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1959 Severe Tropical Storm BABS (1959278N15118)


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Summary Information

Storm ID 1959278N15118
Start Oct 4 18Z
Landfall Oct 6 06Z
Max Intensity 48 kt (Oct 8 06Z), 998 mb (Oct 8 06Z)
End Oct 10 18Z
ATCF IDs ,WP171959
Track status Best track data.

Storm track plot

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Intensity plots

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Radial wind information

Map of storm track

Position and Intensity Table

BASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO PRES USA WIND TOKYO PRES CMA WIND CMA PRES DS824 WIND TD9636 WIND TD9635 WIND TD9635 PRES
degrees north degrees east mb kts mb kts mb kts kts kts mb
WP 1959-10-04 18:00:00 TS 14.70 117.60 23 1002
WP 21:00:00 TS 14.50 118.46 23 1002
WP 1959-10-05 00:00:00 TS 14.62 119.13 1004 1004 23 1002
WP 03:00:00 TS 14.86 118.99 1004 26 1001
WP 06:00:00 TS 15.00 118.67 1004 1004 29 1001
WP 09:00:00 TS 14.83 118.45 1004 29 1001
WP 12:00:00 TS 14.57 118.47 1004 20 1004 29 1001 20 20 20 1009
WP 15:00:00 TS 14.47 118.83 20 1004 26 1001 20 20 20 1008
WP 18:00:00 TS 14.45 119.24 1004 20 1004 23 1001 20 20 20 1008
WP 21:00:00 TS 14.50 119.57 20 1004 23 1001 20 20 20 1008
WP 1959-10-06 00:00:00 TS 14.67 119.82 1004 20 1004 23 1001 20 20 20 1008
WP 03:00:00 TS 14.97 120.02 22 1004 23 1000 22 21 22 1008
WP 06:00:00 TS 15.35 120.14 1004 25 1004 23 1000 25 22 25 1008
WP 09:00:00 TS 15.75 120.22 25 1004 23 1001 25 23 25 1008
WP 12:00:00 TS 16.13 120.20 1004 25 1004 23 1003 25 25 25 1008
WP 15:00:00 TS 16.45 120.05 25 1004 23 1003 25 25 25 1007
WP 18:00:00 TS 16.71 119.85 1004 25 1004 23 1003 25 25 25 1007
WP 21:00:00 TS 16.90 119.73 25 1005 23 1003 25 25 25 1007
WP 1959-10-07 00:00:00 TS 17.13 119.60 1006 25 1006 23 1003 25 25 25 1007
WP 03:00:00 TS 17.55 119.36 27 1007 23 1003 27 26 27 1007
WP 06:00:00 TS 17.98 119.11 1008 30 1008 23 1003 30 27 30 1007
WP 09:00:00 TS 18.27 118.90 30 1008 26 1003 30 28 30 1006
WP 12:00:00 TS 18.52 118.75 1008 30 1008 29 1004 30 30 30 1006
WP 15:00:00 TS 18.79 118.65 30 1008 29 1004 30 30 30 1006
WP 18:00:00 TS 19.08 118.60 1008 30 1008 29 1004 30 30 30 1006
WP 21:00:00 TS 19.41 118.54 30 1008 33 1002 30 30 30 1005
WP 1959-10-08 00:00:00 TS 19.73 118.52 1008 30 1008 38 1000 30 30 30 1005
WP 03:00:00 TS 20.02 118.49 30 1007 43 999 30 32 30 1004
WP 06:00:00 TS 20.30 118.51 1006 30 1006 48 998 30 35 30 1003
WP 09:00:00 TS 20.64 118.56 35 1005 48 998 35 37 35 1001
WP 12:00:00 TS 20.93 118.72 1004 40 1004 48 998 40 40 40 999
WP 15:00:00 TS 21.09 119.04 40 1004 48 998 40 40 40 999
WP 18:00:00 TS 21.18 119.48 1004 40 1004 48 998 40 40 40 999
WP 21:00:00 TS 21.23 119.96 40 1004 48 999 40 40 40 1000
WP 1959-10-09 00:00:00 TS 21.32 120.47 1004 40 1004 48 1000 40 40 40 1001
WP 03:00:00 TS 21.52 120.92 37 1004 43 1001 37 37 37 1003
WP 06:00:00 TS 21.77 121.33 1004 35 1004 38 1002 35 35 35 1006
WP 09:00:00 TS 21.97 121.61 32 1005 33 1003 32 32 32 1006
WP 12:00:00 TS 22.18 121.92 1006 30 1006 29 1004 30 30 30 1007
WP 15:00:00 TS 22.47 122.36 30 1005 26 1004 30 28 30 1007
WP 18:00:00 TS 22.73 122.87 1004 30 1004 23 1004 30 27 30 1008
WP 21:00:00 TS 22.89 123.43 27 1004 21 1004 27 26 27 1008
WP 1959-10-10 00:00:00 TS 23.03 124.10 1004 25 1004 19 1004 25 25 25 1008
WP 03:00:00 TS 23.39 125.10 1004 19 1004
WP 06:00:00 ET 23.77 125.89 1004 1004 19 1004
WP 09:00:00 ET 23.92 126.34 1005 1005
WP 12:00:00 ET 24.00 126.73 1006 1006 1006
WP 15:00:00 ET 24.19 127.44 1006
WP 18:00:00 ET 24.40 128.20 1006

Source Information

Agency Information
USA bwp171959.txt
TOKYO bst_all.txt:Line=7225:BABS:5917
CMA CH1959BST.txt:Storm=24:Babs
HKO
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON
DS824 w_npac.dat:322:BABS
TD9636 cons_worldwide_trop_cyclone_18710101-19891231-003:Line=18376
TD9635 typhoons-analogs_19450101-19761231.corrected:Line=11473
NEUMANN
MLC

All available IBTrACS Data

SEASON BASIN SUBBASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO PRES WMO AGENCY DIST2LAND LANDFALL IFLAG USA AGENCY USA ATCF_ID USA LAT USA LON USA WIND USA SSHS TOKYO LAT TOKYO LON TOKYO GRADE TOKYO PRES TOKYO R50_DIR TOKYO R30_DIR TOKYO LAND CMA LAT CMA LON CMA CAT CMA WIND CMA PRES DS824 LAT DS824 LON DS824 STAGE DS824 WIND TD9636 LAT TD9636 LON TD9636 STAGE TD9636 WIND TD9635 LAT TD9635 LON TD9635 WIND TD9635 PRES TD9635 ROCI STORM SPEED STORM DIR
Year degrees north degrees east mb km km degrees north degrees east kts 1 degrees north degrees east 1 mb 1 degrees north degrees east 1 kts mb degrees north degrees east kts degrees north degrees east kts degrees north degrees east kts mb nmile kts degrees
1959 WP MM 1959-10-04 18:00:00 TS 14.70 117.60 259 186 __O___________ -5 14.70 117.60 1 23 1002 17 103
1959 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 14.50 118.46 175 109 __P___________ -5 14.50 118.46 1 23 1002 15 93
1959 WP MM 1959-10-05 00:00:00 TS 14.62 119.13 1004 tokyo 109 97 _OO___________ -5 15.00 119.50 2 1004 0 0 0 14.50 119.00 1 23 1002 6 55
1959 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 14.86 118.99 111 111 _PP___________ -5 15.02 118.96 2 1004 0 0 14.78 119.01 1 26 1001 6 310
1959 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 15.00 118.67 1004 tokyo 136 136 _OO___________ -5 15.00 118.50 2 1004 0 0 0 15.00 118.80 1 29 1001 5 267
1959 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 14.83 118.45 164 164 _PP___________ -5 14.92 118.21 2 1004 0 0 14.74 118.69 1 29 1001 5 205
1959 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 14.57 118.47 1004 tokyo 173 143 OOO______OOO__ jtwc_wp WP171959 14.50 118.50 20 -1 14.80 118.20 2 1004 0 0 0 14.40 118.70 1 29 1001 14.50 118.50 TC 20 14.50 118.50 1 20 14.50 118.50 20 1009 120 5 135
1959 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 14.47 118.83 143 106 PPP______PPP__ WP171959 14.50 118.91 20 -1 14.62 118.53 2 1004 0 0 14.29 118.97 1 26 1001 14.50 118.91 TC 20 14.44 118.91 1 20 14.50 118.91 20 1008 120 8 99
1959 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 14.45 119.24 1004 tokyo 106 72 OOO______OPO__ jtwc_wp WP171959 14.50 119.30 20 -1 14.50 119.00 2 1004 0 0 0 14.30 119.30 1 23 1001 14.50 119.30 TC 20 14.43 119.30 1 20 14.50 119.30 20 1008 120 7 87
1959 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 14.50 119.57 63 34 PPP______PPP__ WP171959 14.54 119.64 20 -1 14.56 119.39 2 1004 0 0 14.35 119.46 1 23 1001 14.54 119.64 TC 20 14.50 119.64 1 20 14.54 119.64 20 1008 150 6 69
1959 WP MM 1959-10-06 00:00:00 TS 14.67 119.82 1004 tokyo 34 10 OOO______OOO__ jtwc_wp WP171959 14.70 119.90 20 -1 14.70 119.70 2 1004 0 0 0 14.50 119.60 1 23 1001 14.70 119.90 TC 20 14.70 119.90 1 20 14.70 119.90 20 1008 180 6 43
1959 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 14.97 120.02 10 0 PPP______PPP__ WP171959 15.05 120.09 22 -1 14.83 119.90 2 1004 0 0 14.77 119.85 1 23 1000 15.05 120.09 TC 22 15.06 120.07 1 21 15.05 120.09 22 1008 210 8 25
1959 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 15.35 120.14 1004 tokyo 0 0 OOO______OPO__ jtwc_wp WP171959 15.50 120.20 25 -1 15.00 120.00 2 1004 0 0 0 15.10 120.10 1 23 1000 15.50 120.20 TC 25 15.51 120.17 1 22 15.50 120.20 25 1008 240 8 14
1959 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 15.75 120.22 0 0 PPP______PPP__ WP171959 15.97 120.24 25 -1 15.20 120.07 2 1004 0 0 15.40 120.35 1 23 1001 15.97 120.24 TC 25 15.99 120.21 1 23 15.97 120.24 25 1008 240 8 4
1959 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 16.13 120.20 1004 tokyo 10 10 OOO______OOO__ jtwc_wp WP171959 16.40 120.20 25 -1 15.50 120.00 2 1004 0 0 0 15.70 120.40 1 23 1003 16.40 120.20 TC 25 16.40 120.20 1 25 16.40 120.20 25 1008 240 7 347
1959 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 16.45 120.05 15 15 PPP______PPP__ WP171959 16.70 120.10 25 -1 15.96 119.69 2 1004 0 0 16.00 120.08 1 23 1003 16.70 120.10 TC 25 16.62 120.21 1 25 16.70 120.10 25 1007 240 7 330
1959 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 16.71 119.85 1004 tokyo 44 44 OOO______OPO__ jtwc_wp WP171959 16.90 120.00 25 -1 16.50 119.30 2 1004 0 0 0 16.30 119.60 1 23 1003 16.90 120.00 TC 25 16.77 120.19 1 25 16.90 120.00 25 1007 240 5 327
1959 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 16.90 119.73 67 67 PPP______PPP__ WP171959 16.97 120.02 25 -1 17.02 119.02 2 1005 0 0 16.57 119.19 1 23 1003 16.97 120.02 TC 25 16.92 120.12 1 25 16.97 120.02 25 1007 240 5 331
1959 WP MM 1959-10-07 00:00:00 TS 17.13 119.60 1006 tokyo 85 84 OOO______OOO__ jtwc_wp WP171959 17.10 120.00 25 -1 17.50 118.80 2 1006 0 0 0 16.90 118.80 1 23 1003 17.10 120.00 TC 25 17.10 120.00 1 25 17.10 120.00 25 1007 240 7 331
1959 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 17.55 119.36 96 96 PPP______PPP__ WP171959 17.53 119.78 27 -1 17.89 118.63 2 1007 0 0 17.40 118.41 1 23 1003 17.53 119.78 TC 27 17.40 119.80 1 26 17.53 119.78 27 1007 240 10 331
1959 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 17.98 119.11 1008 tokyo 134 134 OOO______OPO__ jtwc_wp WP171959 18.00 119.50 30 -1 18.20 118.50 2 1008 0 0 0 17.90 118.10 1 23 1003 18.00 119.50 TC 30 17.76 119.56 1 27 18.00 119.50 30 1007 240 8 329
1959 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 18.27 118.90 167 167 PPP______PPP__ WP171959 18.27 119.28 30 -1 18.42 118.38 2 1008 0 0 18.24 117.90 1 26 1003 18.27 119.28 TC 30 18.13 119.31 1 28 18.27 119.28 30 1006 270 6 328
1959 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 18.52 118.75 1008 tokyo 184 184 OOO______OOO__ jtwc_wp WP171959 18.50 119.10 30 -1 18.60 118.30 2 1008 0 0 0 18.50 117.80 1 29 1004 18.50 119.10 TC 30 18.50 119.10 1 30 18.50 119.10 30 1006 300 6 335
1959 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 18.79 118.65 205 205 PPP______PPP__ WP171959 18.78 118.98 30 -1 18.78 118.25 2 1008 0 0 18.75 117.77 1 29 1004 18.78 118.98 TC 30 18.84 118.97 1 30 18.78 118.98 30 1006 300 6 345
1959 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 19.08 118.60 1008 tokyo 224 224 OOO______OPO__ jtwc_wp WP171959 19.10 118.90 30 -1 19.00 118.20 2 1008 0 0 0 19.00 117.80 1 29 1004 19.10 118.90 TC 30 19.16 118.87 1 30 19.10 118.90 30 1006 300 6 351
1959 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 19.41 118.54 247 247 PPP______PPP__ WP171959 19.46 118.84 30 -1 19.28 118.11 2 1008 0 0 19.30 117.83 1 33 1002 19.46 118.84 TC 30 19.49 118.82 1 30 19.46 118.84 30 1005 300 7 353
1959 WP MM 1959-10-08 00:00:00 TS 19.73 118.52 1008 tokyo 264 264 OOO______OOO__ jtwc_wp WP171959 19.80 118.80 30 -1 19.60 118.00 2 1008 0 0 0 19.60 117.90 2 38 1000 19.80 118.80 TC 30 19.80 118.80 1 30 19.80 118.80 30 1005 300 6 357
1959 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 20.02 118.49 284 284 PPP______PPP__ WP171959 20.05 118.79 30 -1 19.94 117.87 2 1007 0 0 19.86 118.02 2 43 999 20.05 118.79 TC 30 20.14 118.72 1 32 20.05 118.79 30 1004 270 6 0
1959 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 20.30 118.51 1006 tokyo 289 261 OOO______OPO__ jtwc_wp WP171959 20.30 118.80 30 -1 20.30 117.80 9 1006 0 0 0 20.10 118.20 3 48 998 20.30 118.80 TC 30 20.47 118.69 1 35 20.30 118.80 30 1003 240 6 5
1959 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 20.64 118.56 261 235 PPP______PPP__ WP171959 20.67 118.79 35 0 20.68 117.83 9 1005 0 0 20.36 118.43 3 48 998 20.67 118.79 TC 35 20.77 118.73 1 37 20.67 118.79 35 1001 210 7 17
1959 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 20.93 118.72 1004 tokyo 235 197 OOO______OOO__ jtwc_wp WP171959 21.00 118.90 40 0 21.00 118.00 9 1004 0 0 0 20.60 118.70 3 48 998 21.00 118.90 TC 40 21.00 118.90 2 40 21.00 118.90 40 999 180 6 44
1959 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 21.09 119.04 197 146 PPP______PPP__ WP171959 21.14 119.23 40 0 21.19 118.30 9 1004 0 0 20.82 118.99 3 48 998 21.14 119.23 TC 40 21.12 119.27 2 40 21.14 119.23 40 999 180 8 71
1959 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 21.18 119.48 1004 tokyo 146 113 OOO______OPO__ jtwc_wp WP171959 21.20 119.70 40 0 21.30 118.70 9 1004 0 0 0 21.00 119.30 3 48 998 21.20 119.70 TC 40 21.17 119.76 2 40 21.20 119.70 40 999 180 9 81
1959 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 21.23 119.96 106 73 PPP______PPP__ WP171959 21.22 120.24 40 0 21.41 119.14 9 1004 0 0 21.11 119.65 3 48 999 21.22 120.24 TC 40 21.22 120.30 2 40 21.22 120.24 40 1000 180 9 82
1959 WP MM 1959-10-09 00:00:00 TS 21.32 120.47 1004 tokyo 70 44 OOO______OOO__ jtwc_wp WP171959 21.30 120.80 40 0 21.50 119.60 9 1004 0 0 0 21.20 120.00 3 48 1000 21.30 120.80 TC 40 21.30 120.80 2 40 21.30 120.80 40 1001 180 9 72
1959 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 21.52 120.92 44 35 PPP______PPP__ WP171959 21.59 121.36 37 0 21.57 120.06 9 1004 0 0 21.33 120.26 3 43 1001 21.59 121.36 TC 37 21.48 121.15 2 37 21.59 121.36 37 1003 210 9 61
1959 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 21.77 121.33 1004 tokyo 42 42 OOO______OPO__ jtwc_wp WP171959 21.90 121.80 35 0 21.70 120.50 9 1004 0 0 0 21.50 120.60 2 38 1002 21.90 121.80 TC 35 21.70 121.46 2 35 21.90 121.80 35 1006 240 8 55
1959 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 21.97 121.61 72 72 PPP______PPP__ WP171959 22.04 121.96 32 -1 21.98 120.88 9 1005 0 0 21.74 121.15 2 33 1003 22.04 121.96 TC 32 21.94 121.76 2 32 22.04 121.96 32 1006 240 7 53
1959 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 22.18 121.92 1006 tokyo 102 102 OOO______OOO__ jtwc_wp WP171959 22.20 122.10 30 -1 22.30 121.30 2 1006 0 0 0 22.00 121.80 1 29 1004 22.20 122.10 TC 30 22.20 122.10 1 30 22.20 122.10 30 1007 240 9 54
1959 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 22.47 122.36 122 122 PPP______PPP__ WP171959 22.55 122.50 30 -1 22.52 121.78 2 1005 0 0 22.20 122.40 1 26 1004 22.55 122.50 TC 30 22.46 122.49 1 28 22.55 122.50 30 1007 240 10 58
1959 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 22.73 122.87 1004 tokyo 159 157 OOO______OPO__ jtwc_wp WP171959 22.90 123.00 30 -1 22.70 122.40 2 1004 0 0 0 22.40 123.00 1 23 1004 22.90 123.00 TC 30 22.71 122.93 1 27 22.90 123.00 30 1008 240 11 67
1959 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 22.89 123.43 205 205 PPP______PPP__ WP171959 23.10 123.47 27 -1 22.81 123.25 2 1004 0 0 22.63 123.57 1 21 1004 23.10 123.47 TC 27 22.95 123.41 1 26 23.10 123.47 27 1008 240 12 75
1959 WP MM 1959-10-10 00:00:00 TS 23.03 124.10 1004 tokyo 276 276 OOO______OOO__ jtwc_wp WP171959 23.20 123.90 25 -1 23.00 124.20 2 1004 0 0 0 22.90 124.20 0 19 1004 23.20 123.90 TC 25 23.20 123.90 1 25 23.20 123.90 25 1008 240 16 72
1959 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 23.39 125.10 347 347 _PP___________ WP171959 -5 23.52 125.20 2 1004 0 0 23.26 125.01 0 19 1004 TC 1 18 66
1959 WP MM 06:00:00 ET 23.77 125.89 1004 tokyo 413 413 _OO___________ -5 24.00 126.00 6 1004 0 0 0 23.60 125.80 9 19 1004 1 12 65
1959 WP MM 09:00:00 ET 23.92 126.34 450 450 _PP___________ -5 24.12 126.38 6 1005 0 0 23.82 126.32 9 1005 1 8 73
1959 WP MM 12:00:00 ET 24.00 126.73 1006 tokyo 488 488 _OO___________ -5 24.00 126.50 6 1006 0 0 0 24.00 126.80 9 1006 10 75
1959 WP MM 15:00:00 ET 24.19 127.44 552 552 __P___________ -5 6 0 0 24.19 127.44 9 1006 14 73
1959 WP MM 18:00:00 ET 24.40 128.20 629 __O___________ -5 24.40 128.20 9 1006 14 73