1994 Pacific typhoon season
| 1994 Pacific typhoon season |
Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries |
| First system formed |
January 4, 1994 |
| Last system dissipated |
December 27, 1994 |
| Strongest storm |
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| Name |
Melissa and Seth |
| • Maximum winds |
205 km/h (125 mph)
(10-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure |
910 hPa (mbar) |
| Seasonal statistics |
| Total depressions |
52 |
| Total storms |
36 |
| Typhoons |
19 |
| Super typhoons |
6 |
| Total fatalities |
1,287 |
| Total damage |
$8.14 billion (1994 USD) |
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Pacific typhoon seasons
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
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| Tropical depression (JMA) |
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
January 4 – January 5 |
| Peak intensity |
55 km/h (35 mph) (10-min) 1004 hPa (mbar) |
| Severe tropical storm (JMA) |
| Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
March 31 – April 9 |
| Peak intensity |
110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min) 980 hPa (mbar) |
| Typhoon (JMA) |
| Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
May 12 – May 17 |
| Peak intensity |
130 km/h (80 mph) (10-min) 965 hPa (mbar) |
| Tropical depression (JMA) |
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
May 25 – May 26 |
| Peak intensity |
55 km/h (35 mph) (10-min) 1004 hPa (mbar) |
| Severe tropical storm (JMA) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
June 3 – June 9 |
| Peak intensity |
95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min) 985 hPa (mbar) |
| Tropical storm (JMA) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
June 21 – June 25 |
| Peak intensity |
75 km/h (45 mph) (10-min) 996 hPa (mbar) |
| Tropical depression (JMA) |
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
July 3 – July 5 |
| Peak intensity |
55 km/h (35 mph) (10-min) 998 hPa (mbar) |
| Typhoon (JMA) |
| Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
July 7 – July 12 |
| Peak intensity |
175 km/h (110 mph) (10-min) 930 hPa (mbar) |
| Tropical storm (JMA) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
July 9 – July 11 |
| Peak intensity |
75 km/h (45 mph) (10-min) 990 hPa (mbar) |
The 1994 Pacific typhoon season was an extremely active season in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation in the Western North Pacific, with a total of 32 tropical storms, where 19 of them reached typhoon strength, during the course of the season. The season had no official bounds and it ran year-round in 1994, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. Tropical storms that formed west of the date line were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The World Meteorological Organization-designated Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre for tropical cyclones for the region is the Japan Meteorological Agency. Tropical depressions that entered or formed in the Philippine area of responsibility were assigned a name by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA. This resulted in some storms having two names.
The season started on January 4 with the formation of Tropical Depression 01W to the west of Yap, with the first tropical storm developing a few months later on April 1, and ended near the end of the year when Tropical Storm Bobbie dissipated in the open Pacific on December 25. During the season, 25 systems either threatened land or made landfall, killing over 2,400 people. The strongest storm of the season was Super Typhoon Doug, which affected Taiwan, South Korea and mainland China, while the deadliest storm was Super Typhoon Fred, which killed over 1,000 people in China. Earlier in the season, the combined effects of two tropical storms —Russ and Sharon —caused flooding in China that killed over 1,400. The season also saw two storms, Li and John, cross into the Western North Pacific from the east, while one storm, Tropical Storm Yuri, formed from a precursor low that had similarly crossed the International Date Line. This season, PAGASA named 25 systems and had to use an auxiliary list to name some of them after running out of names from their standard list. Of the 25, three systems were not tracked by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
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