1969 Pacific typhoon season

The 1969 Pacific typhoon season was the fourth least-active season on record. The season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1969, 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 1969 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 Weather Bureau (the predecessor of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA, which was formed three years later, in 1972). This can often result in the same storm having two names.

Systems

34 tropical depressions formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 23 became tropical storms. 13 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 2 reached super typhoon strength.

Typhoon Phyllis

Tropical Storm Rita

Typhoon Susan (Atring)

Tropical Depression Bining

Typhoon Tess (Kuring)

Typhoon Viola (Elang)

Large Super Typhoon Viola, which formed on July 22 east of the Philippines, brushed northern Luzon with winds of 150 mph on the 26th. It continued to the northwest, and weakened due to lack of inflow. Viola hit southeastern China as a minimal typhoon on the 28th, and dissipated the next day. The typhoon caused more than 1000 deaths in and around Shantou, Guangdong, China, where it made the landfall.

Tropical Depression Daling

Severe Tropical Storm Winnie (Goring)

Severe Tropical Storm Alice

Typhoon Betty (Huling)

Typhoon Cora (Ibiang)

Typhoon Doris

Tropical Depression 12W

Tropical Depression Luming

Tropical Depression 11W

Tropical Depression 13W (Miling)

Typhoon Elsie (Narsing)

On September 19, Tropical Depression 14W formed over the open Western Pacific. It tracked almost due westward, becoming a tropical storm on the 20th and a typhoon on the 21st. Elsie continued to intensify, and reached a peak of 175 mph winds on the 24th. After peaking, the typhoon steadily weakened as it moved westward. On the 26th 105 mph Typhoon Elsie hit northern Taiwan, and a day later hit eastern China. After drifting northward, Elsie dissipated over China on September 28. The typhoon killed 102 people, with 24 missing and 227 injured from the system.

Typhoon Flossie (Openg)

Just days after Elsie hit Taiwan, Tropical Storm Flossie approached Taiwan. From October 1 to the 5th, it drifted northward offshore of the island. It accelerated to the northeast, and became extratropical on the 10th east of Japan. Flossie's heavy rains left 75 people dead.

Typhoon Grace

Tropical Depression 17W

Typhoon Helen

Typhoon Ida

Typhoon June (Pining)

Typhoon Kathy (Rubing)

Severe Tropical Storm Lorna (Saling)

Tropical Storm Marie

Storm names International Western North Pacific tropical cyclones were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The first storm of 1969 was named Phyllis and the final one was named Marie.

Agnes Bonnie Carmen Della Elaine Faye Gloria Hester Irma Judy Kit Lola Mamie Nina Ora Phyllis 1W Rita 2W Susan 3W Tess 4W Viola 5W Winnie 6W Alice 7W Betty 8W Cora 9W Doris 10W Elsie 14W Flossie 15W Grace 16W Helen 18W Ida 19W June 20W Kathy 21W Lorna 22W Marie 23W Nancy Olga Pamela Ruby Sally Therese Violet Wilda Anita Billie Clara Dot Ellen Fran Georgia Hope Iris Joan Kate Louise Marge Nora Opal Patsy Ruth Sarah Thelma Vera Wanda Amy Babe Carla Dinah Emma Freda Gilda Harriet Ivy Jean Kim Lucy Mary Nadine Olive Polly Rose Shirley Trix Virginia Wendy

Philippines Atring Bining Kuring Daling Elang Goring Huling Ibiang Luming Miling Narsing Openg Pining Rubing Saling Auxiliary list The Philippine Weather Bureau uses its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones in their area of responsibility. PWB 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 6 of which are published each year before the season starts. Names not retired from this list will be used again in the 1973 season. This is the same list used for the 1965 season. PWB 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.). Names that were not assigned/going to use are marked in .

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 1969. 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 1969 USD. Damages and deaths from a storm will include when the storm was a precursor wave or an extratropical low.

| Phyllis || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Micronesia || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Caroline Islands || None || None || |- | Rita || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Micronesia || None || None || |- | Susan (Atring) || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Caroline Islands, Philippines || Unknown || Unknown || |- | Bining || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Philippines || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || None || None || |- | Tess (Kuring) || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Philippines, Vietnam || Unknown || Unknown || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Caroline Islands, Philippines || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Philippines, Vietnam || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Vietnam || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || None || None || |- | Viola (Elang) || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Philippines, Taiwan, China || Unknown || > || |- | Daling || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || South China || None || None || |- | Winnie (Goring) || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Caroline Islands || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || None || None || |- | Alice || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Japan || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || None || None || |- | Betty (Huling) || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, East China || Unknown || Unknown || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Taiwan || None || None || |- | Cora (Ibiang) || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Caroline Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Japan || Unknown || Unknown || |- | Doris || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Vietnam, Laos || Unknown || Unknown || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Caroline Islands || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Palau || None || None || |- | Luming || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Philippines || None || None || |- | 12W || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Philippines || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Ryukyu Islands || None || None || |- | 11W || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Philippines, Taiwan || None || None || |- | 13W (Miling) || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Philippines, Taiwan || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || None || None || |- | Elsie (Narsing) || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Mariana Islands, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, China || Unknown || || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Vietnam || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || None || None || |- | Flossie (Openg) || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands || Unknown || || |- | Grace || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || None || None || |- | 17W || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Philippines || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Mariana Islands || None || None || |- | Helen || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Mariana Islands || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || None || None || |- | Ida || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Mariana Islands || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Caroline Islands || None || None || |- | June (Pining) || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Philippines || None || None || |- | Kathy (Rubing) || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Caroline Islands || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Caroline Islands || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Philippines || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || None || None || |- | Lorna (Saling) || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Philippines || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || None || None || |- | Marie || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Mariana Islands || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || None || None || None || |- | TD || || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || bgcolor=#| || Palau || None || None ||

See also

List of Pacific typhoon seasons 1969 Pacific hurricane season 1969 Atlantic hurricane season 1969 North Indian Ocean cyclone season Australian cyclone seasons: 1968–69, 1969–70 South Pacific cyclone seasons: 1968–69, 1969–70 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1968–69, 1969–70

References

External links Japan Meteorological Agency Joint Typhoon Warning Center . China Meteorological Agency National Weather Service Guam Hong Kong Observatory Macau Meteorological Geophysical Services Korea Meteorological Agency Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration Taiwan Central Weather Bureau Digital Typhoon - Typhoon Images and Information Typhoon2000 Philippine typhoon website