1950 Pacific typhoon season

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1950 Pacific typhoon season
1950 Pacific typhoon season summary.png
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedApril 12, 1950
Last system dissipatedJanuary 1, 1951
Strongest storm
NameClara
 • Maximum winds230 km/h (145 mph)
(1-minute sustained)
 • Lowest pressure899 hPa (mbar)
Seasonal statistics
Total storms18
Typhoons12
Super typhoons1 (unofficial)
Total fatalities544 total
Total damageUnknown
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1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952

The 1950 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1950, 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 1950 Pacific hurricane season. This would be the first season that Fleet Weather Center in Guam, predecessor agency to Joint Typhoon Warning Center, would take most of the responsibility in the basin, including naming the storms. [1] Before this season, the storms are 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. [2] [3]

Systems

Severe Tropical Storm One

Severe tropical storm (CMA)
Severe Tropical Storm 01 analysis 14 Apr 1950 0000Z.png   CMA TS 1 1950 track.png
DurationApril 12 – April 15
Peak intensity110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min) 984  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Doris

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 super typhoon (SSHWS)
Typhoon Doris analysis 11 May 1950 1200Z.png   Doris 1950 track.png
DurationMay 6 – May 14
Peak intensity240 km/h (150 mph) (1-min) 922  hPa  (mbar)

Doris was an intense category 4 super Typhoon that mostly remained out to sea. It formed on May 6, peaked as a strong category 4, and then dissipated on May 14. Doris reached a very low pressure of 922 mbar.

Tropical Storm 02W

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Tropical Storm 02W analysis 6 June 1950 1200Z.png   2-W 1950 track.png
DurationJune 5 – June 9
Peak intensity65 km/h (40 mph) (1-min) 997  hPa  (mbar)

This storm impacted Taiwan.

Typhoon Elsie

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Typhoon Elsie analysis 23 Jun 1950 1200Z.png   Elsie 1950 track.png
DurationJune 22 – June 24
Peak intensity140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min) 981  hPa  (mbar)

CMA Severe Tropical Storm Six

Severe tropical storm (CMA)
CMA TS 6 1950 track.png  
DurationJuly 12 – July 15
Peak intensity95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min) 990  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Flossie

Typhoon (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Flossie 1950 track.png  
DurationJuly 15 – July 19
Peak intensity110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min) 993  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Grace

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Grace 1950 track.png  
DurationJuly 15 – July 22
Peak intensity130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min) 981  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Grace impacted Korea and Japan.

Tropical Storm Helene

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Helene 1950 track.png  
DurationJuly 24 – August 1
Peak intensity95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min) 990  hPa  (mbar)

This storm stalled near Japan and accelerated towards China.

Tropical Storm Thirteen

Tropical storm (CMA)
CMA TS 13 1950 track.png  
DurationAugust 2 – August 4
Peak intensity75 km/h (45 mph) (10-min) 992  hPa  (mbar)

Tropical Storm Fifteen

Tropical storm (CMA)
CMA TS 15 1950 track.png  
DurationAugust 3 – August 4
Peak intensity75 km/h (45 mph) (10-min) 998  hPa  (mbar)

Tropical Storm Sixteen

Tropical storm (JMA)
CMA TS 16 1950 track.png  
DurationAugust 4 – August 6
Peak intensity75 km/h (45 mph) (10-min) 996  hPa  (mbar)

This storm was the third and last storm consecutively to make landfall on Japan.

Typhoon Ida

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Ida 1950 track.png  
DurationAugust 9 – August 22
Peak intensity140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min) 973  hPa  (mbar)

Tropical Depression Twenty

Tropical depression (JMA)
CMA TS 20 1950 track.png  
DurationAugust 10 – August 14
Peak intensity95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min) 990  hPa  (mbar)

This storm impacted Japan and South Korea. This storm also occurred in the Korean War, where Korean soldiers were battling in South Korea during the storm's impact on land.

Severe Tropical Storm Twenty-one

Severe tropical storm (CMA)
CMA TS 21 1950 track.png  
DurationAugust 11 – August 14
Peak intensity110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min) 980  hPa  (mbar)

Severe Tropical Storm Twenty-one was a severe tropical storm that remained in open waters.

Severe Tropical Storm Twenty-three

Tropical storm (JMA)
CMA TS 23 1950 track.png  
DurationAugust 14 – August 22
Peak intensity110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min) 990  hPa  (mbar)

Severe Tropical Storm Twenty-Three tracked through Japan.

Typhoon Jane

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Typhoon Jane 1950 Scan10003.JPG   Jane 1950 track.png
DurationAugust 29 – September 3
Peak intensity185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min) 943  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Jane struck the island of Shikoku in Japan on 3 September. Resulting flooding and landslides killed 539 people.

In late August, a depression formed and quickly intensified into a tropical storm and was given the name Jane. The storm drifted west-northwestward and intensified into a typhoon. Jane gradually curved to the north and intensified to a category 2 typhoon. Jane shortly reached category 3 status and peak intensity at 185 km/h (115 mph). The typhoon accelerated to the north-northeast and weakened to a category 2 storm and made landfall in the modern-day Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area. Jane crossed Kyoto Prefecture and weakened to a tropical storm and crossed the Noto Peninsula and reentered the Sea of Japan and passed just west of Sado Island. The storm struck eastern Aomori Prefecture and crossed the Tsugaru Straits and made a final landfall on the south coast of Hokkaido Prefecture. Jane crossed Hokkaido and dissipated south of the Kuril Islands.

Typhoon Kezia

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Kezia 1950 track.png  
DurationSeptember 4 – September 14
Peak intensity185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min) 945  hPa  (mbar)

On September 13 Typhoon Kezia hit part of the fleet off Kyushu.

P-51 Mustangs belonging to No. 77 Squadron RAAF were grounded at Iwakuni because of the typhoon on September 13 and 14. [4]

There was great damage in western Japan. In Japan, 30 dead, 19 missing people, 35 injured. The total damage and breakage of the house is 4,836. There are 121,1924 inundated houses. In the Itsukushima Shrine the building was damaged, the Kintai Bridge was lost. [5]

Severe Tropical Storm Twenty-six

Severe tropical storm (CMA)
CMA TS 26 1950 track.png  
DurationSeptember 6 – September 8
Peak intensity95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min) 995  hPa  (mbar)

This storm tracked through Vietnam and Laos.

Tropical Storm Lucretia-Nancy

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Lucretia-Nancy 1950 track.png  
DurationSeptember 14 – September 19
Peak intensity100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min) 987  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Missatha

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Missatha 1950 track.png  
DurationSeptember 13 – September 18
Peak intensity130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min) 984  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Missatha paralleled Japan.

Typhoon Ossia

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Ossia 1950 track.png  
DurationSeptember 27 – October 6
Peak intensity185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min) 966  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Ossia impacted the Philippines.

Typhoon Petie

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS)
Petie 1950 track.png  
DurationOctober 18 – October 24
Peak intensity165 km/h (105 mph) (1-min) 978  hPa  (mbar)

Severe Tropical Storm Thirty-five

Severe tropical storm (CMA)
CMA TS 35 1950 track.png  
DurationOctober 26 – October 31
Peak intensity95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min) 995  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Ruby-Anita

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Ruby 1950 track.png  
DurationOctober 27 – October 31
Peak intensity185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min) 918  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Billie

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Billie 1950 track.png  
DurationNovember 4 – November 9
Peak intensity150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min) 985  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Clara

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS)
Clara 1950 track.png  
DurationNovember 4 – November 12
Peak intensity230 km/h (145 mph) (1-min) 899  hPa  (mbar)

Tropical Storm Delilah

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Delliah 1950 track.png  
DurationNovember 19 – November 25
Peak intensity110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min) 989  hPa  (mbar)

This tropical storm affected the Philippines.

Severe Tropical Storm Ellen

Severe tropical storm (CMA)
Ellen 1950 track.png  
DurationDecember 11 – December 13
Peak intensity110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min) 990  hPa  (mbar)

Ellen remained at sea, without impacting land.

Typhoon Fran

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Fran 1950 track.png  
DurationDecember 26 – January 1
Peak intensity150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min) 980  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Fran was a late season storm that struck the northern Philippines killing 5 people. [6]

Storm names

21 names were used during the season, the first being Doris and the last being Fran.

1. Doris12. Ossia
2. Elsie13. Petie
3. Flossie14. Ruby
4. Grace15. Salome
5. Helene16. Anita
6. Ida17. Billie
7. Jane18. Clara
8. Kezia19. Delilah
9. Lucretia20. Ellen
10. Missatha21. Fran
11. Nancy

Names decommissioned

For unknown reasons, the names Helene, Jane, Kezia, Lucretia, Missatha, Ossia, Petie, Salome and Delilah were replaced with Helen, June, Kathy, Lorna, Marie, Olga, Pamela, Sally and Dot.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Joint Typhoon Warning Center 50th Anniversary May 1959 – May 2009. April 29, 2009. Archived from the original on July 17, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  2. ↑ Landsea, Christopher W; Dorst, Neal M (June 1, 2014). "Subject: Tropical Cyclone Names: B1) How are tropical cyclones named?". Tropical Cyclone Frequently Asked Question. United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Hurricane Research Division. Archived from the original on March 29, 2015.
  3. ↑ Cry, George (July 1958). Bristow, Gerald C (ed.). "Naming hurricanes and typhoons". Mariners Weather Log. 2 (4): 109. hdl:2027/uc1.b3876059. ISSN   0025-3367. OCLC   648466886.
  4. ↑ "RAAF Form A.50 - No. 77 Squadron, RAAF - September 1950". AviationHeritage.org. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "錦帯橋の歴史". 岩国市観光振興課. 2012-09-21. Archived from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  6. ↑ Pagasa - Dost - Dost Service Institutes
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