Typhoon Marie (1954)
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Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS) | |
Formed | September 19, 1954 |
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Dissipated | September 28, 1954 |
Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 140 km/h (85 mph) |
Lowest pressure | 956 hPa (mbar); 28.23 inHg |
Fatalities | 1,361 deaths, 400 missing |
Part of the 1954 Pacific typhoon season |
Typhoon Marie, as known as the Tōya Maru Typhoon (洞爺丸台風) in Japan,[1] was a typhoon that hit Japan in September 1954. Marie did a great deal of damage to Hokkaido, Tōya Maru (洞爺丸) sank due to high waves and windstorm by Marie.[2] Because of it, JMA in Japan named the storm Tōya Maru Typhoon.
Overview[]
In September 26, Typhoon Marie hit Japan. After passing Kyushu and Chugoku, Marie proceeded Sea of Japan northeast at a tremendous speed and hit Hokkaido.[1][3][4]
Due to Marie, some Seikan ferries such as Tōya Maru that departed from , suffered a gale and high waves.[1] Tōya Maru sank, causing 1,139 people on it to die, resulting in enormous damage.[1][2]
Also, a large fire broke out in Iwanai, Hokkaido, partly due to the effect of Marie.[2][1] This fire called Fire of Iwanai (岩内大火) in Japan.
Name[]
JMA named Marie, which caused major damage mainly in Hokkaido, as Tōya Maru Typhoon. Because an accident by Tōya Maru caused a lot of damage in particularly.[2]
Name | Number | Japanese name |
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Marie | T5415 | Toyamaru Typhoon(洞爺丸台風) |
Ida | T5822 | Kanogawa Typhoon(狩野川台風) |
Sarah | T5914 | Miyakojima Typhoon(宮古島台風) |
Vera | T5915 | Isewan Typhoon(伊勢湾台風) |
Nancy | T6118 | 2nd Muroto Typhoon(第2室戸台風) |
Cora | T6618 | 2nd Miyakojima Typhoon(第2宮古島台風) |
Della | T6816 | 3rd Miyakojima Typhoon(第3宮古島台風) |
Babe | T7709 | Okinoerabu Typhoon(沖永良部台風) |
Faxai | T1915 | Reiwa 1 Bōsō Peninsula Typhoon(令和元年房総半島台風) |
Hagibis | T1919 | Reiwa 1 East Japan Typhoon(令和元年東日本台風) |
Reference:[5] |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "洞爺丸台風 昭和29年(1954年) 9月24日~9月27日". www.data.jma.go.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b c d 第2版,日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ), 百科事典マイペディア,デジタル大辞泉プラス,世界大百科事典. "洞爺丸台風(とうやまるたいふう)とは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "デジタル台風:台風195415号 (MARIE) [洞爺丸台風] – 詳細経路情報(Google Maps版)". agora.ex.nii.ac.jp. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ Company, The Asahi Shimbun. "朝日新聞デジタル:1954年 洞爺丸台風事故 – 北海道 – 地域". www.asahi.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "気象庁が名称を定めた気象・地震・火山現象一覧" (in Japanese). Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
External links[]
- History of Hokkaido
- 1954 Pacific typhoon season
- 1954 in Japan
- Typhoons in Japan
- Weather event stubs