1993 Pacific typhoon season
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On July 29, PAGASA initiated advisories on a poorly organised tropical depression. The depression moved slowly towards the north-west before it dissipated during the next day.
. Robyn caused 45 fatalities, 39 of which were from traffic related accidents, and $68 million in damage (1993 USD).
and becoming a typhoon in the western Pacific, but never affected land.
, after causing 230 deaths, only one week after Lola hit the same area. Manny's track was unusual, given its time of year with a loop and a strengthening period to the southwest. However, it has a near perfect analog; Typhoon Pamela in the 1982 Pacific typhoon season
took a nearly identical track within days of Manny (though Pamela was much weaker than Manny).
. The first storm of 1993 was named Irma and the final one was named Nell.
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On July 29, PAGASA initiated advisories on a poorly organised tropical depression. The depression moved slowly towards the north-west before it dissipated during the next day.
. Robyn caused 45 fatalities, 39 of which were from traffic related accidents, and $68 million in damage (1993 USD).
and becoming a typhoon in the western Pacific, but never affected land.
, after causing 230 deaths, only one week after Lola hit the same area. Manny's track was unusual, given its time of year with a loop and a strengthening period to the southwest. However, it has a near perfect analog; Typhoon Pamela in the 1982 Pacific typhoon season
took a nearly identical track within days of Manny (though Pamela was much weaker than Manny).
. The first storm of 1993 was named Irma and the final one was named Nell.
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On July 29, PAGASA initiated advisories on a poorly organised tropical depression. The depression moved slowly towards the north-west before it dissipated during the next day.
. Robyn caused 45 fatalities, 39 of which were from traffic related accidents, and $68 million in damage (1993 USD).
and becoming a typhoon in the western Pacific, but never affected land.
, after causing 230 deaths, only one week after Lola hit the same area. Manny's track was unusual, given its time of year with a loop and a strengthening period to the southwest. However, it has a near perfect analog; Typhoon Pamela in the 1982 Pacific typhoon season
took a nearly identical track within days of Manny (though Pamela was much weaker than Manny).
. The first storm of 1993 was named Irma and the final one was named Nell.
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Typhoon Robyn (Openg)
The near equatorial trough spawned a tropical depression on July 30 over the open Western Pacific waters. It tracked to the west-northwest, becoming a tropical storm on the 2nd and a typhoon on the 4th. Robyn turned more to the northwest, where it reached a peak intensity of 140 mi/h winds on the 7th. It weakened to a 100 mi/h typhoon before hitting southwestern Japan on the 9th, and became extratropical on the 11th over the Sea of JapanSea of Japan
The Sea of Japan is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland, the Japanese archipelago and Sakhalin. It is bordered by Japan, North Korea, Russia and South Korea. Like the Mediterranean Sea, it has almost no tides due to its nearly complete enclosure from the Pacific...
. Robyn caused 45 fatalities, 39 of which were from traffic related accidents, and $68 million in damage (1993 USD).
Typhoon Keoni
Keoni formed southeast of the Big Island of Hawaii on August 9, and was later classified as a named system south of the island chain. Keoni peaked as an intense Category 4 hurricane over open waters and lasted until the 29th, crossing the International Date LineInternational Date Line
The International Date Line is a generally north-south imaginary line on the surface of the Earth, passing through the middle of the Pacific Ocean, that designates the place where each calendar day begins...
and becoming a typhoon in the western Pacific, but never affected land.
Typhoon Yancy (Tasing)
The monsoon trough formed a tropical depression on August 27. It headed generally westward, reaching tropical storm strength on the 30th and typhoon strength on the 31st. Yancy turned to the northeast, where it rapidly intensified to a 150 mi/h super typhoon on the 2nd. The storm weakened to a 135 mi/h typhoon before making landfall on southwestern Japan on the 3rd, and dissipated 2 days later over the Sea of Japan. Yancy brought strong winds to Japan, amounting to 42 casualties and widespread damage.Typhoon Flo (Kadiang)
Typhoon Flo hit the northern Philippines on October 4 as a minimal typhoon, having developed on the 28th from the monsoon trough. It stalled just off the west coast, and turned northeastward, becoming extratropical on the 8th. Flo caused at least 50 deaths from the heavy flooding on Luzon.Typhoon Lola (Monang)
The near equatorial trough spawned a tropical depression on November 27. It moved westward without significant development until December 2, when it became a tropical storm. Lola became a typhoon 2 days later, and hit the Philippines on the 5th. It weakened to a tropical storm after crossing the islands, but restrengthened to a 120 mi/h typhoon before hitting southern Vietnam on the 8th. Lola quickly dissipated, not after causing 308 fatalities, 230 of which were in the Philippines from the heavy rains.Typhoon Manny (Naning)
Manny, like Lola, developed from the near equatorial trough on December 1. It headed westward, slowly strengthening to a tropical storm on the 4th. Due to a ridge to the north, it looped on the 7th and 8th and became a typhoon on the way. While heading southwestward towards the Philippines, Manny rapidly intensified to a 140 mi/h typhoon before hitting the Philippines late on the 9th. It weakened over the islands, and upper level winds kept it from restrengthening much over the South China Sea. Manny dissipated on the 16th over the Malay PeninsulaMalay Peninsula
The Malay Peninsula or Thai-Malay Peninsula is a peninsula in Southeast Asia. The land mass runs approximately north-south and, at its terminus, is the southern-most point of the Asian mainland...
, after causing 230 deaths, only one week after Lola hit the same area. Manny's track was unusual, given its time of year with a loop and a strengthening period to the southwest. However, it has a near perfect analog; Typhoon Pamela in the 1982 Pacific typhoon season
1982 Pacific typhoon season
The 1982 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1982. On average, most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the...
took a nearly identical track within days of Manny (though Pamela was much weaker than Manny).
1993 storm names
Western North Pacific tropical cyclones were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning CenterJoint Typhoon Warning Center
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center is a joint United States Navy – United States Air Force task force located at the Naval Maritime Forecast Center in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii...
. The first storm of 1993 was named Irma and the final one was named Nell.
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On July 29, PAGASA initiated advisories on a poorly organised tropical depression. The depression moved slowly towards the north-west before it dissipated during the next day.
Typhoon Robyn (Openg)
The near equatorial trough spawned a tropical depression on July 30 over the open Western Pacific waters. It tracked to the west-northwest, becoming a tropical storm on the 2nd and a typhoon on the 4th. Robyn turned more to the northwest, where it reached a peak intensity of 140 mi/h winds on the 7th. It weakened to a 100 mi/h typhoon before hitting southwestern Japan on the 9th, and became extratropical on the 11th over the Sea of JapanSea of Japan
The Sea of Japan is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland, the Japanese archipelago and Sakhalin. It is bordered by Japan, North Korea, Russia and South Korea. Like the Mediterranean Sea, it has almost no tides due to its nearly complete enclosure from the Pacific...
. Robyn caused 45 fatalities, 39 of which were from traffic related accidents, and $68 million in damage (1993 USD).
Typhoon Keoni
Keoni formed southeast of the Big Island of Hawaii on August 9, and was later classified as a named system south of the island chain. Keoni peaked as an intense Category 4 hurricane over open waters and lasted until the 29th, crossing the International Date LineInternational Date Line
The International Date Line is a generally north-south imaginary line on the surface of the Earth, passing through the middle of the Pacific Ocean, that designates the place where each calendar day begins...
and becoming a typhoon in the western Pacific, but never affected land.
Typhoon Yancy (Tasing)
The monsoon trough formed a tropical depression on August 27. It headed generally westward, reaching tropical storm strength on the 30th and typhoon strength on the 31st. Yancy turned to the northeast, where it rapidly intensified to a 150 mi/h super typhoon on the 2nd. The storm weakened to a 135 mi/h typhoon before making landfall on southwestern Japan on the 3rd, and dissipated 2 days later over the Sea of Japan. Yancy brought strong winds to Japan, amounting to 42 casualties and widespread damage.Typhoon Flo (Kadiang)
Typhoon Flo hit the northern Philippines on October 4 as a minimal typhoon, having developed on the 28th from the monsoon trough. It stalled just off the west coast, and turned northeastward, becoming extratropical on the 8th. Flo caused at least 50 deaths from the heavy flooding on Luzon.Typhoon Lola (Monang)
The near equatorial trough spawned a tropical depression on November 27. It moved westward without significant development until December 2, when it became a tropical storm. Lola became a typhoon 2 days later, and hit the Philippines on the 5th. It weakened to a tropical storm after crossing the islands, but restrengthened to a 120 mi/h typhoon before hitting southern Vietnam on the 8th. Lola quickly dissipated, not after causing 308 fatalities, 230 of which were in the Philippines from the heavy rains.Typhoon Manny (Naning)
Manny, like Lola, developed from the near equatorial trough on December 1. It headed westward, slowly strengthening to a tropical storm on the 4th. Due to a ridge to the north, it looped on the 7th and 8th and became a typhoon on the way. While heading southwestward towards the Philippines, Manny rapidly intensified to a 140 mi/h typhoon before hitting the Philippines late on the 9th. It weakened over the islands, and upper level winds kept it from restrengthening much over the South China Sea. Manny dissipated on the 16th over the Malay PeninsulaMalay Peninsula
The Malay Peninsula or Thai-Malay Peninsula is a peninsula in Southeast Asia. The land mass runs approximately north-south and, at its terminus, is the southern-most point of the Asian mainland...
, after causing 230 deaths, only one week after Lola hit the same area. Manny's track was unusual, given its time of year with a loop and a strengthening period to the southwest. However, it has a near perfect analog; Typhoon Pamela in the 1982 Pacific typhoon season
1982 Pacific typhoon season
The 1982 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1982. On average, most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the...
took a nearly identical track within days of Manny (though Pamela was much weaker than Manny).
1993 storm names
Western North Pacific tropical cyclones were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning CenterJoint Typhoon Warning Center
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center is a joint United States Navy – United States Air Force task force located at the Naval Maritime Forecast Center in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii...
. The first storm of 1993 was named Irma and the final one was named Nell.
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On July 29, PAGASA initiated advisories on a poorly organised tropical depression. The depression moved slowly towards the north-west before it dissipated during the next day.
Typhoon Robyn (Openg)
The near equatorial trough spawned a tropical depression on July 30 over the open Western Pacific waters. It tracked to the west-northwest, becoming a tropical storm on the 2nd and a typhoon on the 4th. Robyn turned more to the northwest, where it reached a peak intensity of 140 mi/h winds on the 7th. It weakened to a 100 mi/h typhoon before hitting southwestern Japan on the 9th, and became extratropical on the 11th over the Sea of JapanSea of Japan
The Sea of Japan is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland, the Japanese archipelago and Sakhalin. It is bordered by Japan, North Korea, Russia and South Korea. Like the Mediterranean Sea, it has almost no tides due to its nearly complete enclosure from the Pacific...
. Robyn caused 45 fatalities, 39 of which were from traffic related accidents, and $68 million in damage (1993 USD).
Typhoon Keoni
Keoni formed southeast of the Big Island of Hawaii on August 9, and was later classified as a named system south of the island chain. Keoni peaked as an intense Category 4 hurricane over open waters and lasted until the 29th, crossing the International Date LineInternational Date Line
The International Date Line is a generally north-south imaginary line on the surface of the Earth, passing through the middle of the Pacific Ocean, that designates the place where each calendar day begins...
and becoming a typhoon in the western Pacific, but never affected land.
Typhoon Yancy (Tasing)
The monsoon trough formed a tropical depression on August 27. It headed generally westward, reaching tropical storm strength on the 30th and typhoon strength on the 31st. Yancy turned to the northeast, where it rapidly intensified to a 150 mi/h super typhoon on the 2nd. The storm weakened to a 135 mi/h typhoon before making landfall on southwestern Japan on the 3rd, and dissipated 2 days later over the Sea of Japan. Yancy brought strong winds to Japan, amounting to 42 casualties and widespread damage.Typhoon Flo (Kadiang)
Typhoon Flo hit the northern Philippines on October 4 as a minimal typhoon, having developed on the 28th from the monsoon trough. It stalled just off the west coast, and turned northeastward, becoming extratropical on the 8th. Flo caused at least 50 deaths from the heavy flooding on Luzon.Typhoon Lola (Monang)
The near equatorial trough spawned a tropical depression on November 27. It moved westward without significant development until December 2, when it became a tropical storm. Lola became a typhoon 2 days later, and hit the Philippines on the 5th. It weakened to a tropical storm after crossing the islands, but restrengthened to a 120 mi/h typhoon before hitting southern Vietnam on the 8th. Lola quickly dissipated, not after causing 308 fatalities, 230 of which were in the Philippines from the heavy rains.Typhoon Manny (Naning)
Manny, like Lola, developed from the near equatorial trough on December 1. It headed westward, slowly strengthening to a tropical storm on the 4th. Due to a ridge to the north, it looped on the 7th and 8th and became a typhoon on the way. While heading southwestward towards the Philippines, Manny rapidly intensified to a 140 mi/h typhoon before hitting the Philippines late on the 9th. It weakened over the islands, and upper level winds kept it from restrengthening much over the South China Sea. Manny dissipated on the 16th over the Malay PeninsulaMalay Peninsula
The Malay Peninsula or Thai-Malay Peninsula is a peninsula in Southeast Asia. The land mass runs approximately north-south and, at its terminus, is the southern-most point of the Asian mainland...
, after causing 230 deaths, only one week after Lola hit the same area. Manny's track was unusual, given its time of year with a loop and a strengthening period to the southwest. However, it has a near perfect analog; Typhoon Pamela in the 1982 Pacific typhoon season
1982 Pacific typhoon season
The 1982 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1982. On average, most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the...
took a nearly identical track within days of Manny (though Pamela was much weaker than Manny).
1993 storm names
Western North Pacific tropical cyclones were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning CenterJoint Typhoon Warning Center
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center is a joint United States Navy – United States Air Force task force located at the Naval Maritime Forecast Center in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii...
. The first storm of 1993 was named Irma and the final one was named Nell.
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- AngelaBrianColleenDanElsieForrestGayHunt
- Irma 2W
- Jack 5W
- Koryn
Typhoon Koryn (1993)Super Typhoon Koryn was the third named storm, first typhoon and super typhoon of the 1993 Pacific typhoon season. Koryn formed on June 13 and reached super typhoon status on June 26 with winds at 150 mph and a barometric pressure of 910 millibars...
6W- Lewis 8W
- Marian 9W
- Nathan 10W
- Ofelia 11W
- Percy 12W
- Robyn 13W
- Steve 14W
- Tasha 16W
- Vernon 17W
- Winona 18W
- Yancy 19W
- Zola 20W
|- Abe 21W
- Becky 22W
- Cecil 23W
- Dot 24W
- Ed 25W
- Flo 26W
- Gene 27W
- Hattie 29W
- Ira 30W
- Jeana 31W
- Kyle 35W
- Lola 36W
- Manny 37W
- Nell 38W
- OwenPageRussSharonTimVanessaWaltYunyaZeke
|- AmyBrendanCaitlinDougEllieFredGladysHarryIvyJoelKinnaLukeMelissaNatOrchidPatRuthSethTeresaVerneWildaYuriZelda
|- AxelBobbiChuckDeannaEliFayeGaryHelenIrvingJanisKentLoisMarkNinaOscarPollyRyanSibylTedValWardYvetteZack
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One central Pacific storm, Hurricane Keoni, crossed into this basin. It became Typhoon Keoni, keeping its original name and "C" suffix.
Philippines
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services AdministrationPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services AdministrationThe Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is a Philippine national institution dedicated to provide flood and typhoon warnings, public weather forecasts and advisories, meteorological, astronomical, climatological, and other specialized information and...
(PAGASA) used its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones within its area of responsibility. Lists were recycled every four years. This was the list set for 1993.
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|- Atring
- Bining
- Kuring
- Daling
- Elang
|- Goring
- Huling
- Ibiang
- Luming
- Miling
|- Narsing
- Openg
- Pining
- Rubing
- Saling
|- Tasing
- Unsing
- Walding
- Yeyeng
- Anding
|- Binang
- Kadiang 26W
- Dinang
- Epang
- Gundang
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Because the season exhausted the seasonal names, they used the following names. This was the first time since 19711971 Pacific typhoon seasonThe 1971 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1971, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December...
that extra names were needed in the Philippine region.
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|- Husing
- Indang
- Luring
- Monang 36W
- Naning 37W
- Oning
- Puring
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See also
- List of Pacific typhoon seasons
- 1993 Pacific hurricane season1993 Pacific hurricane seasonThe 1993 Pacific hurricane season was a very active season that officially started May 15, 1993 in the eastern Pacific, and June 1, 1993 in the central Pacific, and lasted until November 30, 1993...
- 1993 Atlantic hurricane season1993 Atlantic hurricane seasonThe 1993 Atlantic hurricane season was a period in the annual formation of tropical cyclones. It officially began on June 1, 1993, and lasted until November 30, 1993. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin...
- 1993 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
- Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons: 1992-93, 1993-94
External links
- Japan Meteorological Agency
- Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
- China Meteorological Agency
- National Weather Service Guam
- Hong Kong Observatory
- Macau Meteorological Geophysical Services
- Korea Meteorological Agency
- Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
- Taiwan Central Weather Bureau
- Satellite movie of 1993 Pacific typhoon season
