1946 Pacific typhoon season

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1946 Pacific typhoon season
1946 Pacific typhoon season summary.png
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedMarch 27, 1946
Last system dissipatedNovember 20, 1946
Strongest storm
NameLilly
  Maximum winds220 km/h (140 mph)
(1-minute sustained)
  Lowest pressure927 hPa (mbar)
Seasonal statistics
Total storms19
Typhoons18
Super typhoons0 (unofficial)
Total fatalitiesUnknown
Total damageUnknown
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1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948

The 1946 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1946, 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.

Contents

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 1946 Pacific hurricane season. At the time, tropical storms that formed within this region of the western Pacific were identified and named by the United States Armed Services, and these names are taken from the list that USAS publicly adopted before the 1945 season started. [1] [2]

Storms

Typhoon Barbara

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Typhoon Barbara's Weather map on April 2, 1946.png   Barbara 1946 track.png
DurationMarch 27 – April 7
Peak intensity185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min);
965  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Barbara formed on March 27, and moved west. It strengthened briefly to a category 3 with 115 mph winds. But shortly after, it began to weaken. Typhoon Barbara curved northward and then westward, in turn hitting the Philippines as a category 1. After making landfall, it curved back to the east and continued to weaken until April 7, when it dissipated.

Typhoon Charlotte

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Typhoon Charlotte's Weather map on April 14, 1946.png   Charlotte 1946 track.png
DurationMay 11 – May 17
Peak intensity150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min);
973  hPa  (mbar)

Charlotte formed in the open Pacific on May 11. It then dissipated on May 17.

Typhoon Dolly

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Typhoon Dolly's Weather map on June 21, 1946.png   Dolly 1946 track.png
DurationJune 17 – June 23
Peak intensity205 km/h (125 mph) (1-min);
942  hPa  (mbar)

On June 17, Typhoon Dolly formed. It moved northwestward, only to strengthen. After passing by the Philippines, it reached its maximum intensity of 125 mph, a strong major hurricane. It rounded around Taiwan and made landfall on China's shoreline. It dissipated hours after on June 23.

Tropical Storm Elinor

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Elinor 1946 track.png  
DurationJune 23 – June 25
Peak intensity95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min);
986  hPa  (mbar)

Elinor formed near Northern Luzon on June 23. However, due to the interaction with nearby Dolly, it didn't strengthened further and it dissipated on June 25.

Typhoon Ginny

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Typhoon Ginny's Weather map on June 30, 1946.png   Ginny 1946 track.png
DurationJune 30 – July 2
Peak intensity150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min);
971  hPa  (mbar)

Ginny formed on July 30 in the open western Pacific. It then moved to the north, weakening and dissipated on July 2. No landmasses were affected.

Early-July Typhoon

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Unnoticed typhoon on July 10, 1946.png   Unnamed 1946.png
DurationJuly 8 – July 12
Peak intensity120 km/h (75 mph) (1-min);
980  hPa  (mbar)

A tropical storm was first noted in weather maps on July 8, near Palau. Moving to the northwest, it strengthened to a minimal typhoon before it hit Formosa as a weakening storm. It then crossed the Formosa Strait, before making another landfall near Xiamen on July 12. It was last noted on the same day.

The damages and deaths, if any, were unknown.

Typhoon Ingrid

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS)
Typhoon Ingrid's Weather map on July 15, 1946.png   Ingrid 1946 track.png
DurationJuly 12 – July 20
Peak intensity220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min);
944  hPa  (mbar)

Tropical Storm Ingrid formed July 12, immediately moving west. After strengthening, it briefly became a category four on July 15. It weakened to a category two and struck the northern part of the Philippines. Ingrid retained its strength until it hit Hong Kong and Macau. Right after it made landfall immediately to the west of Macau, it moved north and dissipated on July 20.

Typhoon Janie

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Typhoon Janie's Weather map on July 26, 1946.png   Janie 1946 track.png
DurationJuly 23 – July 31
Peak intensity185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min);
946  hPa  (mbar)

Janie formed on July 23. It moved northwest and then curved west. It was then that she became a major hurricane with 115 mph winds. After heading westward for a while, Janie began curving the opposite direction. But that was short-lived; it began moving northwest and struck southern Japan. Janie traveled over the island and dissipated near Russia 's coast on July 31.

Typhoon Lilly

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS)
Typhoon Lilly's Weather map on August 14, 1946.png   Lilly 1946 track.png
DurationAugust 10 – August 21
Peak intensity230 km/h (145 mph) (1-min);
927  hPa  (mbar)

On August 10, a disturbance managed to organize itself enough to be designated Tropical Storm Lilly. It moved in a generally northwest direction while intensifying at a moderate pace-becoming Typhoon Lilly shortly after its formation. Before Lilly moved over cold waters, it attained a peak intensity of 145 mph. It narrowly missed Japan's shoreline as a category two before striking Korea as a moderate tropical storm. Lilly dissipated on August 21, after eleven days of traveling in the western Pacific Ocean.

Typhoon Maggie

Typhoon (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Maggie 1946 track.png  
DurationAugust 22 – August 27
Peak intensity110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min);
980  hPa  (mbar)

Early September Typhoon

Typhoon (JMA)
Temporary cyclone north.svg  
DurationSeptember 4 – September 8
Peak intensityWinds not specified;
994  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Opal

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Opal 1946 track.png  
DurationSeptember 7 – September 14
Peak intensity185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min);
962  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Opal is a Tropical Cyclone that formed in the Western Pacific in 1946. It reached category 3 status and struck The Philippines and China.

Typhoon Priscilla

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Priscilla 1946 track.png  
DurationSeptember 8 – September 19
Peak intensity185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min);
935  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Priscilla is a Category 3 typhoon that went out to sea during 1946.

Typhoon Querida

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS)
Querida 1946 track.png  
DurationSeptember 18 – September 27
Peak intensity220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min);
937  hPa  (mbar)

On September 25, the typhoon passed over southern Taiwan with a minimum pressure of 937 millibars (27.7 inHg), producing wind gusts of 198 km/h (123 mph). Across the island, Querida destroyed 373,748 houses, killed 154 people, and injured another 618. The storm also wrecked 564,263 ha (1,394,320 acres) of crops and forestry, killing 28,448 animals. [3]

Early October Philippine Typhoon

Typhoon (JMA)
Temporary cyclone north.svg  
DurationOctober 9 – October 14
Peak intensityWinds not specified;
1000  hPa  (mbar)

Mid October Typhoon

Typhoon (JMA)
Temporary cyclone north.svg  
DurationOctober 10 – October 14
Peak intensityWinds not specified;
990  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Alma

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS)
Alma 1946 track.png  
DurationOctober 18 – October 26
Peak intensity220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min);
929  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Betty

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS)
Betty 1946 track.png  
DurationNovember 5 – November 11
Peak intensity220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min);
938  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Dianne

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS)
Dianne 1946 track.png  
DurationNovember 13 – November 20
Peak intensity175 km/h (110 mph) (1-min);
968  hPa  (mbar)

Storm names

  • Barbara
  • Charlotte
  • Dolly
  • Elinor
  • Ginny
  • Ingrid
  • Janie
  • Lilly
  • Maggie
  • Opal
  • Priscilla
  • Querida
  • Alma
  • Betty
  • Dianne

See also

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