1969 Pacific typhoon season
| 1969 Pacific typhoon season | |
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Season summary map
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| First system formed | January 16, 1969 |
| Last system dissipated | December 21, 1969 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Elsie |
| • Maximum winds | 280 km/h (175 mph) (1-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure | 895 hPa (mbar) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total depressions | 34 |
| Total storms | 23 |
| Typhoons | 13 |
| Super typhoons | 2 |
| Total fatalities | Unknown |
| Total damage | Unknown |
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| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | January 16 – January 24 |
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| Peak intensity | 155 km/h (100 mph) (1-min) 965 hPa (mbar) |
| Tropical depression (CMA) | |
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| Duration | February 21 – February 23 |
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| Peak intensity | 55 km/h (35 mph) (10-min) 998 hPa (mbar) |
| Tropical Storm (JMA) | |
| Tropical Storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | March 6 – March 9 |
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| Peak intensity | 75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min) 995 hPa (mbar) |
| Typhoon (JMA) | |
| Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | April 15 – April 26 |
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| Peak intensity | 195 km/h (120 mph) (1-min) 940 hPa (mbar) |
| Tropical depression (PAGASA) | |
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| Duration | May 3 – May 5 |
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| Peak intensity | 55 km/h (35 mph) (10-min) |
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| Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 6 – July 12 |
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| Peak intensity | 130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min) 970 hPa (mbar) |
| Tropical depression (CMA) | |
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| Duration | July 15 – July 15 |
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| Peak intensity | 45 km/h (25 mph) (10-min) 1004 hPa (mbar) |
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| Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 20 – July 30 |
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| Peak intensity | 240 km/h (150 mph) (1-min) 900 hPa (mbar) |
| Tropical depression (PAGASA) | |
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| Duration | July 22 – July 25 |
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| Peak intensity | 55 km/h (35 mph) (10-min) 998 hPa (mbar) |
The 1969 Pacific typhoon season was the third 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 Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA. This can often result in the same storm having two names.
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.
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.
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.
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