1973 Pacific typhoon season

Infobox hurricane season
Track=1973 Pacific typhoon season summary.jpg
Basin=WPac
Year=1973
First storm formed=June 30, 1973
Last storm dissipated=November 26, 1973
Strongest storm name=Nora
Strongest storm pressure=877
Strongest storm winds=160
Average wind speed=1
Total storms=21
Total hurricanes=12
Total intense=3
Fatalities=
Da

Inflated=
five seasons=1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975The 1973 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds, 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 1973 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

23 tropical depressions formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 21 became tropical storms. 12 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 3 reached super typhoon strength. [https://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc/atcr/1973atcr/pdf/1973.html 1973 ATCR TABLE OF CONTENTS ] ]

Tropical Storm Wilda

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=June 30
Dissipated=July 3
1-min winds=60
Pressure=982

Typhoon Anita

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=July 5
Dissipated=July 8
1-min winds=70
Pressure=980

Tropical Storm Clara

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=July 12
Dissipated=July 14
1-min winds=50
Pressure=998

uper Typhoon Billie

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=July 12
Dissipated=July 19
1-min winds=130
Pressure=916Tropical Storm Bille, which developed on July 12 east of the Philippines, rapidly strengthened on the 14th and 15th to a 150 mph super typhoon. It tracked due north, fluctuating in intensity for the next 3 days. A building ridge over the Sea of Japan forced Billie to the northwest, where it weakened greatly, first to a tropical storm on the 18th, then to a tropical depression on the 19th as it passes over northeastern China. The storm dissipated on the 20th.

Typhoon Dot

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=July 13
Dissipated=July 20
1-min winds=85
Pressure=978Typhoon Dot struck Hong Kong causing sustained storm force winds, killing one person. [http://www.hko.gov.hk/informtc/historical_tc/cdtc.htm Historical Information ] ]

Typhoon Ellen

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=July 17
Dissipated=July 29
1-min winds=105
Pressure=941

Tropical Storm Fran

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=July 27
Dissipated=July 29
1-min winds=40
Pressure=1002

Typhoon Georgia

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=August 8
Dissipated=August 12
1-min winds=70
Pressure=976

Tropical Storm Hope

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=August 8
Dissipated=August 12
1-min winds=45
Pressure=996

Typhoon Iris

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=August 9
Dissipated=August 17
1-min winds=85
Pressure=972

Tropical Depression 11W

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=August 11
Dissipated=August 14
1-min winds=30
Pressure=1005

Tropical Storm Joan

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=August 17
Dissipated=August 21
1-min winds=45
Pressure=990

Tropical Storm Kate

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=August 23
Dissipated=August 26
1-min winds=60
Pressure=983

Tropical Depression 14W

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=August 31
Dissipated=September 2
1-min winds=30

Typhoon Louise

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=September 2
Dissipated=September 7
1-min winds=75
Pressure=974

Typhoon Marge

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=September 11
Dissipated=September 15
1-min winds=80
Pressure=964

uper Typhoon Nora

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=October 1
Dissipated=October 10
1-min winds=160
Pressure=877The monsoon trough spawned a tropical depression east of the Philippines on October 1. Under weak steering currents, it meandered westward, where favorable conditions allowed for it to strengthen, first to a tropical storm on the 2nd, then to a typhoon on the 3rd. Nora continued to the northwest, and explosively deepened on the 5th and 6th to a 185 mph super typhoon. At the time, it had a minimum central pressure of 877 millibars, the lowest pressure on record at the time and currently tied for 9th. The typhoon weakened as it headed to the northwest, and struck northeastern Luzon on the 7th as a 115 mph typhoon. Nora continued to the northwest, weakening to a minimal typhoon as it hit southeast China on the 10th. The typhoon caused 18 fatalities, with over $2 million in damage.

Typhoon Opal

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=October 4
Dissipated=October 8
1-min winds=75
Pressure=968

uper Typhoon Patsy

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=October 6
Dissipated=October 14
1-min winds=140
Pressure=893

Typhoon Ruth

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=October 11
Dissipated=October 19
1-min winds=90
Pressure=95727 people were killed when Typhoon Ruth crossed Luzon on October 15 and caused $5 million in damage. Ruth continued to the northwest, and hit Hainan Island and China on the 19th and 20th, respectively.

Tropical Storm Sarah

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac


Formed=November 9
Dissipated=November 12
1-min winds=55
Pressure=984On November 12 this system emerged in the Bay of Bengal and became Tropical Cyclone 37-73. [https://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc/atcr/1973atcr/pdf/1973.html 1973 ATCR TABLE OF CONTENTS ] ]

Tropical Storm Thelma

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=November 14
Dissipated=November 18
1-min winds=55
Pressure=991

Tropical Storm Vera

Infobox Hurricane Small
Basin=WPac

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Formed=November 19
Dissipated=November 26
1-min winds=50
Pressure=990

1973 storm names

Western North Pacific tropical cyclones were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The first storm of 1973 was named Wilda and the final one was named Vera.

ee also

*1973 Pacific hurricane season
*1973 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] .