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1950 Pacific typhoon season

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1950 Pacific typhoon season
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedApril 12, 1950
Last system dissipatedJanuary 1, 1951
Strongest storm
NameSuper Typhoon Doris
Seasonal statistics
Total storms18
Typhoons12
Super typhoons1
Total fatalitiesUnknown
Total damageUnknown
Pacific typhoon seasons
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.

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. Tropical Storms formed in the entire west pacific basin were assigned a name by the North Pacific Typhoon Warning Service.

Storms

Severe Tropical Storm 01W

Severe tropical storm (CMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationApril 12 – April 15
Peak intensity110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min);
984 hPa (mbar)

Super Typhoon Doris

Category 4 super typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationMay 6 – May 14
Peak intensity240 km/h (150 mph) (1-min);
928 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm 02W

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationJune 5 – June 9
Peak intensity65 km/h (40 mph) (1-min);
997 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Elsie

Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationJune 23 – June 24
Peak intensity140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min);
981 hPa (mbar)

CMA Severe Tropical Storm 6

Severe tropical storm (CMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationJuly 12 – July 15
Peak intensity95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min);
990 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Flossie

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationJuly 15 – July 19
Peak intensity110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min);
993 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Grace

Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationJuly 16 – July 21
Peak intensity130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min);
981 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Helene

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationJuly 24 – August 3
Peak intensity95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min);
991 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm 13W

Tropical storm (CMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 2 – August 4
Peak intensity75 km/h (45 mph) (10-min);
992 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm 15W

Tropical storm (CMA)
Tropical depression (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 3 – August 4
Peak intensity75 km/h (45 mph) (10-min);
998 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm 16W

Tropical storm (CMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 4 – August 6
Peak intensity75 km/h (45 mph) (10-min);
996 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Ida

Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 9 – August 21
Peak intensity140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min);
973 hPa (mbar)

Severe Tropical Storm 20W

Severe tropical storm (CMA)
Tropical depression (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 10 – August 14
Peak intensity95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min);
990 hPa (mbar)

Severe Tropical Storm Twenty one

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 11 – August 14
Peak intensity110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min);
980 hPa (mbar)

Severe Tropical Storm 23W

Severe tropical storm (CMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 14 – August 22
Peak intensity110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min);
990 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Jane

Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 29 – September 4
Peak intensity185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min);
943 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Jane struck the island of Shikoku in Japan on the 3rd of September. Resulting flooding and landslides killed 539 people. [1]

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 kph (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

Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationSeptember 4 – September 15
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.[1]

Severe Tropical Storm 26W

Severe tropical storm (CMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationSeptember 6 – September 8
Peak intensity95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min);
995 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Lucretia

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationSeptember 14 – September 19
Peak intensity100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min);
987 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Missatha

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationSeptember 13 – September 19
Peak intensity100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min);
984 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Ossia

Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationSeptember 27 – October 6
Peak intensity185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min);
966 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Petie

Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationOctober 18 – October 24
Peak intensity165 km/h (105 mph) (1-min);
978 hPa (mbar)

Severe Tropical Storm 25W

Severe tropical storm (CMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationOctober 26 – October 31
Peak intensity95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min);
995 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Ruby

Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationOctober 27 – October 31
Peak intensity185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min);
918 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Billie

Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationNovember 4 – November 9
Peak intensity150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min);
985 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Clara

Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
DurationNovember 4 – November 13
Peak intensity230 km/h (145 mph) (1-min);
899 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Delilah

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationNovember 19 – November 25
Peak intensity110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min);
989 hPa (mbar)

Severe Tropical Storm Ellen

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationDecember 11 – December 13
Peak intensity105 km/h (65 mph) (1-min);
990 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Fran

Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
 
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.[2]

1950 storm names

The names Delilah, Helene, Jane, Kezia, Lucretia, Missatha, Ossia, and Petie were retired after this year and replaced with Dot, Helen, June, Kathy, Lorna, Marie, Olga, and Pamela.

  • Doris
  • Elsie
  • Flossie
  • Grace
  • Helene
  • Ida
  • Jane
  • Kezia
  • Lucretia
  • Missatha
  • Nancy
  • Ossia
  • Petie
  • Ruby
  • Anita
  • Billie
  • Clara
  • Delilah
  • Ellen
  • Fran

See also

References

  1. ^ "RAAF Form A.50 - No. 77 Squadron, RAAF - September 1950". AviationHeritage.org. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. ^ Pagasa - Dost - Dost Service Institutes
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