Typhoon Kathleen
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 Route of Kathleen | |
| Meteorological history | |
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| Formed | September 10, 1947 |
| Dissipated | September 15, 1947 |
| Typhoon | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Lowest pressure | 960 hPa (mbar); 28.35 inHg |
| Category 2-equivalent typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 165 km/h (105 mph) |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 1,077 |
| Missing | 853 |
| Areas affected | Japan |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1947 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Kathleen was a typhoon that approached Japan in September 1947.[1] Kathleen brought record heavy rain at the time, causing major destruction in the Kanto region.
Meteorological history
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Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
Unknown
Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depressionKathleen struck the Boso Peninsula and the entire Kanto Region in Japan on September 15.[2][3] Frontal activity, which had been stagnant in the vicinity of Japan due to the typhoon, became active, causing heavy rainfall in the Kanto and Tohoku regions.[3]
Impact
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Heavy rains caused the Arakawa River and Tone River to overflow.[3] The areas of Tokyo, Gunma, Saitama, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba suffered severe flood damage. In Gunma and Tochigi prefectures, debris flow and flooding of rivers occurred one after another, resulting in around 2000 deaths in both prefectures.[3] Also, in the Tohoku region, the Kitakami River flooded, causing major damage at Ichinoseki City in Iwate Prefecture.[3][4]
The resulting floods killed at least 1,692 people and left many more missing.[5]
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Aftermath
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There is a memorial built for the victims of typhoon at Kazo City, Saitama Prefecture.
References
[edit]- ^ 第三版,朝日新聞掲載「キーワード」,デジタル大辞泉,デジタル大辞泉プラス,日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ), 大辞林. "カスリーン台風(カスリーンたいふう)とは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-08-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "水害のイメージが強いカスリーン台風、実は土砂災害で多数の死者（饒村曜） - Yahoo!ニュース". Yahoo!ニュース 個人 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ a b c d e "カスリーン台風 昭和22年（1947年） ９月14日～９月15日". www.data.jma.go.jp. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ 第２版,世界大百科事典内言及, ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典,百科事典マイペディア,世界大百科事典. "カスリン台風(カスリンたいふう)とは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-08-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ David Longshore (2010). Encyclopedia of Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones, New Edition. Facts On File, Incorporated. p. 281. ISBN 9781438118796.
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