Typhoon Pamela (1982)
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Typhoon Pamela (JTWC
designation: 27W) was a powerful and long-lived typhoon
that occurred during the 1982 Pacific typhoon season
. It was the 25th named storm of the season. It passed over Guam
as a weak tropical storm, brushed the Marshall Islands
, and struck the Philippines
on December 8, as a minimal typhoon. Damages and deaths are unknown. Its unusual path and the time of year was very nearly repeated by Typhoon Manny in the 1993 Pacific typhoon season
. The name Pamela was retired after the season, possibly in respect of the 1976 storm.
organized into Tropical Depression 27W. It looped, then tracked to the west where it strengthened into Tropical Storm Pamela on the 24th. It continued west-northwestward, reaching typhoon intensity on the 26th. Pamela reached a peak of 115 mph
(190 km/h) winds and a pressure
of 940 millibars (27.8 inHg) as it crossed the Marshall Islands
, and as it continued westward, residents of Guam
were very afraid of the devastating Super Typhoon Pamela
of 1976. It approached the island as a weakened tropical storm on December 1, but only brought minor winds and damage.
Pamela looped to the southwest on the 4th, strengthened to a typhoon but weakened back to a tropical storm. It restrengthened to a typhoon just before hitting the Philippines on the 7th. The storm made landfall in the Philippines
as a minimal category 1 typhoon. The storm dissipated on the 9th, after causing moderate to extensive damage to many chains of islands of the West Pacific.
, residents of the area were very afraid of the devastating Super Typhoon Pamela
of 1976. However, damage was overall minimal in the area.
The storm brushed the Marshall Islands
, where damage was moderate to very extensive.
Lastly, it affected the Philippines
. The damage was moderately heavy to extensive. Deaths are unknown.
Joint 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...
designation: 27W) was a powerful and long-lived typhoon
Tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain. Tropical cyclones strengthen when water evaporated from the ocean is released as the saturated air rises, resulting in condensation of water vapor...
that occurred during 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...
. It was the 25th named storm of the season. It passed over Guam
Guam
Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...
as a weak tropical storm, brushed the Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
The Republic of the Marshall Islands , , is a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator. As of July 2011 the population was 67,182...
, and struck the Philippines
Philippines
The 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...
on December 8, as a minimal typhoon. Damages and deaths are unknown. Its unusual path and the time of year was very nearly repeated by Typhoon Manny in the 1993 Pacific typhoon season
1993 Pacific typhoon season
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 :...
. The name Pamela was retired after the season, possibly in respect of the 1976 storm.
Meteorological history
On November 21, an area of convection west of 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...
organized into Tropical Depression 27W. It looped, then tracked to the west where it strengthened into Tropical Storm Pamela on the 24th. It continued west-northwestward, reaching typhoon intensity on the 26th. Pamela reached a peak of 115 mph
Miles per hour
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(190 km/h) winds and a pressure
Atmospheric pressure
Atmospheric pressure is the force per unit area exerted into a surface by the weight of air above that surface in the atmosphere of Earth . In most circumstances atmospheric pressure is closely approximated by the hydrostatic pressure caused by the weight of air above the measurement point...
of 940 millibars (27.8 inHg) as it crossed the Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
The Republic of the Marshall Islands , , is a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator. As of July 2011 the population was 67,182...
, and as it continued westward, residents of Guam
Guam
Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...
were very afraid of the devastating Super Typhoon Pamela
Typhoon Pamela (1976)
Typhoon Pamela was a powerful typhoon that struck the U.S. territory of Guam in May 1976, causing about $500 million in damage . The sixth named storm and third typhoon of the 1976 Pacific typhoon season, Pamela developed on May 14 from a trough near the Federated States of Micronesia...
of 1976. It approached the island as a weakened tropical storm on December 1, but only brought minor winds and damage.
Pamela looped to the southwest on the 4th, strengthened to a typhoon but weakened back to a tropical storm. It restrengthened to a typhoon just before hitting the Philippines on the 7th. The storm made landfall in the Philippines
Philippines
The 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...
as a minimal category 1 typhoon. The storm dissipated on the 9th, after causing moderate to extensive damage to many chains of islands of the West Pacific.
Impact
Typhoon Pamela passed over Guam as a minimal tropical storm. In GuamGuam
Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...
, residents of the area were very afraid of the devastating Super Typhoon Pamela
Typhoon Pamela (1976)
Typhoon Pamela was a powerful typhoon that struck the U.S. territory of Guam in May 1976, causing about $500 million in damage . The sixth named storm and third typhoon of the 1976 Pacific typhoon season, Pamela developed on May 14 from a trough near the Federated States of Micronesia...
of 1976. However, damage was overall minimal in the area.
The storm brushed the Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
The Republic of the Marshall Islands , , is a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator. As of July 2011 the population was 67,182...
, where damage was moderate to very extensive.
Lastly, it affected the Philippines
Philippines
The 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...
. The damage was moderately heavy to extensive. Deaths are unknown.