1959 Annual Typhoon Report

by Charles E. Tilden

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U. S. FLEET WEATHER CENTRAL/
JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER
COMNAVMARIANAS BOX 12
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

Charles E. Tilden
Commander, U. S. Navy

COMMANDING

1959

ANNUAL TYPHOON REPORT

Prepared and Edited

under the supervision of

Robert M. Hoffman, LTCOL, USAF

DIRECTOR, JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER

SECTION I		Table of Contents				1
SECTION II		Introduction				3
SECTION III		Summary of the 1959 Typhoon Season				7
		A.	Number of Typhoons			8
		B.	Area of Formation and Development			8
		C.	Size and Intensity of Typhoons			9
		D.	Movement of Typhoons			10
SECTION IV		Discussion and Evaluation of Initial Detection, Forecast Techniques Employed and Aircraft Reconnaissance				22
		A.	Detection Techniques			23
		B.	Forecast Techniques			24
		C.	Aircraft Reconnaissance			27
SECTION V		Individual 1959 Tropical Cyclone Data				35
		A.	Typhoon TILDA (14-23 Apr)			37
		B.	Typhoon BILLIE (12-18 Jul)			45
		C.	Hurricane DOT (01-08 Aug)			52
		D.	Typhoon ELLEN (02-09 Aug)			58
		E.	Typhoon GEORGIA (12-14 Aug)			66
		F.	Typhoon IRIS (19-23 Aug)			73
		G.	Typhoon JOAN (25-30 Aug)			79
		H.	Typhoon LOUISE (30 Aug-07 Sep)			87
		I.	Typhoon PATSY (06-10 Sep)			95
		J.	Typhoon SARAH (10-18 Sep)			102
		K.	Typhoon VERA (21-27 Sep)			110
		L.	Typhoon AMY (03-07 Oct)			121
			1.	Radar Photo of AMY		123
		M.	Typhoon CHARLOTTE (09-19 Oct)			129
		N.	Typhoon DINAH (14-21 Oct)			140
		O.	Typhoon EMMA (05-13 Nov)			148
		P.	Typhoon FREDA (13-20 Nov)			157
		Q.	Typhoon GILDA (13-21 Dec)			165
		R.	Typhoon HARRIET (24 Dec-02 Jan)			174
SECTION VI		Destructive Effects of Typhoons				183
			1.	Photo of ship CHANGSHA beached by Typhoon VERA		195