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1948 Pacific typhoon season
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formed	January 11, 1948
Last system dissipated	December 16, 1948
Strongest storm
Name	Libby
• Maximum winds	230 km/h (145 mph) (1-minute sustained)
• Lowest pressure	924 hPa (mbar)
Seasonal statistics
Total storms	26
Typhoons	15
Super typhoons	1 (unofficial)
Total fatalities	Unknown
Total damage	Unknown
Related articles
1948 Atlantic hurricane season 1942–48 Pacific hurricane seasons 1940s North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
Pacific typhoon seasons 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950

The 1948 Pacific typhoon season was an average season. It had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1948, 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 1948 Pacific hurricane season. At the time, tropical storms that formed within this region of the western Pacific were 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.

Season summary

Storms

Typhoon Karen

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 super typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	January 11 – January 19
Peak intensity	240 km/h (150 mph) (1-min); 936 hPa (27.64 inHg) hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Karen, one of the earliest recorded super typhoons, developed on January 11, well west of the Philippines. It curved westward while slowly intensifying. After a prolonged period of slow intensification, the tropical cyclone began to rapidly strengthen. It became a super typhoon on January 16. Shortly after, it weakened and dissipated on January 19.

It struck Yap on January 14, damaging and destroying establishments and houses on the island. It also wrecked the roofs of some U.S. warehouses and buildings, and downed power lines. A food warehouse were washed out; however, some food supplies survived.

After the typhoon, the navy transported some relief supplies to the populated island. No deaths were reported.

Typhoon Lana

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	May 16 – May 20
Peak intensity	150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min); 971 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Lana, the second system of the season, formed on May 16, west of the Philippines. It moved to the north-northeast while intensifying, reaching its peak intensity somewhere on May 18 and 19. It then weakened, until it was last noted on May 20 as it merged with a cold front.

Warnings were issued for Yap, Palau, Guam and Ulithi in preparations for the storm. All ships in these islands were instructed to escape to Sangley Point due to the approaching typhoon.

A plane in Guam encountered the strength of the typhoon; however, it escaped its fury. Eighteen individuals were reported dead in Yap when their canoe sank during the storm. The damage, however, was minimal.

Typhoon Mabel

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	May 29 – June 2
Peak intensity	150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min); 964 hPa (mbar)

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Typhoon Nadine

Typhoon (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	June 9 – June 11
Peak intensity	110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min); 986 hPa (mbar)

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Tropical Storm Ophelia

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	June 10 – June 11
Peak intensity	75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min); 991 hPa (mbar)

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Ophelia formed on June 10 in the South China Sea. It moved west and struck southern China. It dissipated the next day, without attaining maximum sustained winds any higher than 45 miles per hour (72 km/h).

Typhoon Pearl

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	July 1 – July 8
Peak intensity	165 km/h (105 mph) (1-min); 960 hPa (mbar)

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Typhoon Rose

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	July 23 – July 28
Peak intensity	130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min); 981 hPa (mbar)

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Typhoon Bertha

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	August 4 – August 6
Peak intensity	130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min); 976 hPa (mbar)

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Tropical Storm Chris

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	August 8 – August 14
Peak intensity	95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min); 988 hPa (mbar)

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Typhoon Dolores–Eunice

Typhoon (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	August 10 – August 14
Peak intensity	85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min); 990 hPa (mbar)

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Tropical Storm Dolores was tracked by the Air Weather Service located on Guam. At one point, a tropical storm was identified and assigned the name Eunice. Post analysis showed that Tropical Storm Dolores was north of the forecast location and was synonymous with the system assigned Eunice.

Typhoon Flo

Typhoon (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	August 20 – August 23
Peak intensity	95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min); 990 hPa (mbar)

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Typhoon Gertrude

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	August 27 – September 4
Peak intensity	155 km/h (100 mph) (1-min); 976 hPa (mbar)

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Typhoon Hazel

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	September 2 – September 7
Peak intensity	150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min); 966 hPa (mbar)

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Typhoon Ione

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	September 11 – September 17
Peak intensity	220 km/h (140 mph) (1-min); 925 hPa (mbar)

A Tropical Storm formed on September 11 and soon turned toward Japan as it gained strength. Ione soon reached category 4 intensity on September 14. Ione then began to lose strength and became a category 1 on September 16. Then, Ione struck Japan in that day killing 838 people. Ione further weakened and became a Tropical Storm on the 17th. Ione then dissipated.

Typhoon Jackie

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	September 11 – September 18
Peak intensity	150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min); 962 hPa (mbar)

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Typhoon Kit

Typhoon (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	September 24 – September 28
Peak intensity	110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min); 989 hPa (mbar)

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Typhoon Libby

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 4 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	September 29 – October 7
Peak intensity	230 km/h (145 mph) (1-min); 924 hPa (mbar)

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Typhoon Martha

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	October 4 – October 8
Peak intensity	185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min); 943 hPa (mbar)

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Typhoon Norma

Typhoon (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	October 11 – October 12
Peak intensity	95 km/h (60 mph) (1-min); 992 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm Olga

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	October 16 – October 19
Peak intensity	100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min); 994 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Pat

Typhoon (JMA)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	October 27 – October 31
Peak intensity	110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min); 987 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Rita

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	November 4 – November 11
Peak intensity	185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min); 957 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Agnes

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 2 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	November 13 – November 20
Peak intensity	175 km/h (110 mph) (1-min); 939 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm 24W

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	November 29 – December 2
Peak intensity	85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min); 997 hPa (mbar)

Typhoon Beverly

Typhoon (JMA)
Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS)
Duration	December 2 – December 10
Peak intensity	150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min); 947 hPa (mbar)

Tropical Storm 26W

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Duration	December 12 – December 16
Peak intensity	75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min); 997 hPa (mbar)

Other system

Between July 23 and August 4, the name Annabell was assigned to a North West Pacific system. The Air Weather Service issued a bulletin issued and tropical cyclone named on what was later determined to be "trough activity"

Storm names

Tropical storm names were assigned by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center since 1945.

See also

• 1948 Atlantic hurricane season
• List of Pacific typhoon seasons
• 1900–1950 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
• 1940s Australian region cyclone seasons
• 1940s South Pacific cyclone seasons

References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. ^ "Yap Typhoon Veers North". The Lincoln Star. 1948-01-16. p. 5. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
4. "Typhoon Named Lana Moves Towards Guam And The Philippines". Rushville Republican. 1948-05-17. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
5. ^ "18 Islanders Die As Typhoon Roars". The Tampa Times. 1948-05-17. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
6. Air Weather Service "Report on the Typhoon Post-Analysis Program (1948-1949) of the North Pacific Typhoon Warning System"
7. Translate.google.com

External links

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

• 1940s Pacific typhoon seasons
• 1948 natural disasters
• 1948 meteorology
• 1948 in Asia
• 1948 in Oceania