1996 Pacific typhoon season

Infobox hurricane season
Track=1996 Pacific typhoon season summary.jpg
Basin=WPac
Year=1996
First storm formed=February 23, 1996
Last storm dissipated=December 31, 1996
Strongest storm name=Herb
Strongest storm pressure=925
Strongest storm winds=140
Total storms=33
Total hurricanes=21
Total intense=6
Fatalities=873
five seasons=1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

The 1996 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1996, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. [Gary Padgett. [http://www.typhoon2000.ph/garyp_mgtcs/may03sum.txt May 2003 Tropical Cyclone Summary.] Retrieved 2006-08-26.] 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 1996 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

The 1996 season was very active. Forty-four tropical cyclones formed this year, of which 33 became tropical storms. Twenty-one storms reached typhoon intensity, of which six reached super typhoon strength.

Tropical Storm Ann

uper Typhoon Bart

Tropical Storm Cam

Typhoon Dan

Typhoon Eve

infobox hurricane small
name= Typhoon Eve
category=cat4
type=typhoon


track=Eve 1996 track.pngformed=July 13
dissipated=July 20
highest winds=85 kt (10-min)
lowest pressure=940 hPaA Tropical Upper Tropospheric Trough spawned Tropical Depression 7W on July 10 over the open Western Pacific. It tracked generally west-northwestward, strengthening to a tropical storm on the 14th. On the 15th Eve became a typhoon, which was followed by a period of explosive deepening to a 100 mph Typhoon, with a pressure drop of 40 mb from early on the 15th to early on the 16th. An eyewall replacement cycle weakened Eve to a 95 mph typhoon, but as the outer eyewall contracted, the storm again reached wind speeds of 97 mph before hitting southern Japan on the 18th. Rapidly weakening over the mountains, Eve turned eastward over the islands and the last warning was issued on the 20th. It restrengthened to a tropical storm east of Japan, and continued northeastward until dissipation on the 27th. Eve, despite being a Category 4 at landfall, caused no reported deaths and only 9 injuries.Joint Typhoon Warning Center. [https://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc/atcr/1996atcr/pdf/chapter3.pdf Chapter 3.] Retrieved on 2007-01-07.]

Typhoon Frankie

infobox hurricane small
name=Typhoon Frankie
category=cat2
type=typhoon
track=frankie 1996 track.png

formed=July 21
dissipated=July 24
highest winds=50 kt (10-min)
lowest pressure=975 hPaAn active monsoon trough over the Western Pacific Ocean developed 3 typhoons; Frankie, Gloria, and Herb. The first, Frankie, developed in the South China Sea on July 19. It tracked west-northwestward and became a tropical storm on the 21st. After crossing the island of Hainan Frankie rapidly intensified to a 100 mph typhoon over the Gulf of Tonkin. It northern Vietnam on the 23rd, and dissipated 2 days later over China. 104 people were reported killed or missing in association with Frankie, and damage figures are estimated at over $200 million (1996 US Dollars).

Typhoon Gloria

infobox hurricane small
name=Typhoon Gloria
category=cat2
type=typhoon
track=gloria 1996 track.png

formed=July 22
dissipated=July 27
highest winds=65 kt (10-min)
lowest pressure=965 hPaThe same monsoon trough that spawned Frankie also spawned a tropical depression on July 19 east of the Philippines. It headed northwestward, slowly organizing into a tropical storm on the 22nd. The next day Gloria reached typhoon strength, and a day later it reached its peak of 100 mph winds. Gloria brushed the northern coast of the Philippines and turned northward to hit Taiwan on the 26th. After crossing the island and the Taiwan Straight, Gloria hit China where she dissipated on the 27th. Gloria caused 23 casualties, 20 of which were in the northern Philippines. In addition, damage was estimated at $20 million (1996 USD).

uper Typhoon Herb

infobox hurricane small
name=Super Typhoon Herb
category=cat5
type=super typhoon
track=Herb 1996 track.png

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formed=July 23
dissipated=August 1
highest winds=95 kt (10-min)
lowest pressure=925 hPaSuper Typhoon Herb was one of the strongest and the largest storms in 1996, reaching 160 mph winds over the open ocean. It hit Taiwan and later eastern China, where it caused 590 casualties and $5 billion in damage (1996 dollars).

Tropical Storm Ian

Typhoon Joy

Typhoon Kirk

infobox hurricane small
name=Typhoon Kirk
category=cat2
type=typhoon
track=kirk 1996 track.png

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formed=August 3
dissipated=August 16
highest winds=75 kt (10-min)
lowest pressure=955 hPaA monsoon depression developed on July 28 over the open Pacific Ocean. It headed northwestward, slowly consolidating to become a tropical storm on the 5th. While south of Japan, Kirk drifted to the southeast and looped back to the west, strengthening to a typhoon on the 8th while looping. It continued slowly northwestward, and while curving to the northeast Kirk reached a peak of 110 mph winds. The typhoon struck southwestern Japan at that intensity on the 14th. It weakened over the country, and dissipated on the 16th over the northern Pacific. Kirk caused heavy flooding, resulting in at least 2 deaths and moderate damage.

Tropical Storm Lisa

Tropical Storm Marty

infobox hurricane small
name=Tropical Storm Marty
category=storm
type=tropical storm
track=marty 1996 track.png

formed=August 13
dissipated=August 14
highest winds=45 kt (1-min)
lowest pressure=991 hPaThe monsoon trough spawned a tropical depression over southern China on August 11. It drifted southwestward, entering the Gulf of Tonkin on the 12th. An extremely small cyclone, it reached tropical storm strength on the 13th and a peak of 60 mph on the 14th. Marty made landfall on the 14th on northern Vietnam, where it dissipated 3 days later. Though small and somewhat weak, Marty managed to cause moderate damage and flooding, amounting to the deaths of 125 with 107 people missing.

Typhoon Niki

Typhoon Orson

Typhoon Piper

Tropical Storm Rick

uper Typhoon Sally

infobox hurricane small
name=Super Typhoon Sally
category=cat5
type=super typhoon


track=Sally 1996 track.pngformed=September 5
dissipated=September 9
highest winds=85 kt (10-min)
lowest pressure=940 hPaOn September 2, a tropical depression developed well east of the Philippines. It headed west-northwestward, reaching tropical storm strength on the 5th and typhoon strength on the 6th. On the 7th Sally rapidly intensified to a 160 mph Super Typhoon while passing just north of the Philippines. It weakened slightly yet steadily to a 115 mph typhoon over the South China Sea, hitting the Luichow Peninsula of China on the 9th, and dissipated the next day over the country. Sally brought heavy rain and damage to China, causing 114 casualties, 110 people missing, and economic losses estimated at $1.5 billion (1996 USD).

Typhoon Tom

uper Typhoon Violet

Typhoon Willie

infobox hurricane small
name=Typhoon Willie
category=cat1
type=typhoon
track=Willie 1996 track.png

formed=September 17
dissipated=September 23
highest winds=55 kt (10-min)
lowest pressure=985 hPaAn active monsoon trough that also developed Typhoons Tom (25W) and Violet (26W) spawned a tropical depression in the Gulf of Tonkin on September 16. It moved counter-clockwise around Hainan Island, becoming a tropical storm on the 17th and a typhoon on the 19th. It crossed the narrow Hainan Straight between Hainan and China, and continued west-southwestward across the Gulf of Tonkin. Willie made landfall on Vietnam on the 22nd, and dissipated the next day. The typhoon resulted in 38 fatalities from flooding.

uper Typhoon Yates

Typhoon Zane

Tropical Storm Abel

Typhoon Beth

Typhoon Carlo

uper Typhoon Dale

Tropical Storm Ernie

Typhoon Fern

Tropical Storm Greg

infobox hurricane small
name=Tropical Storm Greg
category=storm
type=tropical storm
track=Greg 1996 track.png

formed=December 24
dissipated=December 27
highest winds=41 kt (1-min)
lowest pressure=991 hPaTwo active monsoon troughs that also developed Typhoon Fern and Southern Hemisphere Cyclones Ophelia, Phil, and Fergus spawned Tropical Depression 43W in the South China Sea on December 21. Due to the troughs' nature, the depression headed east-southeastward, where it strengthened into the final tropical storm of the year on the 24th; Greg. After reaching a peak of 50 mph winds it crossed the northern part of Borneo on the 25th. It continued east-southeastward until dissipation on the 27th, south of the Philippines. Greg caused extensive property damage on Borneo from torrential flooding, resulting in 127 deaths and 100 people missing.

1996 storm names

Western North Pacific tropical cyclones were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. This was the first year the following names were used. The first storm of 1996 was named Ann and the final one was named Greg.

Philippines

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) uses its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones within its area of responsibility. Lists are recycled every four years. This is the same list used for the 1992 season.

ee also

*1996 Pacific hurricane season
*1996 Atlantic hurricane season
*1996 North Indian cyclone season
*1996-97 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone 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] .