| 1969 Pacific typhoon season | |
|---|---|
 Season summary map | |
| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | January 16, 1969 |
| Last system dissipated | December 30, 1969 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Elsie |
| • Maximum winds | 280 km/h (175 mph) (1-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure | 895 hPa (mbar) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total depressions | 61 |
| Total storms | 19 |
| Typhoons | 13 |
| Super typhoons | 2 (unofficial) |
| Total fatalities | 1,177 |
| Total damage | Unknown |
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The 1969 Pacific typhoon season was the fourth least-active season on record.[1] 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 Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA. 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
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 2-equivalent typhoon (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | January 16 – January 24 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 155 km/h (100 mph) (1-min); 965 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Storm Rita
| Tropical storm (JMA) | |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | March 6 – March 9 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min); 995 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Susan (Atring)
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 3-equivalent typhoon (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | April 15 – April 26 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 195 km/h (120 mph) (1-min); 940 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Depression Bining
| Tropical depression (PAGASA) | |
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| Duration | May 3 – May 5 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 55 km/h (35 mph) (10-min); |
Typhoon Tess (Kuring)
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 1-equivalent typhoon (SSHWS) | |
  | |
| Duration | July 6 – July 12 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min); 970 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Viola (Elang)
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 4 super typhoon (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 20 – July 30 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 240 km/h (150 mph) (1-min); 896 hPa (mbar) |
Large 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
| Tropical depression (JMA) | |
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| Duration | July 21 – July 25 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 55 km/h (35 mph) (10-min); 1000 hPa (mbar) |
Severe Tropical Storm Winnie (Goring)
| Severe tropical storm (JMA) | |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 26 – August 2 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min); 988 hPa (mbar) |
Severe Tropical Storm Alice
| Severe tropical storm (JMA) | |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
  | |
| Duration | August 1 – August 5 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min); 985 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Betty (Huling)
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 1-equivalent typhoon (SSHWS) | |
  | |
| Duration | August 4 – August 10 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min); 960 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Cora (Ibiang)
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 2-equivalent typhoon (SSHWS) | |
  | |
| Duration | August 12 – August 23 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 155 km/h (100 mph) (1-min); 935 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Doris
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 1-equivalent typhoon (SSHWS) | |
  | |
| Duration | August 29 – September 3 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 120 km/h (75 mph) (1-min); 975 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Depression 12W
| Tropical depression (JMA) | |
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
 | |
| Duration | September 4 – September 10 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 55 km/h (35 mph) (10-min); 998 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Depression Luming
| Tropical depression (JMA) | |
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| Duration | September 3 – September 8 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 55 km/h (35 mph) (10-min); 1004 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Depression 11W
| Tropical depression (CMA) | |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 8 – September 15 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 55 km/h (35 mph) (10-min); 992 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Depression 13W (Miling)
| Tropical depression (JMA) | |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 9 – September 14 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 55 km/h (35 mph) (10-min); 996 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Elsie (Narsing)
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 5-equivalent super typhoon (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 16 – September 28 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 280 km/h (175 mph) (1-min); 895 hPa (mbar) |
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)
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 27 – October 9 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min); 960 hPa (mbar) |
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
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 2-equivalent typhoon (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 28 – October 8 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 175 km/h (110 mph) (1-min); 940 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Depression 17W
| Tropical depression (JMA) | |
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 30 – October 1 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 55 km/h (35 mph) (10-min); 1002 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Helen
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 3-equivalent typhoon (SSHWS) | |
  | |
| Duration | October 5 – October 13 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 195 km/h (120 mph) (1-min); 930 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Ida
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 4-equivalent typhoon (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 14 – October 24 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 215 km/h (130 mph) (1-min); 915 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon June (Pining)
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 3-equivalent typhoon (SSHWS) | |
  | |
| Duration | October 26 – November 5 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 195 km/h (120 mph) (1-min); 940 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Kathy (Rubing)
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 3-equivalent typhoon (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | November 2 – November 9 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 205 km/h (125 mph) (1-min); 925 hPa (mbar) |
Severe Tropical Storm Lorna (Saling)
| Severe tropical storm (JMA) | |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
  | |
| Duration | November 23 – November 30 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min); 985 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Storm Marie
| Tropical storm (JMA) | |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
  | |
| Duration | December 18 – December 21 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min); 995 hPa (mbar) |
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.
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Philippines
| Atring | Bining | Kuring | Daling | Elang |
| Goring | Huling | Ibiang | Luming | Miling |
| Narsing | Openg | Pining | Rubing | Saling |
| Tasing (unused) | Unding (unused) | Walding (unused) | Yeyeng (unused) | |
| Auxiliary list | ||||
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| Anding (unused) | ||||
| Binang (unused) | Kadiang (unused) | Dinang (unused) | Epang (unused) | Gundang (unused) |
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 1973 season. This is the same list used for the 1965 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 gray.
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.
| Name | Dates | Peak intensity | Areas affected | Damage (USD) |
Deaths | Refs | ||
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| Category | Wind speed | Pressure | ||||||
| Phyllis | January 16–24 | Typhoon | 155 km/h (95 mph) | 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) | Micronesia | None | None | |
| TD | February 22–23 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,002 hPa (29.59 inHg) | Caroline Islands | None | None | |
| Rita | March 6–9 | Tropical storm | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 995 hPa (29.38 inHg) | Micronesia | None | None | |
| Susan (Atring) | April 15–26 | Typhoon | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Philippines | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Bining | May 3–5 | Tropical depression | 45 km/h (30 mph) | Not specified | Philippines | None | None | |
| TD | May 9–10 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,010 hPa (29.83 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| Tess (Kuring) | July 6–12 | Typhoon | 130 km/h (80 mph) | 970 hPa (28.64 inHg) | Philippines, Vietnam | Unknown | Unknown | |
| TD | July 10–17 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,004 hPa (29.65 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Philippines | None | None | |
| TD | July 11–12 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,008 hPa (29.77 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| TD | July 13–15 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,008 hPa (29.77 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| TD | July 14–18 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,004 hPa (29.65 inHg) | Philippines, Vietnam | None | None | |
| TD | July 15 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,008 hPa (29.77 inHg) | Vietnam | None | None | |
| TD | July 16 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,009 hPa (29.80 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| Viola (Elang) | July 20–30 | Typhoon | 240 km/h (150 mph) | 900 hPa (26.58 inHg) | Philippines, Taiwan, China | Unknown | >1,000 | |
| Daling | July 21–25 | Tropical depression | 55 km/h (35 mph) | 1,000 hPa (29.53 inHg) | South China | None | None | |
| Winnie (Goring) | July 26 – August 2 | Severe tropical storm | 95 km/h (60 mph) | 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| TD | July 26–29 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,008 hPa (29.77 inHg) | Caroline Islands | None | None | |
| TD | July 28–30 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,008 hPa (29.77 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| Alice | August 1–5 | Severe tropical storm | 85 km/h (55 mph) | 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) | Japan | None | None | |
| TD | August 1 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,000 hPa (29.53 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| Betty (Huling) | August 4–10 | Typhoon | 140 km/h (85 mph) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, East China | Unknown | Unknown | |
| TD | August 4–5 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,000 hPa (29.53 inHg) | Taiwan | None | None | |
| Cora (Ibiang) | August 12–23 | Typhoon | 155 km/h (95 mph) | 935 hPa (27.61 inHg) | Caroline Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Japan | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Doris | August 29 – September 3 | Typhoon | 120 km/h (75 mph) | 975 hPa (28.79 inHg) | Vietnam, Laos | Unknown | Unknown | |
| TD | August 29 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,008 hPa (29.77 inHg) | Caroline Islands | None | None | |
| TD | September 2–3 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,008 hPa (29.77 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| TD | September 3–6 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,004 hPa (29.65 inHg) | Palau | None | None | |
| Luming | September 3–8 | Tropical depression | 55 km/h (35 mph) | 1,004 hPa (29.65 inHg) | Philippines | None | None | |
| 12W | September 4–10 | Tropical depression | 55 km/h (35 mph) | 998 hPa (29.47 inHg) | Philippines | None | None | |
| TD | September 7–11 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 998 hPa (29.47 inHg) | Ryukyu Islands | None | None | |
| 11W | September 8–15 | Tropical depression | 55 km/h (35 mph) | 992 hPa (29.29 inHg) | Philippines, Taiwan | None | None | |
| 13W (Miling) | September 9–14 | Tropical depression | 55 km/h (35 mph) | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | Philippines, Taiwan | None | None | |
| TD | September 13–18 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,004 hPa (29.65 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| Elsie (Narsing) | September 16–28 | Typhoon | 280 km/h (175 mph) | 895 hPa (26.43 inHg) | Mariana Islands, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, China | Unknown | 102 | |
| TD | September 16–20 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,004 hPa (29.65 inHg) | Vietnam | None | None | |
| TD | September 18–20 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,000 hPa (29.53 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| TD | September 20–23 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,008 hPa (29.77 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| TD | September 23–26 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,006 hPa (29.71 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| Flossie (Openg) | September 27 – October 9 | Typhoon | 110 km/h (70 mph) | 960 hPa (28.35 inHg) | Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands | Unknown | 75 | |
| Grace | September 28 – October 8 | Typhoon | 175 km/h (110 mph) | 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| 17W | September 30 – October 1 | Tropical depression | 55 km/h (35 mph) | 1,002 hPa (29.59 inHg) | Philippines | None | None | |
| TD | October 3–10 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,006 hPa (29.71 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| TD | October 3–5 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,006 hPa (29.71 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| TD | October 4–5 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,008 hPa (29.77 inHg) | Mariana Islands | None | None | |
| Helen | October 5–13 | Typhoon | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 930 hPa (27.46 inHg) | Mariana Islands | None | None | |
| TD | October 7–11 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,008 hPa (29.77 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| Ida | October 14–24 | Typhoon | 215 km/h (135 mph) | 915 hPa (27.02 inHg) | Mariana Islands | None | None | |
| TD | October 16–17 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,008 hPa (29.77 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| TD | October 25–28 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,006 hPa (29.71 inHg) | Caroline Islands | None | None | |
| June (Pining) | October 26 – November 5 | Typhoon | 195 km/h (120 mph) | 940 hPa (27.76 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| TD | October 31 – November 1 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,004 hPa (29.65 inHg) | Philippines | None | None | |
| Kathy (Rubing) | November 2–5 | Typhoon | 205 km/h (125 mph) | 925 hPa (27.32 inHg) | Caroline Islands | None | None | |
| TD | November 13–14 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,006 hPa (29.71 inHg) | Caroline Islands | None | None | |
| TD | November 19–21 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,006 hPa (29.71 inHg) | Philippines | None | None | |
| TD | November 21–27 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,002 hPa (29.59 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| Lorna (Saling) | November 23–30 | Severe tropical storm | 95 km/h (60 mph) | 985 hPa (29.09 inHg) | Philippines | None | None | |
| TD | December 1–5 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,010 hPa (29.83 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| TD | December 11 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,006 hPa (29.71 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| Marie | December 18–21 | Tropical storm | 75 km/h (45 mph) | 996 hPa (29.41 inHg) | Mariana Islands | None | None | |
| TD | December 23–24 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,010 hPa (29.83 inHg) | None | None | None | |
| TD | December 27–30 | Tropical depression | Not specified | 1,008 hPa (29.77 inHg) | Palau | None | None | |
| Season aggregates | ||||||||
| 61 systems | January 16 – December 30, 1969 | 280 km/h (175 mph) | 895 hPa (26.43 inHg) | >$216 million | >1,077 | |||
See also
- 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
- ↑ Hirotaka Kamahori (March 2012). The Inactive Typhoon Season of 2010 (PDF) (Report). Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
External links
- Japan Meteorological Agency
- Joint Typhoon Warning Center Archived 2010-03-01 at the Wayback Machine.
- 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