp/29.pdf 2011-06-07 Including only systems recognized by the Central Pacific Hurricane Center, there have been only six other recorded systems that have crossed the dateline from west to east.http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/summaries/ Previous Tropical Systems in the Central Pacific 2008-05-25 Central Pacific Hurricane Center https://web.archive.org/web/20080509092802/http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/summaries/ 9 May 2008 live The National Hurricane Center's "best track" data set has Patsy exclusively east of the dateline from detection to dissipation.http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/tracks1949to2007_epa.txt 2008-03-21 Eastern North Pacific Tracks File 1949-2007 2008-05-25 National Hurricane Center https://web.archive.org/web/20080427145201/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/tracks1949to2007_epa.txt 2008-04-27 dead The Japan Meteorological Agency's "best track" does not give wind speeds, only indicating that Patsy was a typhoon.http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/jma-center/rsmc-hp-pub-eg/Besttracks/bst5160.txt Untitled Japan Meteorological Agency 2008-05-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20080521214818/http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/jma-center/rsmc-hp-pub-eg/Besttracks/bst5160.txt 21 May 2008 dead The Joint Typhoon Warning Center's report disagrees on location but also has Patsy's maximum windspeed east of the dateline. Patsy was the first known Pacific hurricane to reach Category 5 intensity on the Saffir–Simpson scale. Also, its maximum reported windspeed of 150 kn km/h makes it the central Pacific hurricane with the highest sustained winds until Hurricane John tied this record in 1994. Hurricane Twelve EPac September 21 September 26 75 967 Hurricane Twelve-E weather map, September 23, 1959.jpg 12-E 1959 track.png Twelve stayed to sea and was a Category 1 hurricane for its known life. Tropical Storm Wanda EPac September 26 September 27 60 Tropical Storm Wanda weather map, September 27, 1959.jpg Wanda 1959 track.png Tropical Storm Wanda existed from September 26 to September 27. The name Wanda was assigned from the North Pacific Typhoon name list. Tropical Storm Fourteen EPac October 19 October 21 45 1003 http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/IPS/cdns/cdns.html Tropical Storm Fourteen-E weather map, October 20, 1959.jpg 14-E 1959 track.png Tropical Storm Fourteen existed from October 19 to October 21. Hurricane Fifteen EPac October 23 October 29 120 Mexico hurricane (Hurricane Fifteen-E) weather map, October 27, 1959.jpg 1959 Mexico hurricane track.png 955 1959 Mexico hurricane The most notable storm this year was the 1959 Mexico Hurricane. It made landfall as a Category 4 on October 27 and killed at least 1800 people, making it the deadliest Pacific hurricane on record. See also Pacific hurricane season List of Pacific hurricanes 1959 Atlantic hurricane season 1959 Pacific typhoon season 1959 North Indian Ocean cyclone season Australian region cyclone seasons: 1959–60 1960–61 South Pacific cyclone seasons: 1959–60 1960–61 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1959–60 1960–61 References 1950 Pacific hurricane 1959 1959 Category:Articles which contain graphical timelines