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{{Infobox Hurricane
| name = Super Typhoon Joan
| basin = WPac
| image = Joan 1959 track.png
| caption = track of Joan
| formed = August 25, 1959
| dissipated = August 31, 1959
| 1-min winds = 170
| pressure = 885
⚫ | cycloneseason = ]
}}


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'''Super Typhoon Joan''' was a ] hit ] etc in ]. Joan was the strongest typhoon of ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Typhoon Tip damage|url=http://solidarnoscelturow.pl/docs/ujo9n37.php?a86c4c=Typhoon-Tip-damage|access-date=2020-08-11|website=solidarnoscelturow.pl}}</ref>

== Meteorological history ==
On August 25, Tropical Storm Joan formed in the open Western Pacific, and attained typhoon status early the next day. As Joan moved to the west-northwest, it continued to rapidly intensify, reaching Super Typhoon status on the 28th and peak winds of <span style="white-space:nowrap">195&nbsp;mph&nbsp;(314&nbsp;km/h)</span> on the 29th. Such winds are dubious, due to the infancy of ] at the time and the lack of satellite images. Nevertheless, Joan was a powerful typhoon, and struck eastern Taiwan with estimated winds of <span style="white-space:nowrap">185&nbsp;mph&nbsp;(298&nbsp;km/h)</span> on the 29th. It rapidly weakened while crossing the island and the Formosa Strait, and dissipated over ] on the 31st.

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== Impact ==
Roughly 140,000&nbsp;people were evacuated to safer ] across Taiwan.<ref name="JoanHitsChineseMainland">{{cite news|last1=Kaff|first1=Albert E.|date=August 31, 1959|title=Typhoon Joan Hits Chinese Mainland|volume=31|page=1|work=Tyler Morning Telegraph|agency=United Press International|issue=289|location=Tyler, Texas|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49750511/|accessdate=April 28, 2020|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> More than 33,000&nbsp;people were evacuated to ] in ], and more than 6,600 took shelter in ].<ref name="TyphoonKillsSixFormosa">{{cite news|title=Typhoon Kills Six on Formosa|volume=48|page=2|work=Honolulu Star-Bulletin|agency=Associated Press|issue=207|location=Honolulu, Hawaii|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49749835/|accessdate=April 28, 2020|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Joan's approach disrupted international air traffic to the island for 36&nbsp;hours.<ref name="JoanHitsChineseMainland" /> According to data from the ], Joan's sustained winds upon its Taiwan landfall were among the strongest in recorded history.<ref name="RoguesGallery">{{cite web|last1=Masters|first1=Jeff|date=January 9, 2020|title=A Rogues’ Gallery of the Five Category 5 Storms of 2019|url=https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/eye-of-the-storm/a-rogues-gallery-of-the-five-category-5-storms-of-2019/|accessdate=April 28, 2020|website=Eye of the Storm|publisher=Scientific American}}</ref> At least 11&nbsp;people were killed by Joan in Taiwan, and another 74&nbsp;people were injured.<ref name="JoanHitsChineseMainland" /> The storm also destroyed 3,308&nbsp;homes and caused $3&nbsp;million in crop damage. The counties of ] and ] bore the brunt of crop damage, with significant losses reported to ], ], and ]. The loss of 20,000&nbsp;banana trees in Nantou was valued at $555,000.<ref name="JTWC1959-ATCR">{{cite techreport|first=C. E.|last=Tilden|title=Annual typhoon report: 1959|institution=Fleet Weather Central/Joint Typhoon Warning Center|year=1959|url=http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1959atcr/pdf/1959_complete.pdf|accessdate=4 August 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202094906/http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/atcr/1959atcr/pdf/1959_complete.pdf|archivedate=February 2, 2010|editor-last=Hoffman|editor-first=R. M|url-status=dead}}</ref> About 50,000&nbsp;homes were evacuated in ].<ref name="SetAt2334">{{cite news|date=September 1, 1959|title=China Coast Typhoon Toll Set at 2,334|volume=129|page=10|work=Detroit Free Press|agency=Associated Pres|issue=120|location=Detroit, Michigan|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49751827/|accessdate=April 28, 2020|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> On ], there were 60&nbsp;casualties, including 3&nbsp;deaths.<ref name="JTWC1959-ATCR" /> ] from Joan caused several rivers on the ] to overflow their banks, killing 17&nbsp;people and injuring 21. Another 7,000&nbsp;people were rendered homeless.<ref name="Kills17CentralKorea">{{cite news|date=September 2, 1959|title=Typhoon Kills 17 in Central Korea|volume=89|page=1|work=Ogden Standard-Examiner|agency=United Press International|issue=226|location=Ogden, Utah|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49752103/|accessdate=April 28, 2020|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

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== References ==
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