1973 Pacific typhoon season

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1973 Pacific typhoon season
1973 Pacific typhoon season summary.jpg
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedMay 12, 1973
Last system dissipatedDecember 27, 1973
Strongest storm
Name Nora
  Maximum winds295 km/h (185 mph)
(1-minute sustained)
  Lowest pressure875 hPa (mbar)
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions39
Total storms21
Typhoons12
Super typhoons3 (unofficial)
Total fatalities>1,011
Total damage> $7 million (1973 USD)
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Pacific typhoon seasons
1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975

The 1973 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1973, 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 1973 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.

Season summary

Typhoon Nora (1973)Typhoon Marge (1973)1973 Pacific typhoon season

Systems

25 tropical depressions formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 21 became tropical storms. 12 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 3 reached super typhoon strength. [1]

Severe Tropical Storm Wilda (Atring)

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
WildaJuly21973.gif   Wilda 1973 track.png
DurationJune 28 – July 6
Peak intensity110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min) 980  hPa  (mbar)

Tropical Storm Wilda formed as a disturbance east of the Philippines. It traveled northwest and became a tropical depression as it made landfall on Luzon on June 30. It crossed the island, and became a tropical storm as it entered the South China Sea on 1 July. It traveled north and made landfall in southern China on the 3rd. The remnants of Wilda dissipated inland a few days later.

Typhoon Anita

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1-equivalent typhoon (SSHWS)
Anita 1973 track.png  
DurationJuly 4 – July 10
Peak intensity130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min) 980  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Billie (Bining)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4-equivalent typhoon (SSHWS)
BillieJuly151973.png   Billie 1973 track.png
DurationJuly 11 – July 19
Peak intensity240 km/h (150 mph) (1-min) 915  hPa  (mbar)

Tropical Storm Billie, which developed on July 12 east of the Philippines, rapidly strengthened on the 14th and 15th to a 150 mph super typhoon. It tracked due north, fluctuating in intensity for the next 3 days. A building ridge over the Sea of Japan forced Billie to the northwest, where it weakened greatly, first to a tropical storm on the 18th, then to a tropical depression on the 19th as it passed over northeastern China. The storm dissipated on the 20th.

Typhoon Dot

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 2-equivalent typhoon (SSHWS)
DotJuly171973.png   Dot 1973 track.png
DurationJuly 11 – July 21
Peak intensity155 km/h (100 mph) (1-min) 975  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Dot struck Hong Kong causing sustained storm force winds, killing one person. [2]

Severe Tropical Storm Clara

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
ClaraJuly121973.png   Clara 1973 track.png
DurationJuly 11 – July 15
Peak intensity100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min) 985  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Ellen

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3-equivalent typhoon (SSHWS)
EllenJuly231973.png   Ellen Pacific 1973 track.png
DurationJuly 16 – July 29
Peak intensity195 km/h (120 mph) (1-min) 940  hPa  (mbar)

Tropical Storm Fran (Kuring)

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Fran Pacific 1973 track.png  
DurationJuly 23 – July 30
Peak intensity75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min) 1000  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Georgia

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1-equivalent typhoon (SSHWS)
GeorgiaAug121973.gif   Georgia 1973 track.png
DurationAugust 5 – August 15
Peak intensity130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min) 980  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Iris (Daling)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 2-equivalent typhoon (SSHWS)
IrisAug141973.gif   Iris 1973 track.png
DurationAugust 6 – August 21
Peak intensity155 km/h (100 mph) (1-min) 970  hPa  (mbar)

Tropical Storm Hope

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Hope 1973 track.png  
DurationAugust 8 – August 13
Peak intensity85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min) 1000  hPa  (mbar)

Tropical Depression 11W

Tropical depression (JMA)
Tropical depression (SSHWS)
11-W 1973 track.png  
DurationAugust 10 – August 18
Peak intensity55 km/h (35 mph) (1-min) 1008  hPa  (mbar)

Tropical Storm Joan (Elang)

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Joan 1973 track.png  
DurationAugust 18 – August 22
Peak intensity85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min) 990  hPa  (mbar)

Severe Tropical Storm Kate (Goring)

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
KateAug251973.gif   Kate 1973 track.png
DurationAugust 20 – August 26
Peak intensity110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min) 975  hPa  (mbar)

Tropical Depression 14W

Tropical depression (JMA)
Tropical depression (SSHWS)
14-W 1973 track.png  
DurationAugust 28 – September 3
Peak intensity55 km/h (35 mph) (1-min) 1002  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Louise (Huling)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1-equivalent typhoon (SSHWS)
LouiseSep51973.gif   Louise 1973 track.png
DurationAugust 30 – September 6
Peak intensity140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min) 975  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Marge (Ibiang)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1-equivalent typhoon (SSHWS)
MargeSep1973.gif   Marge 1973 track.png
DurationSeptember 10 – September 15
Peak intensity150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min) ≤960  hPa  (mbar)

Hainan, Qionghai Jiaji town recorded a minimum central pressure of 937.8 hPa when Marge landfall. Marge killed 903 people in Hainan. Marge made its final landfall in Thanh Hoa, Vietnam on September 15.

Typhoon Nora (Luming)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 5-equivalent super typhoon (SSHWS)
Typhoon Nora at 2312 UTC on October 5, 1973.png   Nora 1973 track.png
DurationOctober 1 – October 10
Peak intensity295 km/h (185 mph) (1-min) 875  hPa  (mbar)

The monsoon trough spawned a tropical depression east of the Philippines on October 1. Under weak steering currents, it meandered westward, where favorable conditions allowed for it to strengthen, first to a tropical storm on the 2nd, then to a typhoon on the 3rd. Nora continued to the northwest, and explosively deepened on the 5th and 6th to a 185 mph super typhoon. At the time, it had a minimum central pressure of 875  millibars, the lowest pressure on record at the time and currently tied for 9th. The typhoon weakened as it headed to the northwest, and struck northeastern Luzon on the 7th as a 115 mph typhoon. Nora continued to the northwest, weakening to a minimal typhoon as it hit southeast China on the 10th. The typhoon caused 18 fatalities, with over $2 million in damage.

Typhoon Opal

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1-equivalent typhoon (SSHWS)
OpalOctober61973.gif   Opal 1973 track.png
DurationOctober 3 – October 8
Peak intensity140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min) 970  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Patsy (Miling)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 5-equivalent super typhoon (SSHWS)
PatsyOct919732340UTCDMSP.gif   Patsy 1973 track.png
DurationOctober 5 – October 15
Peak intensity260 km/h (160 mph) (1-min) 895  hPa  (mbar)

Typhoon Ruth (Narsing)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 2-equivalent typhoon (SSHWS)
Ruthoct161973.png   Ruth 1973 track.png
DurationOctober 11 – October 19
Peak intensity165 km/h (105 mph) (1-min) 960  hPa  (mbar)

27 people were killed when Typhoon Ruth crossed Luzon on October 15 and caused $5 million in damage. Ruth continued to the northwest, and hit Hainan Island and Quang Ninh, Vietnam on the 19th, respectively.

Severe Tropical Storm Sarah

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Sarah 1973 track.png  
DurationNovember 9 – November 12
Peak intensity100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min) 985  hPa  (mbar)

On November 12 this system emerged in the Bay of Bengal and became Tropical Cyclone 37-73. [1]

Severe Tropical Storm Thelma

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
ThelmaNovember181973.gif   Thelma 1973 track.png
DurationNovember 13 – November 18
Peak intensity100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min) 990  hPa  (mbar)

Severe Tropical Storm Vera (Openg)

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
VeraNovember241973.gif   Vera 1973 track.png
DurationNovember 18 – November 26
Peak intensity95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min) 990  hPa  (mbar)

One of the strongest tropical cyclones to hit Visayas when it entered on November 20, although the system didn't reach typhoon status. Tropical Storm Openg affected around 3.4 million people. [3]

Storm names

Western North Pacific tropical cyclones were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The first storm of 1973 was named Wilda and the final one was named Vera.

  • Agnes
  • Bess
  • Carmen
  • Della
  • Elaine
  • Faye
  • Gloria
  • Hester
  • Irma
  • Judy
  • Kit
  • Lola
  • Mamie
  • Nina
  • Ora
  • Phyllis
  • Rita
  • Susan
  • Tess
  • Viola
  • Winnie
  • Alice
  • Betty
  • Cora
  • Doris
  • Elsie
  • Flossie
  • Grace
  • Helen
  • Ida
  • June
  • Kathy
  • Lorna
  • Marie
  • Nancy
  • Olga
  • Pamela
  • Ruby
  • Sally
  • Therese
  • Violet
  • Wilda 1W
  • Anita 2W
  • Billie 4W
  • Clara 3W
  • Dot 5W
  • Ellen 6W
  • Fran 7W
  • Georgia 8W
  • Hope 9W
  • Iris 10W
  • Joan 12W
  • Kate 13W
  • Louise 15W
  • Marge 16W
  • Nora 17W
  • Opal 18W
  • Patsy 19W
  • Ruth 20W
  • Sarah 21W
  • Thelma 22W
  • Vera 23W
  • Wanda
  • Amy
  • Babe
  • Carla
  • Dinah
  • Emma
  • Freda
  • Gilda
  • Harriet
  • Ivy
  • Jean
  • Kim
  • Lucy
  • Mary
  • Nadine
  • Olive
  • Polly
  • Rose
  • Shirley
  • Trix
  • Virginia
  • Wendy

Philippines

AtringBiningKuringDalingElang
GoringHulingIbiangLumingMiling
NarsingOpengPining (unused)Rubing (unused)Saling (unused)
Tasing (unused)Unding (unused)Walding (unused)Yeyeng (unused)
Auxiliary list
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 10 of which are published each year before the season starts. This is the same list used for the 1969 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.).

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 1973. 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 1973 USD. Damages and deaths from a storm will include when the storm was a precursor wave or an extratropical low.

NameDatesPeak intensityAreas affectedDamage
(USD)
DeathsRefs
Category Wind speedPressure
TDMay 12Tropical depressionNot specified1008 hPa (29.77 inHg)South China None None
Wilda (Atring)June 28 – July 6Severe tropical storm110 km/h (70 mph)980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Philippines, China Unknown Unknown
AnitaJuly 4 – 10Typhoon130 km/h (80 mph)980 hPa (28.94 inHg) Vietnam, Thailand Unknown Unknown
Billie (Bining)July 11 – 19Typhoon240 km/h (150 mph)915 hPa (27.02 inHg)Philippines, Ryukyu Islands, China Unknown Unknown
DotJuly 11 – 21Typhoon155 km/h (100 mph)975 hPa (28.79 inHg)China, Ryukyu Islands, Korean Peninsula Unknown1
ClaraJuly 12 – 15Severe tropical storm100 km/h (65 mph)985 hPa (29.09 inHg)None None None
EllenJuly 16 – 29Typhoon195 km/h (120 mph)940 hPa (27.76 inHg) Japan None None
TDJuly 16Tropical depressionNot specified1010 hPa (29.83 inHg) Mariana Islands None None
Fran (Kuring)July 23 – 30Tropical storm75 km/h (45 mph)1000 hPa (29.53 inHg)Philippines None None
GeorgiaAugust 5 – 15Typhoon130 km/h (80 mph)980 hPa (28.94 inHg)China Unknown Unknown
TDAugust 5 – 6Tropical depressionNot specified1008 hPa (29.77 inHg)Philippines None None
Iris (Daling)August 6 – 21Typhoon155 km/h (100 mph)970 hPa (28.64 inHg)Ryukyu Islands, Korean Peninsula Unknown Unknown
HopeAugust 8 – 13Tropical storm85 km/h (50 mph)1000 hPa (29.53 inHg)None None None
11WAugust 10 – 18Tropical depression55 km/h (35 mph)1008 hPa (29.77 inHg)None None None
TDAugust 16 – 18Tropical depressionNot specified1000 hPa (29.53 inHg)Philippines None None
Joan (Elang)August 18 – 22Tropical storm85 km/h (50 mph)990 hPa (29.23 inHg)Philippines, Taiwan, China None None
TDAugust 20Tropical depressionNot specified996 hPa (29.41 inHg)Taiwan None None
Kate (Goring)August 20 – 26Severe tropical storm110 km/h (70 mph)975 hPa (28.79 inHg)Philippines, South China, Vietnam Unknown Unknown
TDAugust 24 – 28Tropical depressionNot specified1002 hPa (29.59 inHg)Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, China None None
14WAugust 28 – September 3Tropical depression55 km/h (35 mph)1002 hPa (29.59 inHg)South China, Vietnam None None
Louise (Huling)August 30 – September 6Typhoon140 km/h (85 mph)975 hPa (28.79 inHg)Philippines, South China Unknown Unknown
TDSeptember 4Tropical depressionNot specified1018 hPa (30.07 inHg)None None None
Marge (Ibiang)September 10 – 15Typhoon150 km/h (90 mph)965 hPa (28.50 inHg)Philippines, South China Unknown903
TDSeptember 20 – 21Tropical depressionNot specified1008 hPa (29.77 inHg)None None None
Nora (Luming)October 1 – 10Typhoon295 km/h (185 mph)875 hPa (25.84 inHg)Philippines, South China$2 million40
OpalOctober 3 – 8Typhoon140 km/h (85 mph)970 hPa (28.64 inHg)Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos Unknown Unknown
Patsy (Miling)October 5 – 15Typhoon260 km/h (160 mph)895 hPa (26.43 inHg)Philippines, Vietnam Unknown Unknown
TDOctober 10 – 12Tropical depressionNot specified1000 hPa (29.53 inHg)None None None
Ruth (Narsing)October 11 – 19Typhoon165 km/h (105 mph)960 hPa (28.35 inHg) Caroline Islands, Philippines, South China$5 million27
TDOctober 13 – 15Tropical depressionNot specified1000 hPa (29.53 inHg)Vietnam None None
TDOctober 17 – 18Tropical depressionNot specified1000 hPa (29.53 inHg)Mariana Islands None None
TDOctober 17 – 20Tropical depressionNot specified1000 hPa (29.53 inHg)None None None
TDOctober 27 – November 1Tropical depressionNot specified1000 hPa (29.53 inHg) Palau None None
TDOctober 31 – November 3Tropical depressionNot specified1006 hPa (29.71 inHg)None None None
SarahNovember 9 – 12Severe tropical storm100 km/h (65 mph)985 hPa (29.09 inHg)Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand Unknown Unknown
ThelmaNovember 13 – 18Severe tropical storm100 km/h (65 mph)990 hPa (29.23 inHg)Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand Unknown Unknown
Vera (Openg)November 18 – 26Severe tropical storm95 km/h (60 mph)990 hPa (29.23 inHg)Philippines Unknown Unknown
TDDecember 25 – 26Tropical depressionNot specified1006 hPa (29.71 inHg) Malaysia None None
TDDecember 26 – 27Tropical depressionNot specified1000 hPa (29.53 inHg)Philippines None None
Season aggregates
39 systemsMay 12 – December 27, 1973295 km/h (185 mph)875 hPa (25.84 inHg)>$7 million>1,011

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