1969 Pacific typhoon season

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The 1969 Pacific typhoon season has 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.

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[edit] Storms

23 tropical depressions formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 19 became tropical storms. 13 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 2 reached super typhoon strength.

[edit] Typhoon Phyllis

Typhoon Phyllis 1
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Duration January 17 – January 22, 1969
Intensity 95 mph [1], 966 mbar[1]

[edit] Tropical Storm Rita

Tropical Storm Rita TS
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Duration March 07 – March 09, 1969
Intensity 40 mph [1], 993 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Susan

Typhoon Susan 3
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Duration April 18 – April 25, 1969
Intensity 120 mph [1], 943 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Tess

Typhoon Tess 1
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Duration July 08 – July 11, 1969
Intensity 80 mph [1], 974 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Viola

Typhoon Viola 4
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Duration July 21 – July 28, 1969
Intensity 150 mph [1], 897 mbar[1]

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 11 deaths, with 17 missing.

[edit] Tropical Storm Winnie

Tropical Storm Winnie TS
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Duration July 29 – July 31, 1969
Intensity 45 mph [1], 984 mbar[1]

[edit] Tropical Storm Alice

Tropical Storm Alice TS
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Duration August 02 – August 04, 1969
Intensity 45 mph [1], 982 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Betty

Typhoon Betty 1
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Duration August 05 – August 08, 1969
Intensity 80 mph [1], 962 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Cora

Typhoon Cora 2
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Duration August 14 – August 23, 1969
Intensity 100 mph [1], 948 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Doris

Typhoon Doris 1
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Duration August 31 – September 02, 1969
Intensity 75 mph [1], 973 mbar[1]

[edit] Super Typhoon Elsie

Super Typhoon Elsie 5
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Duration September 19 – September 27, 1969
Intensity 175 mph [1], 890 mbar[1]

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.

[edit] Tropical Storm Flossie

Tropical Storm Flossie TS
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Duration September 29 – October 06, 1969
Intensity 70 mph [1], 956 mbar[1]

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.

[edit] Typhoon Grace

Typhoon Grace 2
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Duration September 29 – October 06, 1969
Intensity 110 mph [1], 937 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Helen

Typhoon Helen 3
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Duration October 08 – October 12, 1969
Intensity 120 mph [1], 930 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Ida

Typhoon Ida 3
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Duration October 15 – October 22, 1969
Intensity 130 mph [1], 917 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon June

Typhoon June 3
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Duration October 28 – November 05, 1969
Intensity 120 mph [1], 936 mbar[1]

[edit] Typhoon Kathy

Typhoon Kathy 3
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Duration November 03 – November 08, 1969
Intensity 125 mph [1], 930 mbar[1]

[edit] Tropical Storm Lorna

Tropical Storm Lorna TS
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Duration November 24 – November 28, 1969
Intensity 60 mph [1], 985 mbar[1]

[edit] Tropical Storm Marie

Tropical Storm Marie TS
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Duration December 19 – December 21, 1969
Intensity 45 mph [1], 994 mbar[1]

[edit] 1969 storm names

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

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al 1969 ATCR TABLE OF CONTENTS

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