Typhoon Tip
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Part of the 1979 Pacific typhoon season |
Typhoon Tip, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Warling, was the largest and most intense
U.S. Air Force aircraft flew 60 weather reconnaissance missions into the typhoon, making Tip one of the most closely observed tropical cyclones.[1] Rainfall from Tip indirectly led to a fire that killed 13 Marines and injured 68 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji in the Shizuoka Prefecture of Japan.[2] Elsewhere in the country, the typhoon caused widespread flooding and 42 deaths; offshore shipwrecks left 44 people killed or missing.
Meteorological history
At the end of September 1979, three circulations developed within the
While executing another loop near Chuuk, the tropical depression intensified into Tropical Storm Tip, though the storm failed to organize significantly due to the influence of Tropical Storm Roger. Reconnaissance aircraft provided the track of the surface circulation, since satellite imagery estimated the center was about 60 km (37 mi) from its true position. After drifting erratically for several days, Tip began a steady northwest motion on October 8. By that time, Tropical Storm Roger had become an
Owing to very favorable conditions for development, Typhoon Tip
After peaking in intensity, Tip weakened to 230 km/h (145 mph) and remained at that intensity for several days, as it continued west-northwestward. For five days after its peak strength, the average radius of winds stronger than 55 km/h (35 mph) extended over 1,100 km (684 mi). On October 17, Tip began to weaken steadily and decrease in size, recurving northeastward under the influence of a mid-level
Impact
Typhoon | Season | Pressure | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
hPa | inHg | |||
1 | Tip | 1979 | 870 | 25.7 |
2 | June
|
1975 | 875 | 25.8 |
Nora | 1973 | |||
4 | Forrest | 1983 | 876[6] | 25.9 |
5 | Ida | 1958 | 877 | 25.9 |
6 | Rita | 1978 | 878 | 26.0 |
7 | Kit | 1966 | 880 | 26.0 |
Vanessa | 1984 | |||
9 | Nancy | 1961 | 882 | 26.4 |
10 | Irma
|
1971 | 884 | 26.1 |
11 | Nina
|
1953 | 885 | 26.1 |
Joan | 1959 | |||
Megi | 2010 | |||
Source: JMA Typhoon Best Track Analysis Information for the North Western Pacific Ocean.[7] |
The typhoon produced heavy rainfall early in its lifetime while passing near Guam, including a total of 23.1 cm (9.1 in) at
Heavy rainfall from the typhoon breached a flood-retaining wall at
During recurvature, Typhoon Tip passed about 65 km (40 mi) east of
Records and meteorological statistics
Typhoon Tip was the largest tropical cyclone on record, with a diameter of 1,380 mi (2,220 km)—almost double the previous record of 700 mi (1,130 km) in diameter set by Typhoon Marge in August 1951.[20][21][22] At its largest, Tip was nearly half the size of the contiguous United States.[23] The temperature inside the eye of Typhoon Tip at peak intensity was 30 °C (86 °F) and described as exceptionally high.[1] With 10-minute sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km/h), Typhoon Tip is the strongest cyclone in the complete tropical cyclone listing by the Japan Meteorological Agency.[4]
The typhoon was also the most intense tropical cyclone on record, with a pressure of 870 mbar (25.69 inHg), 5 mbar (0.15 inHg) lower than the previous record set by
Despite the typhoon's intensity and damage, the name Tip was not retired and was reused in 1983, 1986, and 1989.[4] The name was discontinued from further use in 1989, when the JTWC changed their naming list.[29]
See also
- List of tropical cyclone records
- Other notable tropical cyclones that broke records:
- )
- Typhoon Nancy (1961) - An extremely powerful typhoon that unofficially had the strongest winds ever recorded in a typhoon, with maximum 1-minute sustained winds at 215 mph (346 km/h), tying Hurricane Patricia
- Tropical Storm Marco (2008) – The smallest tropical cyclone on record
- Hurricane Patricia (2015)– Second-most intense tropical cyclone, most intense ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere, with the highest maximum 1-minute sustained winds recorded in a tropical cyclone, at 215 mph (346 km/h)
- ). Also became the most intense landfalling tropical cyclone on record, impacting with same pressure
- Typhoon Goni (2020)– A Category 5-equivalent super typhoon that became the strongest landfalling storm on record, with 1-minute sustained winds of 195 mph (314 km/h)
- Typhoon Haiyan (2013) - The deadliest Philippine typhoon in modern history
- Cyclone Freddy (2023)- The longest lasting tropical cyclone ever recorded.
- Other notable tropical cyclones that impacted Japan:
- Typhoon Vera (1959)- The strongest storm to ever impact Japan, with maximum sustained wind speeds of 160 mph (260 km/h) upon landfall - Comparable to a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon
- Typhoon Wipha (2013) - Similar impacts and dissipation
- Typhoon Lan (2017) – Another very large and powerful typhoon
- Typhoon Jebi (2018) – A typhoon that took a slightly similar track path and struck Japan as a Category 2-equivalent typhoon; caused substantial damage, primarily in the Kansai region
- Typhoon Trami (2018)– A Category 5-equivalent super typhoon that affected the same general area
- Typhoon Hagibis (2019)– A typhoon that took almost similar track path, similar size, similar landfall date and struck Japan as a Category 2-equivalent typhoon; caused tremendous damage and marked the 40th anniversary of Tip
- Hypercane
Notes
- ^ All wind speeds in the article are maximum sustained winds sustained for one minute, unless otherwise noted.
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External links
- Media related to Typhoon Tip at Wikimedia Commons