1958 Pacific typhoon season#Super Typhoon Ophelia

{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=Ophelia 1958 track.png

|Formed=January 6

|Dissipated=January 17

|Type1=typhoon

|1-min winds=140

|Pressure=940

}}

At noon on December 31, a vortex was noted along the Intertropical Convergence Zone about {{convert|1300|mi|km}} south of Hawaii. On January 7, the relatively small tropical storm struck Jaluit Atoll within the southern Marshall Islands, killing 14 people. It rapidly intensified, and reached winds of {{convert|140|mph|km/h}} the next day. Conditions became unfavorable, and steadily weakened to {{convert|105|mph|km/h}} winds. Ponape was struck on January 10, where Ophelia tore off the roof of the United States Weather Bureau office. On January 11, Truk was struck. The Weather Bureau's inflation shelter was destroyed, with other buildings on site severely damaged. On the 12th, favorable conditions allowed Ophelia to reintensify, reaching a peak of {{convert|160|mph|km/h}} on the 13th. Ophelia severely impacted Yap, removing the Weather Bureau office's sheet metal roof and damaging the inflation building, theodolite, and radio antenna.{{cite journal|journal=Weather Bureau Topics|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/wb_topicsandpersonnel/1958.pdf|title=Three with One Blow|author=Staff|date=May 1958|page=90|access-date=2012-04-21|publisher=United States Weather Bureau|archive-date=2017-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303193131/https://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/wb_topicsandpersonnel/1958.pdf|url-status=dead}} After maintaining that intensity for 18 hours, it quickly weakened as it drifted northward, and dissipated on the 17th. Typhoon Ophelia caused widespread damage on several islands of the Western Pacific.[http://www.bikiniatoll.com/history.html Bikini Atoll History] Ophelia also killed nine people when a USAF WB-50 crashed during a recon flight into the storm on January 15.[https://www.usatoday.com/weather/hurricane/2003-07-16-flying-hurricanes_x.htm Deadly Hurricane Hunter Flights]

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{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=JMA TS 02 1958 track.png

|WarningCenter2=CMA

|Type2=storm

|Formed=April 29

|Dissipated=April 30

|Type1=nwpstorm

|1-min winds=50

|Pressure=995

}}

Tropical Storm 02 developed on April 29. It struck Philippines before dissipating on the following day.

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{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=Phyllis 1958 track.png

|Formed=May 23

|Dissipated=June 2

|Type1=typhoon

|1-min winds=160

|Pressure=940

}}

On May 29, Super Typhoon Phyllis attained a peak of {{convert|185|mph|km/h}}, the strongest typhoon on record in May at the time.{{cite web |title=Category 5 Super Typhoon Mawar rapidly intensifies to 175 mph winds |last=Masters |first=Jeff |date=May 25, 2023 |url=https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/05/category-5-super-typhoon-mawar-rapidly-intensifies-to-175-mph-winds/ |publisher=Yale Climate Connections |location=New Haven, Connecticut |access-date=May 27, 2023}} Phyllis remained over open waters, and dissipated on June 2, southeast of Japan.

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{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=JMA TS 04 1958 track.png

|WarningCenter2=CMA

|Type1=nwpstorm

|Formed=May 26

|Dissipated=June 6

|1-min winds=49

|Pressure=990

}}

Tropical Storm 04 developed in the South China Sea on May 26. It struck the Chinese province of Guangdong and Hainan, before dissipating on June 6.

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{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=Rita 1958 track.png

|Formed=June 7

|Dissipated=June 13

|Type1=typhoon

|1-min winds=75

|Pressure=985

}}

Typhoon Rita existed from June 7 to June 13 in which it didn't bring any significant damage to land.

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{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=JMA TS 06 1958 track.png

|WarningCenter2=CMA

|Type2=storm

|Formed=June 8

|Dissipated=June 13

|Type1=nwpstorm

|1-min winds=39

|Pressure=998

}}

Tropical Storm 06 developed on June 8. It crossed the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, before dissipating on June 13.

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{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=Susan 1958 track.png

|Formed=June 13

|Dissipated=June 17

|Type1=typhoon

|1-min winds=100

|Pressure=985

}}

Typhoon Susan existed from June 13 to June 17.

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{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=Tess 1958 track.png

|Formed=June 28

|Dissipated=July 6

|Type1=typhoon

|1-min winds=75

|Pressure=1000

}}

Typhoon Tess developed in the vicinity of the Federated States of Micronesia on June 28. The storm moved generally west-northwestward and northwestward, reaching the Ryukyu Islands before dissipating on July 6.

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{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=Viola 1958 track.png

|Formed=July 8

|Dissipated=July 14

|Type1=typhoon

|1-min winds=100

|Pressure=965

}}

Typhoon Viola existed from July 8 to July 14.

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{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=Winnie 1958 track.png

|Formed=July 11

|Dissipated=July 17

|Type1=typhoon

|1-min winds=150

|Pressure=925

}}

Tropical Storm Winnie formed on July 12 to the east of Luzon. It moved northwestward, rapidly intensifying to a Category 4 typhoon within 12 hours. The typhoon weakened slightly, but rapidly strengthened to a {{convert|175|mph|km/h|adj=on}} super typhoon just before hitting eastern Taiwan on the 15th. Winnie rapidly weakened over the mountainous terrain, and after crossing the Formosa Strait Winnie hit southeastern China. It continued to weaken over land, and dissipated on the 17th.[http://www.weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/1958/index.html 1958 Best Track] Winnie caused 31 casualties and 53 injuries in Taiwan while crossing.{{Cite web |url=http://www.basedn.freeserve.co.uk/weather.htm |title=Deadly Typhoon Information |access-date=2006-01-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060211134450/http://www.basedn.freeserve.co.uk/weather.htm |archive-date=2006-02-11 |url-status=dead }}

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{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=Betty 1958 track.png

|Formed=July 13

|Dissipated=July 16

|Type1=typhoon

|1-min winds=60

|Pressure=985

}}

Typhoon Betty existed in the South China Sea from July 13 to July 16.

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{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=Alice 1958 track.png

|Formed=July 13

|Dissipated=July 24

|Type1=typhoon

|1-min winds=130

|Pressure=925

}}

Tropical Storm Alice developed on July 14 in the open western Pacific Ocean. It moved to the northwest and attained typhoon status on the 16th. Alice rapidly intensified on the 19th to a {{convert|150|mph|km/h|adj=on}} super typhoon, and after turning to the northeast it weakened. Alice hit southeastern Japan on the 22nd, and became extratropical on the 24th near the Kamchatka Peninsula.

Shortly after Typhoon Alice made landfall, storm surges occurred in Tokyo Bay,{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=1958年台風第11号による東京湾の高潮について|url=https://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I9021379-00|accessdate=June 10, 2020|website=|publisher=}} causing floods in Kōtō and Edogawa on Shitamachi region.{{cite web |title=[昭和33年8月] 中日ニュース No.237_3「台風・豪雨大あばれ」 |url=http://chunichieigasha.co.jp/video/3489/ |publisher=Chunichi-Eiga-Sha |accessdate=September 21, 2020 |language=ja |date=August 1, 1958}}{{Cite book|last=丹保憲仁|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_kMyf_1_5DkC&q=%E6%98%AD%E5%92%8C33%E5%B9%B4%E5%8F%B0%E9%A2%A8%E7%AC%AC11%E5%8F%B7&pg=RA2-PA17|title=水の危機をどう救うか: 環境工学が変える未来|date=2012-11-01|publisher=PHP研究所|isbn=978-4-569-80925-0|language=ja}}{{Cite web|last=江戸川区|title=これまでの水害|url=https://www.city.edogawa.tokyo.jp/e062/toshikeikaku/saigainitsuyoi/machidukurijoho/anshinmachidukuri/suigai.html|access-date=August 30, 2020|website=江戸川区|language=ja}} In the area of Kameido (now a station), storm surge in Tokyo Bay reached 2.89 meters in height. Storm surges caused flooding of rivers around Tokyo Bay that damaged 21 ships, damaged 27,673 hectare of crops, destroyed 1,089 and inundated 46,243 houses. Alice caused the deaths of 26 people in total, injuring 64 people and 14 people went missing.{{Cite web|title=Digital Typhoon: Typhoon 195811 (ALICE) - Disaster Information|url=http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/cgi-bin/dt/dsummary.pl?id=195811&basin=wnp&lang=en|access-date=August 30, 2020|publisher=National Institute of Informatics}}

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{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=JMA TS 14 1958 track.png

|Formed=July 19

|Dissipated=July 25

|Type1=nwpstorm

|1-min winds=50

|Pressure=992

}}

Tropical Storm Fourteen developed in the South China Sea on July 19. It struck Fujian before dissipating on July 25.

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{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=Doris 1958 track.png

|Formed=July 22

|Dissipated=July 29

|Type1=typhoon

|1-min winds=130

|Pressure=935

}}

Typhoon Doris existed from July 22 to July 29.

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{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=JMA TY 16 1958 track.png

|WarningCenter2=CMA

|Formed=August 5

|Dissipated=August 11

|Type1=nwpstorm

|1-min winds=78

|Pressure=995

}}

Typhoon 16 developed in the South China Sea on August 5. It struck China before dissipating on August 11.

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{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=Elsie 1958 track.png

|Formed=August 4

|Dissipated=August 9

|Type1=typhoon

|1-min winds=75

|Pressure=965

}}

Typhoon Elsie existed from August 4 to August 9.

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{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=Flossie 1958 track.png

|Formed=August 21

|Dissipated=August 26

|Type1=typhoon

|1-min winds=90

|Pressure=970

}}

On August 21, a tropical depression formed in the open ocean and moved northward. It reached tropical storm status later that day, and attained typhoon strength on the 22nd. Flossie peaked at {{convert|105|mph}} on the 22nd, and weakened to a {{convert|70|mph|km/h|adj=on}} tropical storm just before hitting the southeastern coast of Japan on the 25th. Flossie turned to the east, and after becoming extratropical on the 26th the storm dissipated on the 27th. The storm caused 15 casualties (with 30 missing) and 39 injuries in Tokyo.

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{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=JMA TS 19 1958 track.png

|Formed=August 25

|Dissipated=August 31

|Type1=nwpstorm

|1-min winds=58

|Pressure=994

}}

Tropical Storm 18 existed from August 25 to August 31.

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{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=Grace 1958 track.png

|Formed=August 27

|Dissipated=September 10

|Type1=typhoon

|1-min winds=165

|Pressure=905

}}

Another typhoon developed in the vicinity of the Federated States of Micronesia on August 29. The system moved northwestward and eventually strengthened into a super typhoon. Grace peaked with a minimum barometric pressure of {{convert|905|mbar|inHg|abbr=on}}. It later struck Zhejiang before becoming extratropical on September 5.

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{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=JMA TS 20 1958 track.png

|Formed=September 2

|Dissipated=September 13

|Type1=nwpstorm

|1-min winds=58

|Pressure=986

}}

Tropical Storm 24 existed from September 2 to September 13.

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{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=Helen 1958 track.png

|Formed=September 9

|Dissipated=September 20

|Type1=typhoon

|1-min winds=150

|Pressure=920

}}

Typhoon Helen, which formed on September 9, rapidly intensified to a {{convert|175|mph|km/h|adj=on}} super typhoon on the 14th. It moved to the northeast, and steadily weakened until hitting southeastern Japan as a {{convert|105|mph|km/h|adj=on}} typhoon on the 17th. It paralleled the Japanese coastline, and after turning northward it became extratropical on the 19th in the Sea of Okhotsk. Helen's effects caused 24 fatalities (with 44 missing) and 108 injuries.

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{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=IDA 1958.png

|Track=Ida_1958_path.png

|Formed=September 20

|Dissipated=September 27

|Type1=typhoon

|1-min winds=175

|Pressure=877

}}

{{Main|Typhoon Ida (1958)}}

On September 20, Tropical Storm Ida formed in the central Western Pacific. It moved to the west, rapidly strengthening to a {{convert|115|mph|km/h|adj=on}} typhoon by the next day. On the 22nd Ida turned to the north and quickly intensified, reaching super typhoon status on the 23rd and peak winds of {{convert|200|mph|km/h}} on the 24th. Such winds are speculative, due to the lack of satellite or quality in measurements, but Ida was likely a formidable typhoon with a record low pressure (at the time) of 877 mbar.[http://members.tripod.com/~littlerosie/camille.html Camille Info] Ida weakened as it continued to the north-northeast, and made landfall on southeastern Honshū with winds of {{convert|80|mph|km/h}} on the 26th. It became extratropical the next day, and dissipated on the 28th to the east of the country. Ida caused torrential flooding to southeastern Japan, resulting in over 1,900 mudslides. Damage along the coastline was extensive, including two small villages that were washed away completely. Nearly 500,000 were left homeless,[https://archive.today/20130105112722/http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,825503,00.html Time.com] 888 were killed, 496 were injured, and 381 were missing from the storm.[http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/cgi-bin/dt/dsummary.pl?id=195822&basin=wnp&lang=en Digital Typhoon: Disaster Information]

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{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=June 1958 track.png

|Formed=September 20

|Dissipated=September 22

|Type1=typhoon

|1-min winds=65

|Pressure=990

}}

Typhoon June existed from September 20 to September 22. Its track was somewhat similar to Hurricane Patsy in the 1959 Pacific hurricane season.

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{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=JMA TS 24 1958 track.png

|Formed=September 24

|Dissipated=September 29

|Type1=nwpstorm

|1-min winds=38

|Pressure=1000

}}

Tropical Storm 24 existed from September 24 to September 29.

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{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=Kathy 1958 track.png

|Formed=October 21

|Dissipated=October 27

|Type1=typhoon

|1-min winds=100

|Pressure=975

}}

Typhoon Kathy developed just east of the Philippines on October 21. It moved across the islands and entered the South China Sea. There, the system strengthened, and subsequently dissipated on October 27.

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{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=Lorna 1958 track.png

|Formed=October 23

|Dissipated=November 3

|Type1=typhoon

|1-min winds=110

|Pressure=940

}}

Typhoon Lorna existed from October 23 to November 3.

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{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=Marie 1958 track.png

|Formed=October 26

|Dissipated=November 3

|Type1=typhoon

|1-min winds=120

|Pressure=940

}}

Typhoon Marie existed from October 26 to November 3.

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{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=Nancy 1958 track.png

|Formed=November 21

|Dissipated=November 26

|Type1=typhoon

|1-min winds=140

|Pressure=920

}}

Typhoon Nancy developed near Palau on November 21. The system strengthened into a super typhoon, peaking with a minimum barometric pressure of {{convert|920|mbar|inHg|abbr=on}}. Nancy dissipated on November 26.

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{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=Pamela 1958 track.png

|Formed=November 30

|Dissipated=December 4

|Type1=nwpstorm

|1-min winds=45

|Pressure=1000

}}

Tropical Storm Pamela existed from November 30 to December 4.

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{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=Olga 1958 track.png

|Formed=December 2

|Dissipated=December 8

|Type1=typhoon

|1-min winds=125

|Pressure=950

}}

Typhoon Olga existed from December 2 to December 8.

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{{Infobox Hurricane Small

|Basin=WPac

|Image=JMA TY 31 1958 track.png

|Formed=December 9

|Dissipated=December 12

|Type1=nwpstorm

|1-min winds=68

|Pressure=985

}}

Typhoon 31 existed from December 9 to December 12.

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{{Portal|Tropical cyclones}}

• List of Pacific typhoon seasons
• 1950s South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
• 1950s Australian region cyclone seasons
• South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1957–58 1958–59

{{Reflist}}

• [https://www.usatoday.com/weather/hurricane/history/typhoons-ww2-navy.htm]
• [http://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/ Japan Meteorological Agency]
• [http://www.usno.navy.mil/JTWC Joint Typhoon Warning Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301105349/http://www.usno.navy.mil/JTWC |date=2010-03-01 }}.
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120516040430/http://www.typhoon.gov.cn/en/index.php?style1=0 China Meteorological Agency]
• [http://www.prh.noaa.gov/guam/cyclone.php National Weather Service Guam]
• [http://www.hko.gov.hk/contente.htm Hong Kong Observatory]
• [http://www.smg.gov.mo/www/e_index.php Macau Meteorological Geophysical Services]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20100107224630/http://web.kma.go.kr/eng/wea/wea_03_01.jsp Korea Meteorological Agency]
• [http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/ Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110716150847/http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V6e/typhoon/ty.htm Taiwan Central Weather Bureau]
• [http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/digital-typhoon/ Digital Typhoon - Typhoon Images and Information]
• [http://www.typhoon2000.ph Typhoon2000 Philippine typhoon website]

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{{Tropical cyclone season|1958}}

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