Typhoon Ruth (1951)
{{short description|Pacific typhoon in 1951}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox weather event
| name = Typhoon Ruth
| image = Typhoon_Ruth_analysis_12_Oct_1951.png
| caption = Analysis of Typhoon Ruth on October 12
| formed = October 8, 1951
| dissipated = October 15, 1951
}}{{Infobox weather event/JTWC
| winds = 120
| pressure = 924
| basin = Wpac
}}{{Infobox weather event/Effects
| year = 1951
| fatalities = 572
| injuries = 2,644
| missing = 371
| areas = Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Yap, Japan
}}{{Infobox weather event/Footer
| season = 1951 Pacific typhoon season
}}
Typhoon Ruth was a typhoon that hit Japan in October 1951.{{Cite web|title=ルース台風 昭和26年（1951年） 10月10日～10月15日|url=https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/data/bosai/report/1951/19511010/19511010.html|access-date=August 30, 2020|website=www.data.jma.go.jp}}{{Cite web|title=Digital Typhoon: Typhoon 195115 (RUTH) – Disaster Information|url=http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/cgi-bin/dt/dsummary.pl?id=195115&basin=wnp&lang=en|access-date=August 30, 2020|website=agora.ex.nii.ac.jp}}
Preparations
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Storm warnings were issued for southern Japan on October 13.{{cite news|date=October 14, 1951|title=Typhoon 'Ruth' Swirls Toward Japan's Coast|page=5|work=The Spokesman-Review|agency=Reuters|location=Spokane, Washington|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51213836/|via=Newspapers.com}} Planes in Tokyo were grounded and courier service to Korea was suspended.{{cite news|date=October 15, 1951|title=Winds Send Troopship Onto Jap Island Shoal|page=1|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|agency=Associated Press|issue=257|location=Fort Worth, Texas|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51214289/|accessdate=May 15, 2020|via=Newspapers.com}}
Impact
File:USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116) in Typhoon Ruth 1951.jpg in Typhoon Ruth]]
Ruth impacted Japan between October 13–15, killing 572 people and injuring another 2,644; 371 people were left unaccounted for.{{cite web|last1=Kitamoto|first1=Asanobu|title=Typhoon 195115 (RUTH)|url=http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/cgi-bin/dt/dsummary.pl?id=195115&basin=wnp&lang=en|accessdate=May 15, 2020|website=Digital Typhoon|publisher=National Institute of Informatics}} Many of these deaths arose from river flooding triggered by Ruth.{{cite web|title=ルース台風|url=https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/data/bosai/report/1951/19511010/19511010.html|accessdate=May 23, 2020|website=災害をもたらした気象事例|publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency|location=Tokyo, Japan|language=Japanese}} The storm damaged 221,118 homes and 9,596 ships, as well as some 3.5 million bushels of rice. Due to Ruth's large size, much of the country was affected by the typhoon's winds and rains. A peak wind gust of {{cvt|195|km/h}} and a rainfall total of {{cvt|639.3|mm|in}} was recorded at Kamiyaku, Kagoshima; both of these values were the highest recorded in Japan from Ruth. Yamaguchi Prefecture was most severely impacted by the typhoon.{{cite news|date=October 21, 1951|title=Typhoon Damages Rice|page=12|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|agency=Reuters|issue=263|location=Fort Worth, Texas|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51217378/|accessdate=May 15, 2020}} Coastal areas were inundated and communications were disrupted.{{cite news|date=October 15, 1951|title=Typhoon Hits U.S. Troopship Aground Off Japanese Coast|page=1|work=The Scranton Tribune|agency=United Press|location=Scranton, Pennsylvania|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51215791/|accessdate=May 15, 2020|via=Newspapers.com}} Winds reaching 150 km/h (95 mph) and waves {{cvt|13.5|m}} high struck Sasebo, Nagasaki, sinking ships and damaging others in the harbor; among them were warships deployed for the Korean War.{{cite web|title=Typhoon Ruth – 14–15 October 1951|url=https://anzacday.org.au/typhoon-ruth|accessdate=May 15, 2020|website=Anzac Day Commemoration Committee|publisher=ANZAC Day Commemoration Committee (Queensland) Incorporated}} American military installations throughout Japan incurred over US$1 million in damage.{{cite news|date=October 15, 1951|title=Transfer 500 From Wrecked Ship|volume=73|page=1|work=The Mt. Pleasant News|agency=International News Service|issue=243|location=Mount Pleasant, Iowa|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51215029/|accessdate=May 15, 2020|via=Newspapers.com}} Overall property damage in Japan was estimated at US$25 million, affecting an estimated 123,773 people;{{cite news|date=October 16, 1951|title=Typhoon Blows Out Harmlessly|page=6|work=The Elwood Call-Leader|agency=International News Service|issue=245|location=Elwood, Indiana|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51216459/|accessdate=May 15, 2020|via=Newspapers.com}} total damage to property, crops, and forests reached US$55 million.{{cite news|date=October 17, 1951|title=Nearly 500 Die in Jap Typhoon|page=1|work=Visalia Times-Delta|agency=Associated Press|issue=174|location=Visalia, California|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51216889/|accessdate=May 15, 2020|via=Newspapers.com}}
See also
References
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Category:History of Yamaguchi Prefecture