1958 Pacific typhoon season

Infobox hurricane season
Basin=WPac
Year=1958
Track=1958 Pacific typhoon season summary.jpg
First storm formed=January 7, 1958
Last storm dissipated=December 8, 1958
Strongest storm name=Super Typhoon Ida
Strongest storm pressure=877
Total storms=23
Total hurricanes=21
Total intense=8
five seasons=1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960|}The 1958 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1958, 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 1958 Pacific hurricane season. Tropical Storms formed in the entire west pacific basin were assigned a name by the Fleet Weather Center on Guam.

torms

uper Typhoon Ophelia

infobox hurricane small
name=Super Typhoon Ophelia
category=cat5
type=STY
formed=January 07
dissipated= January 17, 1958
highest winds=160 mph [http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/1958/index.html Unisys Weather: 1958 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Western Pacific ] ]
lowest pressure=940 mbar [http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/year/wnp/1958.html.en Digital Typhoon: Typhoon List (1958) ] ]
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total fatalities=None
hurricane season=1958 Pacific typhoon seasonOn January 7, a tropical storm developed over the open waters of the western Pacific. It rapidly intensified, and reached winds of 140 mph the next day. Conditions became unfavorable, and steadily weakened to 105 mph winds. On the 12th, favorable conditions allowed Ophelia to reintensify, reaching a peak of 160 mph on the 13th. After maintaining that intensity for 18 hours, it quickly weakened as it drifted northward, and dissipated on the 16th. Typhoon Ophelia caused widespread destruction on Jaluit and other islands of the Western Pacific. [http://www.bikiniatoll.com/history.html Bikini Atoll History] ] Ophelia also killed nine people when a USAF WB-50 crashed during a recon flight into the storm on January 15. [http://www.usatoday.com/weather/hurricane/2003-07-16-flying-hurricanes_x.htm Deadly Hurricane Hunter Flights] ]

uper Typhoon Phyllis

infobox hurricane small
name=Super Typhoon Phyllis
category=cat5
type=STY
formed=May 25
dissipated= June 02, 1958
highest winds=185 mph [http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/1958/index.html Unisys Weather: 1958 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Western Pacific ] ]
lowest pressure=940 mbar [http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/year/wnp/1958.html.en Digital Typhoon: Typhoon List (1958) ] ]
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total fatalities=None
hurricane season=1958 Pacific typhoon seasonOn May 29, Super Typhoon Phyllis attained a peak of 185 mph, the strongest typhoon ever in the month of May. Phyllis remained over open waters, and dissipated on the 2nd to the southeast of Japan.

Typhoon Rita

infobox hurricane small
name=Typhoon Rita
category=cat1
type=TY
formed=June 08
dissipated= June 13, 1958
highest winds=75 mph [http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/1958/index.html Unisys Weather: 1958 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Western Pacific ] ]
lowest pressure=985 mbar [http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/year/wnp/1958.html.en Digital Typhoon: Typhoon List (1958) ] ]
total da

total fatalities=None
hurricane season=1958 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Susan

infobox hurricane small
name=Typhoon Susan
category=cat3
type=TY
formed=June 14
dissipated= June 18, 1958
highest winds=115 mph [http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/1958/index.html Unisys Weather: 1958 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Western Pacific ] ]
lowest pressure=985 mbar [http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/year/wnp/1958.html.en Digital Typhoon: Typhoon List (1958) ] ]
total da

total fatalities=None
hurricane season=1958 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Tess

infobox hurricane small
name=Typhoon Tess
category=cat1
type=TY
formed=July 02
dissipated= July 05, 1958
highest winds=85 mph [http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/1958/index.html Unisys Weather: 1958 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Western Pacific ] ]
lowest pressure=1000 mbar [http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/year/wnp/1958.html.en Digital Typhoon: Typhoon List (1958) ] ]
total da

total fatalities=None
hurricane season=1958 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Viola

infobox hurricane small
name=Typhoon Viola
category=cat3
type=TY
formed=July 08
dissipated= July 14, 1958
highest winds=115 mph [http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/1958/index.html Unisys Weather: 1958 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Western Pacific ] ]
lowest pressure=965 mbar [http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/year/wnp/1958.html.en Digital Typhoon: Typhoon List (1958) ] ]
total da

total fatalities=None
hurricane season=1958 Pacific typhoon season

uper Typhoon Winnie

infobox hurricane small
name=Super Typhoon Winnie
category=cat5
type=STY
formed=July 12
dissipated= July 17, 1958
highest winds=175 mph [http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/1958/index.html Unisys Weather: 1958 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Western Pacific ] ]
lowest pressure=925 mbar [http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/year/wnp/1958.html.en Digital Typhoon: Typhoon List (1958) ] ]
total da

total fatalities=None
hurricane season=1958 Pacific typhoon seasonTropical Storm Winnie formed on July 12 to the east of Luzon. It moved northwestward, rapidly intensifying to a Category 4 typhoon within 12 hours. The typhoon weakened slightly, but rapidly strengthened to a 175 mph super typhoon just before hitting eastern Taiwan on the 15th. Winnie rapidly weakened over the mountainous terrain, and after crossing the Formosa Strait Winnie hit southeastern China. It continued to weaken over land, and dissipated on the 17th. [http://www.weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/1958/index.html 1958 Best Track] ] Winnie caused 31 casualties and 53 injuries in Taiwan while crossing. [http://www.basedn.freeserve.co.uk/weather.htm Deadly Typhoon Information] ]

Typhoon Alice

infobox hurricane small
name=Typhoon Alice
category=cat4
type=TY
formed=July 14
dissipated= July 24, 1958
highest winds=145 mph [http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/1958/index.html Unisys Weather: 1958 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Western Pacific ] ]
lowest pressure=925 mbar [http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/year/wnp/1958.html.en Digital Typhoon: Typhoon List (1958) ] ]
total da

total fatalities=None
hurricane season=1958 Pacific typhoon seasonTropical Storm Alice developed on July 14 in the open western Pacific Ocean. It moved to the northwest and attained typhoon status on the 16th. Alice rapidly intensified 19th to a 150 mph super typhoon, and after turning to the northeast it weakened. Alice hit southeastern Japan on the 22nd, and became extratropical on the 24th near the Kamchatka Peninsula. [http://www.weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/1958/index.html 1958 Best Track] ] Alice was responsible for 41 deaths (with 8 missing) and 61 injuries in Hokkaidō. [http://www.basedn.freeserve.co.uk/weather.htm Deadly Typhoon Information] ]

Tropical Storm Betty

infobox hurricane small
name=Tropical Storm Betty
category=storm
type=tropical storm
formed=July 15
dissipated= July 16, 1958
highest winds=70 mph [http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/1958/index.html Unisys Weather: 1958 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Western Pacific ] ]
lowest pressure=985 mbar [http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/year/wnp/1958.html.en Digital Typhoon: Typhoon List (1958) ] ]
total da

total fatalities=None
hurricane season=1958 Pacific typhoon season

uper Typhoon Doris

infobox hurricane small
name=Super Typhoon Doris
category=cat4
type=STY
formed=July 22
dissipated= July 30, 1958
highest winds=150 mph [http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/1958/index.html Unisys Weather: 1958 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Western Pacific ] ]
lowest pressure=935 mbar [http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/year/wnp/1958.html.en Digital Typhoon: Typhoon List (1958) ] ]
total da

total fatalities=None
hurricane season=1958 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Elsie

infobox hurricane small
name=Typhoon Elsie
category=cat1
type=TY
formed=August 05
dissipated= August 09, 1958
highest winds=85 mph [http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/1958/index.html Unisys Weather: 1958 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Western Pacific ] ]
lowest pressure=965 mbar [http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/year/wnp/1958.html.en Digital Typhoon: Typhoon List (1958) ] ]
total da

total fatalities=None
hurricane season=1958 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Flossie

infobox hurricane small
name=Typhoon Flossie
category=cat2
type=TY
formed=August 21
dissipated= August 26, 1958
highest winds=105 mph [http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/1958/index.html Unisys Weather: 1958 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Western Pacific ] ]
lowest pressure=970 mbar [http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/year/wnp/1958.html.en Digital Typhoon: Typhoon List (1958) ] ]
total da

total fatalities=None
hurricane season=1958 Pacific typhoon seasonOn August 21, a tropical depression formed in the open ocean and moved northward. It reached tropical storm status later that day, and attained typhoon strength on the 22nd. Flossie peaked at 105 mph on the 22nd, and weakened to a 70 mph tropical storm just before hitting the southeastern coast of Japan on the 25th. Flossie turned to the east, and after becoming extratropical on the 26th the storm dissipated on the 27th. [http://www.weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/1958/index.html 1958 Best Track] ] The storm caused 15 casualties (with 30 missing) and 39 injuries in Tokyo. [http://www.basedn.freeserve.co.uk/weather.htm Deadly Typhoon Information] ]

uper Typhoon Grace

infobox hurricane small
name=Super Typhoon Grace
category=cat5
type=STY
formed=August 29
dissipated= September 05, 1958
highest winds=190 mph [http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/1958/index.html Unisys Weather: 1958 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Western Pacific ] ]
lowest pressure=905 mbar [http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/year/wnp/1958.html.en Digital Typhoon: Typhoon List (1958) ] ]
total da

total fatalities=None
hurricane season=1958 Pacific typhoon season

uper Typhoon Helen

infobox hurricane small
name=Super Typhoon Helen
category=cat5
type=STY
formed=September 09
dissipated= September 19, 1958
highest winds=175 mph [http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/1958/index.html Unisys Weather: 1958 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Western Pacific ] ]
lowest pressure=920 mbar [http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/year/wnp/1958.html.en Digital Typhoon: Typhoon List (1958) ] ]
total da

total fatalities=None
hurricane season=1958 Pacific typhoon seasonTyphoon Helen, which formed on September 9, rapidly intensified to a 175 super typhoon on the 14th. It moved to the northeast, and steadily weakened until hitting southeastern Japan as a 105 mph typhoon on the 17th. It paralleled the Japanese coastline, and after turning northward it became extratropical on the 19th in the Sea of Okhotsk. [http://www.weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/1958/index.html 1958 Best Track] ] Helen's effects caused 24 fatalities (with 44 missing) and 108 injuries. [http://www.basedn.freeserve.co.uk/weather.htm Deadly Typhoon Information] ]

uper Typhoon Ida

infobox hurricane small
name=Super Typhoon Ida
category=cat5
type=STY
formed=September 20
dissipated= September 27, 1958
highest winds=195 mph [http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/1958/index.html Unisys Weather: 1958 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Western Pacific ] ]
lowest pressure=877 mbar [http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/year/wnp/1958.html.en Digital Typhoon: Typhoon List (1958) ] ]
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total fatalities=None
hurricane season=1958 Pacific typhoon seasonOn September 20, Tropical Storm Ida formed in the central Western Pacific. It moved to the west, rapidly strengthening to a 115 mph typhoon by the next day. On the 22nd Ida turned to the north and quickly intensified, reaching super typhoon status on the 23rd and peak winds of 200 mph on the 24th. Such winds are speculative, due to the lack of satellite or quality in measurements, but Ida was likely a formidable typhoon with a record low pressure (at the time) of 877 mbar. [http://members.tripod.com/~littlerosie/camille.html Camille Info] ] Ida weakened as it continued to the north-northeast, and made landfall on southeastern Honshū with winds of 80 mph on the 26th. It became extratropical the next day, and dissipated on the 28th to the east of the country. [http://www.weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/1958/index.html 1958 Best Track] ] Ida caused torrential flooding to southeastern Japan, resulting in over 1,900 mudslides. Damage along the coastline was extensive, including two small villages that were washed away completely. Nearly 500,000 were left homeless, [http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,825503,00.html Time.com] ] 888 were killed, 496 were injured, and 381 were missing from the storm. [http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/cgi-bin/dt/dsummary.pl?id=195822&basin=wnp&lang=en Digital Typhoon: Disaster Information ] ]

Typhoon June

infobox hurricane small
name=Typhoon June
category=cat1
type=TY
formed=September 20
dissipated= September 22, 1958
highest winds=75 mph [http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/1958/index.html Unisys Weather: 1958 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Western Pacific ] ]
lowest pressure=990 mbar [http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/year/wnp/1958.html.en Digital Typhoon: Typhoon List (1958) ] ]
total da

total fatalities=None
hurricane season=1958 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Kathy

infobox hurricane small
name=Typhoon Kathy
category=cat3
type=TY
formed=October 21
dissipated= October 26, 1958
highest winds=115 mph [http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/1958/index.html Unisys Weather: 1958 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Western Pacific ] ]
lowest pressure=975 mbar [http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/year/wnp/1958.html.en Digital Typhoon: Typhoon List (1958) ] ]
total da

total fatalities=None
hurricane season=1958 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Lorna

infobox hurricane small
name=Typhoon Lorna
category=cat3
type=TY
formed=October 24
dissipated= November 03, 1958
highest winds=125 mph [http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/1958/index.html Unisys Weather: 1958 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Western Pacific ] ]
lowest pressure=940 mbar [http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/year/wnp/1958.html.en Digital Typhoon: Typhoon List (1958) ] ]
total da

total fatalities=None
hurricane season=1958 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Marie

infobox hurricane small
name=Typhoon Marie
category=cat4
type=TY
formed=October 25
dissipated= November 03, 1958
highest winds=140 mph [http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/1958/index.html Unisys Weather: 1958 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Western Pacific ] ]
lowest pressure=940 mbar [http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/year/wnp/1958.html.en Digital Typhoon: Typhoon List (1958) ] ]
total da

total fatalities=None
hurricane season=1958 Pacific typhoon season

uper Typhoon Nancy

infobox hurricane small
name=Super Typhoon Nancy
category=cat5
type=STY
formed=November 22
dissipated= November 26, 1958
highest winds=160 mph [http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/1958/index.html Unisys Weather: 1958 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Western Pacific ] ]
lowest pressure=920 mbar [http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/year/wnp/1958.html.en Digital Typhoon: Typhoon List (1958) ] ]
total da

total fatalities=None
hurricane season=1958 Pacific typhoon season

Typhoon Olga

infobox hurricane small
name=Typhoon Olga
category=cat4
type=TY
formed=December 01
dissipated= December 08, 1958
highest winds=145 mph [http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/1958/index.html Unisys Weather: 1958 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Western Pacific ] ]
lowest pressure=950 mbar [http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/year/wnp/1958.html.en Digital Typhoon: Typhoon List (1958) ] ]
total da

total fatalities=None
hurricane season=1958 Pacific typhoon season

Tropical Storm Pamela

infobox hurricane small
name=Tropical Stom Pamela
category=storm
type=tropical storm
formed=November 30
dissipated= December 01, 1958
highest winds=50 mph [http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/1958/index.html Unisys Weather: 1958 Hurricane/Tropical Data for Western Pacific ] ]
lowest pressure=1000 mbar [http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/year/wnp/1958.html.en Digital Typhoon: Typhoon List (1958) ] ]
total da

total fatalities=None
hurricane season=1958 Pacific typhoon season

1958 storm names

ee also

* List of Pacific typhoon seasons

External links

* [http://www.basedn.freeserve.co.uk/weather.htm Deadly Typhoons]
* [http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/year/wnp/1958.html.en 1958 Pacific Typhoon Names]
* [https://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc/best_tracks/TC_bt_report.html List of DOD publishing organizations and basins covered for the entire 1945-2000 period.]

References