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1950 Pacific typhoon season
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formed	April 12, 1950
Last system dissipated	January 1, 1951
Strongest storm
By maximum sustained winds	Doris
• Maximum winds	240 km/h (150 mph) (1-minute sustained)
• Lowest pressure	922 hPa (mbar)
By central pressure	Clara
• Maximum winds	230 km/h (145 mph) (1-minute sustained)
• Lowest pressure	899 hPa (mbar)
Seasonal statistics
Total storms	18
Typhoons	12
Super typhoons	1 (unofficial)
Total fatalities	544 total
Total damage	Unknown
Related articles
1950 Atlantic hurricane season 1950 Pacific hurricane season 1950 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
Pacific typhoon seasons 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952

The 1950 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1950, 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 1950 Pacific hurricane season. This would be the first season that Fleet Weather Center in Guam, predecessor agency to Joint Typhoon Warning Center, would take most of the responsibility in the basin, including naming the storms. Before this season, the storms are identified and named by the United States Armed Services, and these names are taken from the list that USAS publicly adopted before the 1945 season started.

Summary

Systems

Severe Tropical Storm One

Severe tropical storm (CMA)
Duration	April 12 – April 15
Peak intensity	110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min); 984 hPa (mbar)

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Typhoon Doris

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 super typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	May 6 – May 14
Peak intensity	240 km/h (150 mph) (1-min); 922 hPa (mbar)

Doris was an intense category 4 super Typhoon that mostly remained out to sea. It formed on May 6, peaked as a strong category 4, and then dissipated on May 14. Doris reached a very low pressure of 922 mbar.

Tropical Storm 02W

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	June 5 – June 9
Peak intensity	65 km/h (40 mph) (1-min); 997 hPa (mbar)

This storm impacted Taiwan.

Typhoon Elsie

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	June 22 – June 24
Peak intensity	140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min); 981 hPa (mbar)

CMA Severe Tropical Storm Six

Severe tropical storm (CMA)
Duration	July 12 – July 15
Peak intensity	95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min); 990 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Flossie

Typhoon (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	July 15 – July 19
Peak intensity	110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min); 993 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Grace

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	July 15 – July 22
Peak intensity	130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min); 981 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Grace impacted Korea and Japan.

Tropical Storm Helene

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	July 24 – August 1
Peak intensity	95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min); 990 hPa (mbar)

It formed on July 24th, then stalled near Japan. Then raced towards China, Then dissipated on August 1st. Overall, Tropical Storm Helene caused 2 deaths.

Tropical Storm Thirteen

Tropical storm (CMA)
Duration	August 2 – August 4
Peak intensity	75 km/h (45 mph) (10-min); 992 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Fifteen

Tropical storm (CMA)
Duration	August 3 – August 4
Peak intensity	75 km/h (45 mph) (10-min); 998 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Sixteen

Tropical storm (JMA)
Duration	August 4 – August 6
Peak intensity	75 km/h (45 mph) (10-min); 996 hPa (mbar)

This storm was the third and last storm consecutively to make landfall on Japan.

Typhoon Ida

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	August 9 – August 22
Peak intensity	140 km/h (85 mph) (1-min); 973 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Depression Twenty

Tropical depression (JMA)
Duration	August 10 – August 14
Peak intensity	95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min); 990 hPa (mbar)

This storm impacted Japan and South Korea. This storm also occurred in the Korean War, where Korean soldiers were battling in South Korea during the storm's impact on land.

Severe Tropical Storm Twenty-one

Severe tropical storm (CMA)
Duration	August 11 – August 14
Peak intensity	110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min); 980 hPa (mbar)

Severe Tropical Storm Twenty-one was a severe tropical storm that remained in open waters.

Severe Tropical Storm Twenty-three

Tropical storm (JMA)
Duration	August 14 – August 22
Peak intensity	110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min); 990 hPa (mbar)

Severe Tropical Storm Twenty-Three tracked through Japan.

Typhoon Jane

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	August 29 – September 3
Peak intensity	185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min); 943 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Jane struck the island of Shikoku in Japan on 3 September. Resulting flooding and landslides killed 539 people.

In late August, a depression formed and quickly intensified into a tropical storm and was given the name Jane. The storm drifted west-northwestward and intensified into a typhoon. Jane gradually curved to the north and intensified to a category 2 typhoon. Jane shortly reached category 3 status and peak intensity at 185 km/h (115 mph). The typhoon accelerated to the north-northeast and weakened to a category 2 storm and made landfall in the modern-day Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area. Jane crossed Kyoto Prefecture and weakened to a tropical storm and crossed the Noto Peninsula and reentered the Sea of Japan and passed just west of Sado Island. The storm struck eastern Aomori Prefecture and crossed the Tsugaru Straits and made a final landfall on the south coast of Hokkaido Prefecture. Jane crossed Hokkaido and dissipated south of the Kuril Islands.

Typhoon Kezia

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	September 4 – September 14
Peak intensity	185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min); 945 hPa (mbar)

On September 13 Typhoon Kezia hit part of the fleet off Kyushu.

P-51 Mustangs belonging to No. 77 Squadron RAAF were grounded at Iwakuni because of the typhoon on September 13 and 14.

There was great damage in western Japan. In Japan, 30 dead, 19 missing people, 35 injured. The total damage and breakage of the house is 4,836. There are 121,1924 inundated houses. In the Itsukushima Shrine the building was damaged, the Kintai Bridge was lost.

Severe Tropical Storm Twenty-six

Severe tropical storm (CMA)
Duration	September 6 – September 8
Peak intensity	95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min); 995 hPa (mbar)

This storm tracked through Vietnam and Laos.

Tropical Storm Lucretia-Nancy

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	September 14 – September 19
Peak intensity	100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min); 987 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Missatha

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	September 13 – September 18
Peak intensity	130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min); 984 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Missatha paralleled Japan.

Typhoon Ossia

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	September 27 – October 6
Peak intensity	185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min); 966 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Ossia impacted the Philippines.

Typhoon Petie

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	October 18 – October 24
Peak intensity	165 km/h (105 mph) (1-min); 978 hPa (mbar)

Severe Tropical Storm Thirty-five

Severe tropical storm (CMA)
Duration	October 26 – October 31
Peak intensity	95 km/h (60 mph) (10-min); 995 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Ruby-Anita

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	October 27 – October 31
Peak intensity	185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min); 918 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Billie

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	November 4 – November 9
Peak intensity	150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min); 985 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Clara

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	November 4 – November 12
Peak intensity	230 km/h (145 mph) (1-min); 899 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Delilah

Tropical storm (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	November 19 – November 25
Peak intensity	110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min); 989 hPa (mbar)

This tropical storm affected the Philippines.

Severe Tropical Storm Ellen

Severe tropical storm (CMA)
Duration	December 11 – December 13
Peak intensity	110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min); 990 hPa (mbar)

Ellen remained at sea, without impacting land.

Typhoon Fran

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	December 26 – January 1
Peak intensity	150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min); 980 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Fran was a late season storm that struck the northern Philippines killing 5 people.

Storm names

21 names were used during the season, the first being Doris and the last being Fran.

Names decommissioned

For unknown reasons, the names Helene, Jane, Kezia, Lucretia, Missatha, Ossia, Petie, Salome and Delilah were replaced with Helen, June, Kathy, Lorna, Marie, Olga, Pamela, Sally and Dot.

See also

• 1950 Atlantic hurricane season
• List of Pacific typhoon seasons
• 1950s South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
• 1950s Australian region cyclone seasons
• 1950s South Pacific cyclone seasons

References

1. Joint Typhoon Warning Center 50th Anniversary May 1959 – May 2009. April 29, 2009. Archived from the original on July 17, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
2. Landsea, Christopher W; Dorst, Neal M (June 1, 2014). "Subject: Tropical Cyclone Names: B1) How are tropical cyclones named?". Tropical Cyclone Frequently Asked Question. United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Hurricane Research Division. Archived from the original on December 10, 2018.
3. Cry, George (July 1958). Bristow, Gerald C (ed.). "Naming hurricanes and typhoons". Mariners Weather Log. 2 (4): 109. hdl:2027/uc1.b3876059. ISSN 0025-3367. OCLC 648466886.
4. "RAAF Form A.50 - No. 77 Squadron, RAAF - September 1950". AviationHeritage.org. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
5. "錦帯橋の歴史". 岩国市観光振興課. 2012-09-21. Archived from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
6. Pagasa - Dost - Dost Service Institutes

External links

• Unisys season tracks
• List of DOD publishing organizations and basins covered for the entire 1945-2000 period.

• 1950 Pacific typhoon season