Typhoon Louise (1955)

Typhoon Louise was a powerful typhoon that struck Japan in September 1955.[1][2] Louise formed on September 20 as a weak tropical depression in the east of Mariana Islands.[3] Louise intensified into a tropical storm in the morning of September 21, and by the morning of the next day Louise intensified into a typhoon.[3] In September 24, Louise rapidly intensified into a Category 5 super typhoon with winds of 282 km/h (175 mph) and the pressure of 930 mbar. Louise would transition into a strong extratropical cyclone while in Sea of Japan in the evening of September 30. Extratropical remnants of Louise dissipated in Bering Sea on October 2.[3]

Typhoon Louise
Category 5 super typhoon (SSHWS)
FormedSeptember 20, 1955
DissipatedSeptember 30, 1955
Highest winds1-minute sustained: 325 km/h (200 mph)
Lowest pressure930 hPa (mbar); 27.46 inHg
Fatalities54 dead, 14 missing
Areas affectedJapan
Part of the 1955 Pacific typhoon season

In Japan, 54 people were killed and 14 went missing.[4] After extratropical transition in October 1, winds from Louise fanned the fires that would cause destruction in downtown Niigata, Japan.[5]

Meteorological history
Map plotting the track and the intensity of the storm, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale

In September 20, a tropical depression was formed southeast of Mariana Islands.[3]

Impact

Damages in Kokura, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

In Yakushima, wind gusts of 63 m/s (140 mph) was recorded.[6]

After transitioning into an extratropical cyclone, winds of the typhoon fanned the fires that broke out on Niigata in October 1.[5]

See also

References
  1. "昭和30年のルイズ台風 | 四国災害アーカイブス". www.shikoku-saigai.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  2. "過去の主な風水害" (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  3. "1955 Super Typhoon LOUISE (1955263N13150)". ibtracs.unca.edu. International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  4. "Digital Typhoon: Typhoon 195522 (LOUISE)". agora.ex.nii.ac.jp. National Institute of Informatics. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  5. "昭和新潟大火（1955年10月1日） ｜ 災害カレンダー". Yahoo!天気・災害 (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  6. "強風災害の発生と被害に関する統計" (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 April 2020.
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