1974 Pacific typhoon season

Infobox hurricane season
Track=1974 Pacific typhoon season summary.jpg
Basin=WPac
Year=1974
First storm formed=January 9, 1974
Last storm dissipated=December 24, 1974
Strongest storm name=Gloria
Strongest storm pressure=931
Strongest storm winds=120
Average wind speed=1
Total storms=32
Total hurricanes=15
Total intense=
Fatalities=
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Inflated=
five seasons=1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976The 1974 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1974, 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 1974 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.

torms

35 tropical depressions formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 32 became tropical storms. Fifteen storms reached typhoon intensity, and none reached super typhoon strength. [https://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc/atcr/1974atcr/pdf/1974.html 1974 ATCR TABLE OF CONTENTS ] ]

Tropical Storm Wanda (Atang)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=January 9
Dissipated=January 14
1-min winds=55
Pressure=992

Tropical Storm Amy

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=March 14
Dissipated=March 19
1-min winds=45
Pressure=987

Tropical Storm Babe

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=April 26
Dissipated=May 1
1-min winds=60
Pressure=983

Typhoon Carla

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=May 2
Dissipated=May 7
1-min winds=80
Pressure=963

Tropical Depression 05W

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=June 7
Dissipated=June 8
1-min winds=30

Typhoon Dinah (Bising)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=June 7
Dissipated=June 14
1-min winds=70
Pressure=974Dinah, which developed on June 7, hit Luzon on the 10th as an 80 mph typhoon. It continued northwestward, hit Hainan Island, crossed the Gulf of Tonkin, and dissipated over Vietnam. Dinah caused 73 casualties (with 33 missing), with $3 million in crop damage (1974 USD).

Tropical Storm Emma (Klaring)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=June 12
Dissipated=June 18
1-min winds=60
Pressure=988

Tropical Storm Freda

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=June 20
Dissipated=June 21
1-min winds=45
Pressure=989

Typhoon Gilda (Deling)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=June 30
Dissipated=July 7
1-min winds=90
Pressure=944When Tropical Storm Gilda, having weakened from a peak of 100 mph winds, crossed between Japan and South Korea in early July, it brought torrential rains and mudslides, killing 128 people (with 26 missing) and causing damage estimated at $1.5 billion (1974 USD).

Tropical Storm Harriet (Gading)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=July 14
Dissipated=July 18
1-min winds=45
Pressure=996

Tropical Storm Jean (Heling)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=July 17
Dissipated=July 20
1-min winds=45
Pressure=995

Typhoon Ivy (Iliang)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=July 17
Dissipated=July 22
1-min winds=95
Pressure=94566 people were killed with Typhoon Ivy hit Luzon on July 20. It continued northwestward, and hit southeastern China 2 days later.

Tropical Storm Kim

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=July 23
Dissipated=July 24
1-min winds=50
Pressure=989This storm went extratropical on the 24th, but continued to strengthen.

Tropical Storm Lucy (Miding)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=August 9
Dissipated=August 11
1-min winds=35
Pressure=995

Typhoon Mary

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=August 11
Dissipated=August 26
1-min winds=70
Pressure=964The monsoon trough spawned a tropical depression on August 10. It tracked to the northeast, then turned to the northwest where it became a tropical storm on the 11th. Mary's appearance resembled an extratropical cyclone due to vertical shear, and as the ridge built over Japan, Mary turned more to the west. Conditions were favorable enough for Mary to reach typhoon strength on the 18th, but it weakened to a tropical storm before hitting northeastern China on the 19th. A high pressure system over China forced now Tropical Depression Mary to the southeast, where it restrengthened into a tropical storm on the 24th. The storm turned to the northeast, briefly becoming a typhoon again on the 25th before weakening. Mary hit Japan on the 26th, and dissipated shortly thereafter. 3 lives were lost in Mary's path, with moderate damage occurring.

Tropical Depression 16W

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=August 14
Dissipated=August 15
1-min winds=30
Pressure=994

Tropical Storm Nadine (Norming)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=August 15
Dissipated=August 18
1-min winds=50
Pressure=982

Typhoon Polly

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=August 25
Dissipated=September 2
1-min winds=95
Pressure=948

Tropical Depression 20W

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac
Formed=August 27
Dissipated=August 28
1-min winds=30
Pressure=994

Tropical Storm Rose (Oyang)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=August 27
Dissipated=August 31
1-min winds=50
Pressure=985

Typhoon Shirley (Pasing)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac


Formed=September 4
Dissipated=September 9
1-min winds=75
Pressure=972

Tropical Storm Trix

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=September 5
Dissipated=September 6
1-min winds=40

Typhoon Virginia

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=September 11
Dissipated=September 15
1-min winds=75
Pressure=969

Tropical Storm Wendy (Ruping)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=September 24
Dissipated=September 29
1-min winds=60
Pressure=984

Typhoon Agnes

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=September 24
Dissipated=September 30
1-min winds=105
Pressure=961

Typhoon Bess (Susang)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac


Track=Bess 1974 track.pngFormed=October 8
Dissipated=October 14
1-min winds=65
Pressure=980Typhoon Bess crossed northern Luzon on October 10, crossed the South China Sea, and hit Hainan Island on the 13th. Bess continued westward, and dissipated over Vietnam on the 14th. The storm dumped heavy rains on its path, causing 26 deaths (with 3 missing) and $9.2 million (1974 USD) in damage. The name Bess was retired after this season.

Typhoon Carmen (Tering)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=October 14
Dissipated=October 19
1-min winds=75
Pressure=974Typhoon Carmen hit Luzon on October 16, just days after Bess hit. It continued northwestward, made landfall on southeastern China, turned south, and dissipated on the 20th. Typhoon Carmen caused sustained storm force winds in Hong Kong and 25 fatalities, with damage estimated at $13 million (1974 USD).

Typhoon Della (Uding)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=October 20
Dissipated=October 27
1-min winds=90
Pressure=958

Typhoon Elaine (Wening)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=October 23
Dissipated=October 31
1-min winds=95
Pressure=94323 casualties and $21 million in damage can be attributed to 110 mph Typhoon Elaine hitting northern Luzon on October 27.

Tropical Storm Faye (Yaning)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=November 1
Dissipated=November 4
1-min winds=55
Pressure=987

Typhoon Gloria (Aning)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=November 2
Dissipated=November 9
1-min winds=120
Pressure=931

Tropical Storm Hester

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=November 14
Dissipated=November 15
1-min winds=35
Pressure=1000

Typhoon Irma (Bidang)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=November 21
Dissipated=December 2
1-min winds=115
Pressure=939The last of the year's 8 typhoons to hit the Philippines made landfall on November 28 as a 100 mph typhoon. Irma, once a 135 mph typhoon, weakened over the islands and restrengthened into a typhoon in the South China Sea. It turned northward, and hit southern China as a weakening tropical storm on December 2, the latest date for a Chinese tropical storm landfall. Irma killed 11 people, and caused $7.3 million in damage (1974 USD).

Tropical Storm Judy

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=December 17
Dissipated=December 19
1-min winds=40
Pressure=998

Tropical Storm Kit (Delang)

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=December 19
Dissipated=December 24
1-min winds=40
Pressure=995

1974 storm names

Western North Pacific tropical cyclones were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The first storm of 1974 was named Wanda and the final one was named Kit. The name Bess was removed from the list after this year.

One Central Pacific system developed, Hurricane Olive. The policy at the time was to use Western Pacific names the Central Pacific.

ee also

*List of tropical cyclones
*1974 Pacific hurricane season
*1974 Atlantic hurricane season

References

External links

* [http://www.typhoon2000.ph Typhoon2000 Philippine typhoon website] .
* [http://www.typhoon2000.ph/plotting/PhilippineTyphoonChart.gifPhilippine Area of Responsibility] .
* [https://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc.html Joint Typhoon Warning Center] .
* [http://www.weather.gov.hk/informtc/sound/tc_pronunciatione.htm Meaning of Tokyo Typhoon Centre names] .