1948 Pacific typhoon season
| 1948 Pacific typhoon season | |
|---|---|
 Season summary map | |
| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | January 11, 1948 |
| Last system dissipated | December 16, 1948 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Libby |
| • Maximum winds | 230 km/h (145 mph) (1-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure | 924 hPa (mbar) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total storms | 26 |
| Typhoons | 15 |
| Super typhoons | 1 (unofficial) |
| Total fatalities | Unknown |
| Total damage | Unknown |
| Related articles | |
The 1948 Pacific typhoon season was an average season. It had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1948, 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 1948 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]
Season summary
Storms
Typhoon Karen
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 4 super typhoon (SSHWS) | |
  | |
| Duration | January 11 – January 19 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 240 km/h (150 mph) (1-min); 936 hPa (27.64 inHg) hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Karen, one of the earliest recorded super typhoons, developed on January 11, well west of the Philippines. It curved westward while slowly intensifying. After a prolonged period of slow intensification, the tropical cyclone began to rapidly strengthen. It became a super typhoon on January 16. Shortly after, it weakened and dissipated on January 19.
It struck Yap on January 14, damaging and destroying establishments and houses on the island.[3] It also wrecked the roofs of some U.S. warehouses and buildings, and downed power lines.[3] A food warehouse were washed out; however, some food supplies survived.[3]
After the typhoon, the navy transported some relief supplies to the populated island.[3] No deaths were reported.[3]
Typhoon Lana
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
  | |
| Duration | May 16 – May 20 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min); 971 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Lana, the second system of the season, formed on May 16, west of the Philippines. It moved to the north-northeast while intensifying, reaching its peak intensity somewhere on May 18 and 19. It then weakened, until it was last noted on May 20 as it merged with a cold front.
Warnings were issued for Yap, Palau, Guam and Ulithi in preparations for the storm.[4] All ships in these islands were instructed to escape to Sangley Point due to the approaching typhoon.[5]
A plane in Guam encountered the strength of the typhoon; however, it escaped its fury.[5] Eighteen individuals were reported dead in Yap when their canoe sank during the storm.[5] The damage, however, was minimal.[5]
Typhoon Mabel
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
  | |
| Duration | May 29 – June 2 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min); 964 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Nadine
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
 | |
| Duration | June 9 – June 11 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min); 986 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Storm Ophelia
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
 | |
| Duration | June 10 – June 11 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min); 991 hPa (mbar) |
Ophelia formed on June 10 in the South China Sea. It moved west and struck southern China. It dissipated the next day, without attaining maximum sustained winds any higher than 45 miles per hour (72 km/h).
Typhoon Pearl
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
 | |
| Duration | July 1 – July 8 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 165 km/h (105 mph) (1-min); 960 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Rose
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
 | |
| Duration | July 23 – July 28 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min); 981 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Bertha
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
 | |
| Duration | August 4 – August 6 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min); 976 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Storm Chris
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
 | |
| Duration | August 8 – August 14 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min); 988 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Dolores–Eunice
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
 | |
| Duration | August 10 – August 14 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min); 990 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Storm Dolores was tracked by the Air Weather Service located on Guam. At one point, a tropical storm was identified and assigned the name Eunice. Post analysis showed that Tropical Storm Dolores was north of the forecast location and was synonymous with the system assigned Eunice.[6]
Typhoon Flo
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
 | |
| Duration | August 20 – August 23 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min); 990 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Gertrude
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
 | |
| Duration | August 27 – September 4 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 155 km/h (100 mph) (1-min); 976 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Hazel
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
 | |
| Duration | September 2 – September 7 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min); 966 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Ione
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
 | |
| Duration | September 11 – September 17 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min); 925 hPa (mbar) |
A Tropical Storm formed on September 11 and soon turned toward Japan as it gained strength. Ione soon reached category 4 intensity on September 14. Ione then began to lose strength and became a category 1 on September 16. Then, Ione struck Japan in that day killing 838 people.[7] Ione further weakened and became a Tropical Storm on the 17th. Ione then dissipated.
Typhoon Jackie
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
 | |
| Duration | September 11 – September 18 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min); 962 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Kit
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
 | |
| Duration | September 24 – September 28 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min); 989 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Libby
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
 | |
| Duration | September 29 – October 7 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 230 km/h (145 mph) (1-min); 924 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Martha
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
 | |
| Duration | October 4 – October 8 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min); 943 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Norma
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
 | |
| Duration | October 11 – October 12 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min); 992 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Storm Olga
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
 | |
| Duration | October 16 – October 19 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min); 994 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Pat
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
 | |
| Duration | October 27 – October 31 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min); 987 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Rita
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
 | |
| Duration | November 4 – November 11 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min); 957 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Agnes
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
 | |
| Duration | November 13 – November 20 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 175 km/h (110 mph) (1-min); 939 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Storm 24W
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
 | |
| Duration | November 29 – December 2 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min); 997 hPa (mbar) |
Typhoon Beverly
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
 | |
| Duration | December 2 – December 10 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min); 947 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Storm 26W
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
 | |
| Duration | December 12 – December 16 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min); 997 hPa (mbar) |
Other Systems
Between 23 July and 4 August, the name Annabell was assigned to a North West Pacific system. The Air Weather Service issued a bulletin issued and tropical cyclone named on what was later determined to be "trough activity"
Storm names
Tropical storm names were assigned by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center since 1945.
| Karen | Lana | Mabel | Nadine | Ophelia | Pearl | Rose | Annabell | Bertha |
| Chris | Dolores | Eunice | Flo | Gertrude | Hazel | Ione | Jackie | Kit |
| Libby | Martha | Norma | Olga | Pat | Rita | Agnes | Beverly |
See also
- 1948 Atlantic hurricane season
- List of Pacific typhoon seasons
- 1900–1950 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
- 1940s Australian region cyclone seasons
- 1940s South Pacific cyclone seasons
References
- ^ 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 December 10, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e "Yap Typhoon Veers North". The Lincoln Star. 1948-01-16. p. 5. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ^ "Typhoon Named Lana Moves Towards Guam And The Philippines". Rushville Republican. 1948-05-17. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ^ a b c d "18 Islanders Die As Typhoon Roars". The Tampa Times. 1948-05-17. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ^ Air Weather Service "Report on the Typhoon Post-Analysis Program (1948-1949) of the North Pacific Typhoon Warning System"
- ^ Translate.google.com