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1993 Pacific typhoon season
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedFebruary 27, 1993
Last system dissipatedDecember 30, 1993
Strongest storm
NameKoryn
 • Maximum winds195 km/h (120 mph)
(10-minute sustained)
 • Lowest pressure905 hPa (mbar)
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions40
Total storms30
Typhoons15
Super typhoons3
Total fatalitiesUnknown
Total damageUnknown
Pacific typhoon seasons
1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995

The 1993 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1993, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November.[1] 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 1993 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.

Storms

40 tropical cyclones formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 30 became tropical storms. 15 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 3 reached super typhoon strength.[2]

Tropical Depression 01W (Atring)

Tropical depression (SSHWS)
 
DurationFebruary 27 – March 2
Peak intensity45 km/h (30 mph) (1-min);
1002 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Depression 01W formed on February 27, 1993 near the Philippines. The storm made landfall on Mindanao on March 1, before it dissipated the next day.

Severe Tropical Storm Irma

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationMarch 5 – March 18
Peak intensity95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min);
985 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Depression 03W (Bining)

Tropical depression (SSHWS)
 
DurationApril 6 – April 14
Peak intensity45 km/h (30 mph) (1-min);
1002 hPa (mbar)

It formed on April 6 east of Mindanao. It made landfall on Mindanao on April 13 and dissipated on the next day.

Tropical Depression 04W (Kuring)

Tropical depression (SSHWS)
 
DurationApril 15 – April 28
Peak intensity55 km/h (35 mph) (1-min);
1000 hPa (mbar)

It formed on April 15, 1993. Curving twice, it made landfall on Mindanao. It is the third storm to make landfall in Mindanao this season.

Tropical Storm Jack

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationMay 14 – May 23
Peak intensity65 km/h (40 mph) (1-min);
995 hPa (mbar)

Super Typhoon Koryn (Goring)

Violent typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 super typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationJune 13 – June 29
Peak intensity195 km/h (120 mph) (10-min);
905 hPa (mbar)
Main article: Typhoon Koryn (1993)

Typhoon Koryn, having developed well east of the Philippines on June 13, steadily strengthened as it moved westward, intensifying to a peak of 150 mph (240 km/h) winds on the 24th. It crossed northern Luzon the next day as a slightly weaker 130 mph (210 km/h) typhoon, and continued west-northwestward until hitting southern China (90 nautical miles southwest of Hong Kong on the 27th. Koryn slowly wound down, bringing heavy rain through China and northern Vietnam before dissipating on the 29th. Koryn was responsible for the loss of 37 people, as well as $14.5 million (1993 USD) in damage over the northern Philippines.

Tropical Depression 07W (Elang)

Tropical depression (SSHWS)
 
DurationJune 15 – June 20
Peak intensity55 km/h (35 mph) (1-min);
1000 hPa (mbar)

Severe Tropical Storm Lewis (Huling)

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationJuly 4 – July 13
Peak intensity110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min);
975 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Marian (Ibiang)

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationJuly 11 – July 17
Peak intensity85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min);
990 hPa (mbar)

Severe Tropical Storm Nathan

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationJuly 17 – July 26
Peak intensity100 km/h (65 mph) (10-min);
980 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Ofelia (Luming)

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationJuly 24 – July 28
Peak intensity85 km/h (50 mph) (10-min);
990 hPa (mbar)

Severe Tropical Storm Percy (Miling)

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationJuly 25 – August 1
Peak intensity110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min);
975 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Depression Narsing

Tropical depression (PAGASA)
 
DurationJuly 29 – July 30
Peak intensity55 km/h (35 mph) (10-min);

On July 29, PAGASA initiated advisories on a poorly organised tropical depression. The depression moved slowly towards the north-west before it dissipated during the next day.[3]

Typhoon Robyn (Openg)

Very strong typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationJuly 30 – August 11
Peak intensity155 km/h (100 mph) (10-min);
940 hPa (mbar)

The near equatorial trough spawned a tropical depression on July 30 over the open Western Pacific waters. It tracked to the west-northwest, becoming a tropical storm on the 2nd and a typhoon on the 4th. Robyn turned more to the northwest, where it reached a peak intensity of 135 mph (220 km/h) winds on the 7th. It weakened to a 100 mph (200 km/h) typhoon before hitting southwestern Japan on the 9th, and became extratropical on the 10th over the Sea of Japan. Robyn caused 45 fatalities, 39 of which were from traffic related accidents, and $68 million in damage (1993 USD).

Severe Tropical Storm Steve (Pining)

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 3 – August 14
Peak intensity100 km/h (65 mph) (10-min);
980 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Depression 15W

Tropical depression (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 11 – August 15
Peak intensity45 km/h (30 mph) (1-min);
1002 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Tasha (Rubing)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 12 – August 22
Peak intensity120 km/h (75 mph) (10-min);
970 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Keoni

Very strong typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 19 (Entered basin) – August 29
Peak intensity165 km/h (105 mph) (10-min);
940 hPa (mbar)

Keoni formed southeast of the Big Island of Hawaii on August 9, and was later classified as a named system south of the island chain. Keoni peaked as an intense Category 4 hurricane over open waters and lasted until the 29th, crossing the International Date Line and becoming a typhoon in the western Pacific, but never affected land.

Typhoon Vernon

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 17 – August 28
Peak intensity130 km/h (80 mph) (10-min);
965 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Winona (Saling)

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 19 – August 29
Peak intensity75 km/h (45 mph) (10-min);
990 hPa (mbar)

Super Typhoon Yancy (Tasing)

Very strong typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 super typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 27 – September 5
Peak intensity175 km/h (110 mph) (10-min);
925 hPa (mbar)

The monsoon trough formed a tropical depression on August 27. It headed generally westward, reaching tropical storm strength on the 30th and typhoon strength on the 31st. Yancy turned to the northeast, where it rapidly intensified to a 150 mph (240 km/h) super typhoon on the 2nd. The storm weakened to a 135 mph (217 km/h) typhoon before making landfall on southwestern Japan on the 3rd, and dissipated 2 days later over the Sea of Japan. Yancy brought strong winds to Japan, amounting to 42 casualties and widespread damage.

Severe Tropical Storm Zola (Unsing)

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationSeptember 3 – September 10
Peak intensity95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min);
985 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Abe (Walding)

Very strong typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationSeptember 7 – September 15
Peak intensity155 km/h (100 mph) (10-min);
945 hPa (mbar)

Severe Tropical Storm Becky (Yeyeng)

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationSeptember 9 – September 18
Peak intensity100 km/h (65 mph) (10-min);
980 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Cecil

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationSeptember 20 – September 28
Peak intensity150 km/h (90 mph) (10-min);
950 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Dot (Anding)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationSeptember 18 – September 27
Peak intensity130 km/h (80 mph) (10-min);
965 hPa (mbar)

Super Typhoon Ed (Binang)

Very strong typhoon (JMA)
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationSeptember 27 – October 9
Peak intensity185 km/h (115 mph) (10-min);
915 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Flo (Kadiang)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationSeptember 28 – October 9
Peak intensity120 km/h (75 mph) (10-min);
970 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Flo hit the northern Philippines on October 4 as a minimal typhoon, having developed on the 28th from the monsoon trough. It stalled just off the west coast, and turned northeastward, becoming extratropical on the 9th. Flo caused at least 50 deaths from the heavy flooding on Luzon.

Tropical Storm Gene (Dinang)

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationOctober 2 – October 11
Peak intensity65 km/h (40 mph) (10-min);
1000 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Depression 28W (Epang)

Tropical depression (SSHWS)
 
DurationOctober 6 – October 13
Peak intensity45 km/h (30 mph) (1-min);
1002 hPa (mbar)

Severe Tropical Storm Hattie

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationOctober 12 – October 26
Peak intensity95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min);
980 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Ira (Husing)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationOctober 25 – November 5
Peak intensity150 km/h (90 mph) (10-min);
950 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Jeana

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationNovember 2 – November 12
Peak intensity85 km/h (50 mph) (10-min);
990 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Depression 32W (Indang)

Tropical depression (SSHWS)
 
DurationNovember 13 – November 19
Peak intensity45 km/h (30 mph) (1-min);
1002 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Depression 33W

Tropical depression (SSHWS)
 
DurationNovember 12 – November 19
Peak intensity45 km/h (30 mph) (1-min);
1002 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Kyle (Luring)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationNovember 17 – November 24
Peak intensity130 km/h (80 mph) (10-min);
960 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Lola (Monang)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationNovember 27 – December 9
Peak intensity150 km/h (90 mph) (10-min);
955 hPa (mbar)

The near equatorial trough spawned a tropical depression on November 27. It moved westward without significant development until December 2, when it became a tropical storm. Lola became a typhoon 2 days later, and hit the Philippines on the 5th. It weakened to a tropical storm after crossing the islands, but restrengthened to a 125 mph (200 km/h) typhoon before hitting southern Vietnam on the 8th. Lola quickly dissipated, not after causing 308 fatalities, 230 of which were in the Philippines from the heavy rains.

Typhoon Manny (Naning)

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationDecember 1 – December 16
Peak intensity140 km/h (85 mph) (10-min);
955 hPa (mbar)

Manny, like Lola, developed from the near equatorial trough on December 1. It headed westward, slowly strengthening to a tropical storm on the 4th. Due to a ridge to the north, it looped on the 7th and 8th and became a typhoon on the way. While heading southwestward towards the Philippines, Manny rapidly intensified to a 135 mph (220 km/h) typhoon before hitting the Philippines late on the 9th. It weakened over the islands, and upper level winds kept it from restrengthening much over the South China Sea. Manny dissipated on the 16th over the Malay Peninsula, after causing 230 deaths, only one week after Lola hit the same area. Manny's track was unusual, given its time of year with a loop and a strengthening period to the southwest. However, it has a near perfect analog; Typhoon Pamela in the 1982 Pacific typhoon season took a nearly identical track within days of Manny (though Pamela was much weaker than Manny).

Tropical Depression Oning

This system was not recognised by the JTWC.

Severe Tropical Storm Nell (Puring)

Severe tropical storm (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationDecember 18 – December 30
Peak intensity110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min);
975 hPa (mbar)

1993 storm names

Western North Pacific tropical cyclones were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The first storm of 1993 was named Irma and the final one was named Nell.

  • Angela
  • Brian
  • Colleen
  • Dan
  • Elsie
  • Forrest
  • Gay
  • Hunt
  • Irma 2W
  • Jack 5W
  • Koryn 6W
  • Lewis 8W
  • Marian 9W
  • Nathan 10W
  • Ofelia 11W
  • Percy 12W
  • Robyn 13W
  • Steve 14W
  • Tasha 16W
  • Vernon 17W
  • Winona 18W
  • Yancy 19W
  • Zola 20W
  • Abe 21W
  • Becky 22W
  • Cecil 23W
  • Dot 24W
  • Ed 25W
  • Flo 26W
  • Gene 27W
  • Hattie 29W
  • Ira 30W
  • Jeana 31W
  • Kyle 35W
  • Lola 36W
  • Manny 37W
  • Nell 38W
  • Owen
  • Page
  • Russ
  • Sharon
  • Tim
  • Vanessa
  • Walt
  • Yunya
  • Zeke
  • Amy
  • Brendan
  • Caitlin
  • Doug
  • Ellie
  • Fred
  • Gladys
  • Harry
  • Ivy
  • Joel
  • Kinna
  • Luke
  • Melissa
  • Nat
  • Orchid
  • Pat
  • Ruth
  • Seth
  • Teresa
  • Verne
  • Wilda
  • Yuri
  • Zelda
  • Axel
  • Bobbi
  • Chuck
  • Deanna
  • Eli
  • Faye
  • Gary
  • Helen
  • Irving
  • Janis
  • Kent
  • Lois
  • Mark
  • Nina
  • Oscar
  • Polly
  • Ryan
  • Sibyl
  • Ted
  • Val
  • Ward
  • Yvette
  • Zack

One central Pacific storm, Hurricane Keoni, crossed into this basin. It became Typhoon Keoni, keeping its original name and "C" suffix.

Philippines

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) used its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones within its area of responsibility. Lists were recycled every four years. This was the list set for 1993.[4]

  • Atring
  • Bining
  • Kuring
  • Daling
  • Elang
  • Goring
  • Huling
  • Ibiang
  • Luming
  • Miling
  • Narsing
  • Openg
  • Pining
  • Rubing
  • Saling
  • Tasing
  • Unsing
  • Walding
  • Yeyeng
  • Anding
  • Binang
  • Kadiang 26W
  • Dinang
  • Epang
  • Gundang

Because the season exhausted the seasonal names, they used the following names. This was the first time since 1971 that extra names were needed in the Philippine region.

  • Husing
  • Indang
  • Luring
  • Monang 36W
  • Naning 37W
  • Oning
  • Puring

See also

References

  1. ^ Gary Padgett. May 2003 Tropical Cyclone Summary. Retrieved 2006-08-26.
  2. ^ 1993 ATCR TABLE OF CONTENTS
  3. ^ http://groups.google.com/group/sci.geo.meteorology/browse_thread/thread/ca1d22d7d8d2b32/d5c752421a8838cc?
  4. ^ http://www.typhoon2000.ph/oldPAGASAnames.jpg

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